NIVA Weekly News Week 22 | January 17, 2023

Dear NIVA Family,

NIVA #1 in Coding in Asia and # 2 Worldwide!

I am exceptionally proud to announce the in Codementum’s world-wide coding contest, students from NIIVA’s grade 5 placed #2 in the world, and # 1 among all school classes in Asian countries in the elementary portion of the contest! This is an absolutely spectacular achievement. Thank you, Ms. Janet, for the wonderful work you have done with our students. Well done, students!

57,206 elementary and secondary students in 5,153 classes, from 133 countries participated in this contest.

Message from Dr. James: Head of School

Fun Run Success!

On Monday, January 16th, 2023, we had our “Race to Raise” Fun Run at the NIVA campus. It was a wonderful community building event. This is an annual event, and the proceeds are donated to charity. This year, we raised approximately 40,000 Thai Baht that will go to the Bilay House Orphanage charity. Our Fun Run committee, led by Ms. Lulu, did a fantastic job putting the event together and switching the location to the NIVA campus. As always, our wonderful support staff, led by Khun Fon, worked hard to prepare the campus and food. They also did an amazing job throughout the day providing support. Our office staff also went above and beyond to make the event a success.

Thank you to all the parents who came to support the event. We had about 200 parents attend! That number shows the very high level of community support and involvement we have at NIVA. All the parents I spoke with provided

Dr. James Head of School

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Pictures from the “Race to Raise” Fun Run

Dear NIVA Family,

Fun Run / Children’s Day was the best event that we had all year. Having all the parents involved was such a great experience. We had a parent and his son both get gold medals. That will be a lifetime memory. It was such an exciting time and we look forward to continuing the event next year.

This week we will have the Chinese New Year ceremony and the SPTC. It is a full week ahead. We will be sending out links for the SPTC today, so please sign up with the teachers so we can show all the progress your child is making. Thanks for all your support parents.

Dear parents, Happy New Year 2023! Welcome all the kids back to school and welcome all the new parents and students to join our Niva family. This week the students had adjusted the routines to be back to the school after the long holidays. Some are very good, some are still crying but no worries they will all be happy to come to school soon. The nursery students are most of the big challenge for teachers to help them feel safe and warm when they are at school. K1 students studied letter ก ไก่. K2 students learnt about letters ด and ต. Also this Saturday was the Children’s Day, they learnt about the motto of the Children's day from the Thai Prime minister “รู้หน้าที มีวันัย ใฝ่ความดี”

School Director &

Thai Teacher

Name: Jirawan Janpreyakun

The start of the year 2023 brought many pleasant surprises, including blessings of good health, happiness, and togetherness.

We welcome everyone back to school with excitement and joy, because we believe that by working as a team, we will grow stronger and more wholesome. I am personally thrilled about the fun learning activities this new year will bring. The ECE team is growing, and we pray that everyone will continue to be happy and have the joy of belonging.

“Togethermaywegive theroots grow

ECE Coordinator

Name: Ms. Marle Emverda-Baybay

Dear Families,

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL! We’re very glad to see our students back to school after the long holiday. We hope that you were able to relax and made special memories with your family and friends during the break. We are also delighted to welcome our new students and parents for this quarter. The Nursery students were so happy to see their friends and play with them again. We are doing our best to ensure that our school environment is safe and comfortable for our little ones in their new situations. Now it’s time to look forward to more fun adventures in our room.

Class: Nursery Teacher: Ms. Jolly Castro TA: Ms. Apinya Krueamalee (Petch), Ms. Monthicha Kirdsuk (Milk)

Dear Parents,

Welcome back to our school year and third quarter. Our whole K1 team is thrilled to begin our year, with new and old faces. Our K1 team began our quarter, introducing each other and learning our class routines and rules. We refreshed our knowledge of beginning academic, social, and gross and fine motor skills. K1 will continue to grow comfortable, confident, and creative in the classroom!

Class: K1

Teacher: Ms. Lauren Saggio TA: Ms. Sukhontip Na Chiangmai (Gip) Ms. Sunita Sachdev Ms. Prime Pecthboot (Preme)

Dear Parents,

Welcome back to School! Last week was a very exciting week in Kindergarten. We welcomed 4 new friends into the K2 classes! We began the new quarter by reviewing some material from quarter 2. In English Class the students are beginning to blend CVC letter sounds together, the students are doing a fantastic job! In Social Studies the students learned about places within our community and how to draw a community map.

Class: K2N

Teacher: Ms. Lindsey Danielle Storie

TA: Ms. Waraphorn Khantiwong (Dia)

Dear Parents,

It's the beginning of Quarter 3 and I am really happy to see my students back to school. Everyone is happy to see their friends and teachers again. We started the week by sharing in the class the activities that the students did during the winter break. Everyone has a different story and the students are really happy spending their time with their families. The students also had a dance rehearsal this week for an upcoming Chinese New Year event and everyone did a really great job.

Class: K2G

Teacher: Ms. Dianne

TA: Ms. Sarunchana Wattanasiri (Sine)

Dear Parents, Welcome back! It was a fun and productive first week of Quarter 3! The children were happy to come back to school, see their friends and meet new ones, and share their impressions of the holidays. We have four new students, Anda, Poby, Chocher and Tubby, who have joined our K3 family this new year! We warmly welcome them!

We started the week by revising what we learned before the Christmas holidays. It’s amazing how well they are doing counting numbers till 100 and stretching out letter sounds. This week the children also had a dance rehearsal as we were preparing for the upcoming Chinese New Year event.

Class: K3N and K3G

Teacher: Ms. Regina Gabdulbarova

TA: Ms. Bubpha Saewa (Andy) Ms. Priyanka Sharma TA: Ms. Soraya Tragranjan (Sandy)

Dear Parents,

This week we focused heavily on working on our writing process (plan, draft, revise, and share) that was taught to the students before Christmas break. Tying into our new unit in reading that we are about to start and our past field trip for Science, students learn to research for information through reading non-fiction books on their tablets and take notes on important information such as animal structures and functions, habitats, food, and fun facts. I am so amazed at how they did considering this is their first time learning to use their research skills!

Students also did their holiday show and tell throughout the week in the mornings. It was a good opportunity for myself and other students in the class to learn more about each other about how we all celebrate the holidays differently. The students also had so many good questions to ask their peers. I am so proud of them!

Last, but not least, we had a new student, Itim, joining our 1G class this new year! We warmly welcome him and he is already sharing with us all his knowledge that he has with the class!

Class: G1G

Teacher: Ms. Chanya Park

TA: Phonprapha Mangamnerd (Gift)

Dear Parents & Caregivers,

Our first week back in Math and we have started our Unit on Measurement. The first thing we did was to discuss what everybody thought about Meters and Centimeters, then we had a few volunteers come up and we had to guess how wide their arm span was. After that we used the meter stick to see how close we were to our ‘educated guess’. An interesting discovery came up when we measured their height and found that their arm span was the same distance!

In our English class we learnt more on Contractions ( I’m, she’s, couldn’t, etcetera), whereby we did some work in our Journeys Notebook and then practiced by playing a game. The object was to find the matching contraction by asking questions to others in the class and matching their card with yours.

I'd also like to welcome our two new students and their parents to our classroom family, Pooh Bear and Nani.

Class: G2

Teacher: Mr. Patrick Guerin

TA: Mr. Vachira Viseschart (Palm)

Dear Parents/Guardians and Students,

Welcome back all! We have started the new term off well and the students are back in the swing of things. Also, this week we welcome two new students, Fanny and S. Let’s welcome them! We have also started our new Social Studies unit where students had to create their own society after their “world” faced a catastrophic event. They will have to work in teams to create rules for how this society will be governed, educated, policed, how they will get money, health, and shelter. Lastly, one of our students had a birthday this week and we celebrated with ice cream cake, yum yum. Check out the pictures below!

Teacher: Mr. Junior Antoine

Dear Parents, The only word to describe this week is BUSY! We jumped right back into the routines and content of grade five. It was a seriously productive week and we’re excited to have such a strong start to semester two! Welcome back, everyone!

Sincerely, Mr. Henry and Ms. Jillian

Class: G5N and G5G

Teacher: Ms. Jillian Iwanuk and Mr. Henry Olivier

Secondary Class News and Activities

Dear NIVA Family,

My Name is Tony YangFei, and I am Chinese. I have been serving at Bangkok Adventist Chinese Church as a Pastor for 5 years already. And it is located in Samyan area, welcome you all to visit sometimes if you go to that area. By God’s grace, at same time I have been serving at NIVA as Spiritual Counselor for quite a while too. Please feel free to send students to my office if they need some counsellings. I will be at NIVA every Tue and Wed for counseling work. My office is the same as Mrs. Paow Room C 214. I am also serving at NIVA International Church as a Pastor here. We worship God every Saturday here in our school. NIVAIC also welcomes you to join us in worship every saturday. Feel free to ask me or Mr. Alex for details about NIVAIC. I am also very willing to pray for you if you have some problems or difficulties in your life. It is my honor and my pleasure to work with you together in NIVA. God bless.

Pr. Tony YangFei

Dear Parents,

We have a lot of success stories, fantastic events and amazing new students this week.

Meet the New Students

● Nattanan Puretongkam (Aim) will be joining us in grade 6.

● Chaiyanat Puretongkam (Art) is brilliant student in grade 7.

● Rattinun Anankitwatchara (Jenny) is lovely student in grade 10.

Save the Date

● Chinese New Year (Jan. 19): Chinese New Year is one of the most important traditional Chinese festivals and has great significance in both China and Thailand. The celebration of Chinese New Year is also an important part of the curriculum, which will allow students to experience and understand Chinese culture in a deeper way.

● SPTC (Jan. 20): A parent–teacher conference is a great opportunity to discuss your child's progress, share your child's strengths & needs, and work with the teacher to help your child do well in school.

● Honor Roll (Jan. 25): Students will be awarded based on their academic achievements, skills & competencies demonstrated, and excellent character.

● Secondary School Camp (Feb. 1-3): Give students the unique opportunity to bond with schoolmates and teachers and connect with nature through outdoor activities, including an overnight camping trip. The camp will reinforce the importance of respect in three aspects: respect for oneself, respect for others, respect for the environment.

Spiritual Counselor

Name: Pastor Tony YangFei

“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him” Psalms 34:8

Secondary Senior Assistant Name: Alexander de Guzman

Dear Parents,

Welcome back to a new year of learning and excitement. During our first week, we did not slack or relax, but instead dove right into writing and our poetry unit. Our poetry unit is always one that is fun for me because I get to witness our students’ creativity and expression. We began this week by establishing our goals for quarter 3, as well as reflecting on our first semester. We introduced the foundations of poetry and also worked on our academic writing. Our students then proceeded to begin their I AM poems, which will be published at the end of the quarter in their poetry book! Keep up the great work Grade 6!

Class: G6

Teacher: Mr. Derek Iwanuk (Mr. I)

Dear Parents,

Happy New Years and welcome back to school. I hope that each and every one of you had a great holiday with your families.

I am excited to say that we have a new student that joined us this quarter. His name is Art (Chaiyanat Puretongkam) and Grade 7 students are excited to have a new friend.

On Thursday, the students also took part in an activity hosted by the seniors and Ms. Joanne. They were introduced to the SLOs (Student Learning Outcome) and had the time to get to know students from other grades.

On Monday (January 16), there will be a FUN RUN in NIVA. I am excited to see parents who have signed up for this event. Have a great rest of the week! Till Next time!

Teacher: Ms. Aghalya Selva Rajoo

Dear Parents,

I hope this message finds you well and in good spirits. This week in our G9 business class, we will be learning about the different types of business organizations. I am excited to share this information and am looking forward to the discussions and activities we will be doing in class.

As you may know, we have some upcoming events that Grade 9 students won't want to miss. We have a Fun run, which will be taking place on 16th January, and the Chinese new year, which will be happening on 19th January. These events are a great opportunity to connect with other students. Fun run will help students learn about goal setting and working towards a personal best and Chinese New Year events can provide students with cultural learning opportunities.

It's also worth noting that both events can promote an inclusive and diverse community, as well as teamwork and socializing with peers.

Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you.

Teacher: Ms. Saniha Sheik

Teacher: Ms. Jelt Maiden Tangonan-Esteves

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Welcome back to this fresh start of Quarter 3 and Happy New Year 2023! I hope this new year is full of exciting things and so much fun. Real learning means paying attention and staying curious. In this new quarter and new year, I wish all students (G10) inspiration, happiness, and memorable memories for the rest of the school year.

For the first week, they were very busy with activities and preparation for the camp. They surely had a blast of energy and I am delighted to see them back, happy, and enthusiastic.

I am excited for the weeks to come as many exciting activities await.

Have a great week and best wishes to all!

Headline for the week:

Finding friends in unlikely places

This week we launched our Secret Brother and Sister event, hosted by Vivitn Wongperavitch in Grade 12. The main idea behind this event is to encourage kindness amongst the students. The groups are set up in a way that has different students from different grades interacting with one another. That is why our headline revolves around a blossoming of new friendships - something we are certainly looking forward to.

I will provide an update next week.

Until then, share some kindness!

Teacher: Mr. Tyler Mulvaney

THAI LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

Sa watdee ka!

Hello everyone, we met again for the past week, it's the first week of classes. In terms of Thai language and culture, Grade 5 TFL - Grade 8 TFL Grade 9 and Grade 11, all 6 levels begin with a review of basic knowledge and a knowledge test before studying. followed by children's day activities in the classroom See you again next week.

Thai Teacher

สวัสดีค่ะ

This week, students are interested in doing good classroom activities, helping each other answer questions. Read aloud various Thai words very well. There are still plenty of activities for students to do next week.

Suchittra Chaiaue (Kru Oil)

Minlada Songklod (Kru Ying) Thai Teacher

Zilan Zhou (Miss.Violet) Chinese teacher

Dear parents,

It was the first week of the third quarter and each of us was so excited and happy to see each other back at school.

We shared our stories over the Christmas break, readjusted our seats, and went through the rules and code of conduct in the classroom.

As the Chinese new year is around the corner, we’ve been busy preparing for it. We learned the stories about Chinese new year and the blessings “新年快乐、恭喜发财“ ，and also have some dance rehearsals and everyone did a really great job.

Parents are warmly welcome to come on site and attend the event and watch our show next Thursday.

Marc Genson Esteves

Greetings to everyone!

It was great to see our students after the Christmas break. We spent some time catching up with each other. We then proceeded to learn music. I believe it’s going to be a great quarter with everyone!

Mr. Atit Dej-udomlarp (Jonathan)

ECE / ES Music teacher

Hello NIVA family,

Nothing is more fun than dancing to action songs with our energetic ECE and ES students. They love the beat and movements! They are learning to become effective communicators according to NIVA SLOs. In music class, following instructions is one part of mastering this SLO!

Dear Niva Family!

There is an exciting addition to our art family. We finally got a Teaching Assistant! His name is Mr. Jim. He is a very resourceful, smart, and fun TA. We are very delighted to welcome him in our team.

The first week after the winter break was a bit challenging. Our students had to get back into the groove. This week, we did a lot of painting and crafting projects. We have learned about famous artists and practiced working in their unique styles.

Mr.

Head of the Fine Arts Department / Music teacher

Ms. Kristina Vakhova

Art teacher

Hello, all! The PE department would like to express its appreciation for your active participation from yesterday’s FUN RUN/ RACE TO RAISE EVENT. Indeed, it was quite a feat for all of us! Stay tuned for more physically challenging programs of PE! MOVE MORE!

Ms. Lulu A. Gualvez- Caramol

ECE

and ES Physical Education Teacher

MS. JANET

Dear Parents,

Another achievement of our dear children has come into reality. I congratulate our Grade 5G Class for 2nd place in the International Coding Competition held last December 2022. I want to honor you for all your support to your children and for making our school shine locally and internationally.

This month is another exciting month for our coders in primary school. They are now making their game using Scratch 3.0 language to be submitted as an entry for the Kids Coding Competition at the end of this month.

Please encourage your child to take the challenge as a learning experience. If your child is willing to compete, let them stay after school this month (Monday & Tuesday) from 3-4 pm for general coaching about their project. We also ask for your guidance at home as they continue to work on it.

Here are some of the snapshots of our busy coders and keyboarders.

CRISTIAN

print ( “ Hello Week 2 “ )

This week as an introduction to the quarter we have started learning with logical games such as Azul, SET, Word Searching, Arranging Numbers, and Pattern Matrix. Games can be an effective way to exercise and improve logical thinking skills because they require players to solve problems, make decisions, and think strategically. Additionally, many games are designed to be challenging and require players to think critically in order to progress. As a result, playing games can help students develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills, which are valuable not only in school but also in many other areas of life.

Another reason is that games are often interactive and engaging, making them more interesting and motivating for students than traditional methods of learning. They can also be a fun way to challenge the players and providing them a sense of achievement.

Moreover, game-based learning has the potential to provide immediate feedback and allow students to experiment with different solutions, helping them learn from their mistakes and improve over time.

MR.

MS. JELT

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

This week’s highlight started with a lab activity such as Cow’s Brain Dissection and Exploring Life. Not only that, camp preparation and other activities filled the rest of the week. It was a busy week yet fun-filled one. Looking forward to more exciting activities next week and onwards.

MR. BROWN

Effective communicators is our quarter's theme.

So I'd like to share this simple and powerful meme.

Though funny it may not so seem, But to help break the cycle of negativity and be verbally '

Let’s weave this in NIVA’s a

Mr. Anthony Ombid Math Department Head

Grade 9 Students designed and made a Hydraulic Bridge successfully. This STEM Project aims to integrate their Geometry lesson in modeling the real bridge.

Projectpurpose:

- Todevelopthestudent’screativeThinkingskills.

- Toimprovethestudent’sresearchability.

- Todevelopstudentcollaborationandconstructive learning.

American Mathematics Olympiad 2022

CongratulationstoallthestudentswhowonamedalorachievedanHonorable mentionamongahostofotherstudentsfromaroundtheworldwhotookpart in thecompetition. Wewouldlike tothankalltheNIVAstudentswhoparticipated intheAmericanMathematicsOlympiad2022.

Wewanttowishthemtheverybestinfuturecompetitions.

MR. TARUN

TYLER Head of Humanities

Respect, respect, respect…

HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT

This was a strong theme that we tried to share amongst our students this week. We have emphasized this theme as part of our Secondary School Camp. Our aim is to have some collaborative efforts dedicated towards this theme as we encourage our students to increase their knowledge, engagement, and empathy of RESPECT. Business, Accounting & Economics teacher

"Hello, Parents, As the Business & Economics teacher, I would like to update you on the curriculum that we have planned for our students this quarter. This Quarter 3, we will be covering a variety of Business,Accounting & Economics topics such as Money, Banking, GDP, Unemployment, and Cash Books.

My goal is to provide our students with a solid understanding of the fundamentals of Business and Economics and to help them develop the skills they will need to succeed in their future careers.

Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns.

How do you develop critical thinking? Critical thinking is not just the act of criticizing, or finding fault, but the ability to remain objective, to separate facts and opinions, and to identify fallacious ways of thoughts. This term, the aim is to focus on examining current issues around the globe while learning from history itself, so we do not repeat it.

MR.

Mr. Wong

Life Skills and Social Studies teacher

STEM PROGRAM

This Department introduces the notion of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and STEM education with respect to the variety of environments and systems in which it needs to operate. The local, national and global contexts of STEM and STEM education are explored, particularly in terms of how these contexts interplay with educational settings such as schools.

STEM BLENDED LEARNING

Elementary school

Innovation leads to new products and processes that sustain our economy. This innovation in Math, Science and Technology literacy depends on a solid knowledge base in the STEM areas. It is clear that most jobs of the future will require a basic understanding of math, science and technology.

Grade 9 Students designed and made a Hydraulic Bridge successfully. This STEM Project aims to integrate their Geometry lesson in modeling the real bridge.

Projectpurpose:

- Todevelopthestudent’screative Thinkingskills.

- Toimprovethestudent’sresearch ability.

- Todevelopstudentcollaborationand constructive learning.

STEM education focuses on the introductory level STEM courses, as well as awareness of the STEM fields and occupations.

Middle school

At this stage, the courses become more rigorous and challenging. Student awareness of STEM fields and occupations is still pursued, as well as the academic requirements of such fields.

High school

At this Level, courses and pathways are now available in STEM fields and occupations, as well as preparation for post-secondary education and employment.

STEM is important because it pervades every part of our lives.

Mr. Anthony Ombid

STEM Department Head

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

STUDENT COUNCIL

Ms. Mayneil Leano Vice President

NIVA Parent School Council (NPSC)

Ms. Kanokwan Nansungnoen Receptionist/Admissions

Ms. Pattareeya Sanittiwet Receptionist/Admissions

Mr. Jerubem Era IT / Media Personnel

ADMINISTRATORS

Dr. James Cooke Head of School

dr.jamesc@niva.ac.th

Ms. Angkakul Taprom

Chief Registrar and Student Services angkakult@niva ac th

Mr. Alexander de Guzman

Secondary Senior Assistant alexd@niva ac th

Mr. Robert Randall

ECE and ES Senior Assistant robertr@niva ac th

jirawana@niva ac th

Ms. Marle Baybay ECE Coordinator

marleb@niva.ac.th

Ms. Jolly Castro Nursery Homeroom

jollyc@niva ac th

Ms.

K1 Homeroom laurens@niva ac th

Ms. Sunita Sachdev K1 Homeroom

sunitas@niva.ac.th

lindseys@niva.ac.th

Ms. Jirawan Janpreyakun School Director & KG Thai Teacher

Lauren Saggio

Ms. Lindsey Danielle Storie K2N Homeroom

Ms. Dianne Rose Anne Gonzales

K2G Homeroom

dianneg@niva ac th

Ms. Regina Gabdulbarova K3N Homeroom

reginag@niva ac th

Ms. Priyanka Sharma K3G Homeroom

priyankas@niva ac th

Elementary Homeroom Teachers

Ms. Kamila Sierpinska Grade 1N Homeroom

kamilas@niva.ac.th

Ms. Chanya Park Grade 1G Homeroom chanyap@niva.ac.th

Mr. Patrick Guerin Grade 2 Homeroom patrickg@niva.ac.th

Mr. Scott Prince Grade 3 Homeroom scottp@niva.ac.th

Mr. Junior Antoine Grade 4 Homeroom

juniora@niva ac th

Ms. Jillian Iwanuk Grade 5N Homeroom

jilliani@niva ac th

Mr. Henry Olivier Grade 5G Homeroom henryo@niva ac th

Secondary Homeroom Teachers

Mr. Derek Iwanuk Grade 6 Homeroom dereki@niva.ac.th

Ms. Aghalya Rajoo Grade 7 Homeroom aghalyar@niva.ac.th

Ms. Joanne Marie Tiu Grade 8 Homeroom

joannet@niva.ac.th

Ms. Saniha Sheik Grade 9 Homeroom sanihas@niva.ac.th

Ms. Jelt Maiden T. Esteves

Grade 10 Homeroom

jeltmaident@niva ac th

Ms. Roxana Fugellie Grade 11 Homeroom

roxanaf@niva ac th

Mr. Tyler Mulvaney

Grade 12 Homeroom

tylerm@niva ac th

Secondary Department Heads

Mr. Marc Genson Esteves

Head of the Fine Arts Department

marce@niva.ac.th

Head of the English Department

joannet@niva.ac.th

sylvial@niva.ac.th

lourdesc@niva.ac.th

Ms. Nianci Liu Head of the Chinese Department

Ms. Joanne Marie Tiu

Ms. Lourdes Caramol Head of the PE Department

Head of the Thai Department

pritparoons@niva ac th

anthonyo@niva ac th

roxanaf@niva ac th

tylerm@niva ac th

Subject Teachers and Support

Pr. Tony YangFei Spiritual Counselor tonyyang@niva.ac.th

Mr. Pritparoon Sangaananthasiri

Mr. Anthony Ombid Head of the STEM Department

Ms. Roxana Fugellie Head of the Science Department

Mr. Tyler Mulvaney Head of the Humanities Department

Ms. Janet de Guzman ILT Teacher janetd@niva.ac.th

Mr. Yi Hong Wong Life Skills & Values Teacher wongyh@niva ac th

Mr. Cristian David Lopez ILT Teacher and MAP Technical Support cristiana@niva ac th

@niva ac th

@niva.ac.th

Mr. Atit Dej-udomlarp Music Teacher atitd@niva ac th

Mr. Faghri Allie PE Teacher

Ms. Kristina Vakhova Art Teacher

Ms. Zilan Zhou Chinese Teacher

Ms. Ge Hu Chinese Teacher

Ms. Manida Jansuwan Thai Teacher

Ms. Suchittra Chaiaue Thai Teacher

@niva ac th

Ms. Minlada Songklod Thai Teacher

@niva ac th

Mr. Tarun Ponda Math & Science Teacher

@niva ac th

Mr. Arkar Brown Lab Assistant & Support Teacher

@niva ac th

Teacher Assistants

apinyak@niva ac th

monthichak@niva ac th

Ms. Prime Pecthboot

K1 Teacher Assistant primep@niva ac th

K2N Teacher Assistant waraphornk@niva.ac.th

Ms. Sukhontip Na Chiangmai K1 Teacher Assistant sukhontipn@niva ac th

Ms. Apinya Krueamalee Nursery Teacher Assistant

Ms. Monthicha Kirdsuk Nursery Teacher Assistant

Ms. Waraphorn Khantiwong

Ms. Sarunchana Wattanasiri K2G Teacher Assistant sarunchanaw@niva.ac.th

Ms. Soraya Tragranjan K3N Teacher Assistant sorayat@niva.ac.th

Ms. Bubpha Saewa K3G Teacher Assistant bubphas@niva.ac.th

ATK Testing Schedule

Updated Covid Protocols October 2022

Date: October 16th, 2022

ATK Testing at NIVA

For quarter 2, we will continue with two (2) ATKs per week. We will continue this for all of quarter 2 and we will re-evaluate before the beginning of quarter 3. In part, this is because we have many young students in our school, and we must ensure we have systems in place to keep all stakeholders safe.

ATK #1: Bring the first ATK in a clear plastic bag to school on Monday mornings. The ATK will be checked to ensure it indicates a negative result.

ATK #2: Bring the first ATK in a clear plastic bag to school on Thursday mornings. The ATK will be checked to ensure it indicates a negative result.

Masks

Masks will continue to be worn when on campus.

Quarantine Guidelines

Keeping in line with the new government protocols, we will eliminate the high risk/low risk categories. If a student tests positive for Covid, only that student will remain home. However, the rest of the students will come to class as normal, and they will be asked to monitor for symptoms.

In the event that we have more than two students in the same class get Covid within a 3-day span of time, then the Safety Committee will meet to consider if online learning for the class is necessary. The Covid guidelines during the school commencement will be as follows:

Student with a Positive ATK/PCR result: Isolate at home or at a hospital for 5 days. This is the requirement from the Ministry of Public Health dated October 1st, 2022. Students may only return to school after Day 5 with a clear medical certificate.

Niva Health and Safety Committee

Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) Privacy Policy Policy

Purpose

This Data Protection Policy outlines the management of Personal Data in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA).

This policy seeks to communicate the purposes for which NIVA American International School collects, uses and/or discloses Personal Data. This policy states the agreement and consent given to NIVA American International School as well as authorized service providers and relevant third parties for collecting, using, disclosing and/or sharing Personal Data as stated in this Data Protection Policy.

NIVA American International School may update this Policy to ensure that it is consistent with any changes in legal or regulatory requirements. If any change is made to this policy, the updated policy will be published at www.niva.ac.th

1. Personal Data

In this Data Protection Policy, “Personal Data” refers to any data or information from which a person can be identified.

2. Collection of Personal Data

What types of data we collect, use, or disclose

The type of personal data we collect, use, or disclose, varies on the scope of products and/or services that are offered to you or services needed. The type of personal data shall include but not limited to:

Category Example of Personal Data

Identification details and authentication details

● Identification card photo

● Identification number, laser number (back of identification card)

● Passport information

● Certificate/Alien ID information

● Driving license

● Signatures

● Photographs

Sensitive Personal data

● Religion as shown in the identification card

● Blood type as shown in the identification card

● Biometric data (e.g. face recognition, fingerprint, voice recognition and retina recognition)

● Health data (e.g. data relating to weight, height, Medical condition)

● Criminal records

Note that we may process your personal data for more than one lawful basis depending on the specific purpose for which we are using your data.

3. Purposes for the Collection, Use and Disclosure of Personal Data

NIVA American International School may collect, use and/or disclose Personal Data in various ways, including, but not limited to:

● During the admission process;

● Regular school-day and after-school activities;

● Through the interaction with NIVA American International School staff for official purposes;

● Maintaining regular communication with the school community at large;

● Disseminating information regarding school programmes to the school community;

● Ensuring that medical needs are met;

● For the use of student data analysis and progress monitoring;

● Provide education services, track progression of students and evaluate student’s suitability for a course;

● Counseling and pastoral care;

● NIVA Strategic Plan review, planning, and implementation;

● During and and maintaining various schools accreditations;

● Review academic policies and guidelines;

● Management of security and risk;

● Marketing purposes (including posting photos in newsletters, publications, and on social media accounts);

● Internal and external audits;

● Regulatory reporting and compliance;

● Analysis of information to improve and develop the School website;

● Evaluative purposes;

● Educational and student care purposes;

● Administration purposes;

● Verification and update purposes;

● Conducting financial reporting and analysis related to the center operations;

● Financial collection processes;

● Banking processes;

● Managing the center infrastructure and business operations and complying with internal policies and procedures;

● Archival of documents and records:

● Legal representation;

● Managing and terminating an employment relationship;

● Security purposes;

● Any Human Resources Department purposes;

● Visa purposes;

● Work permit purposes;

● Any other purposes which the school may notify you of at the time of obtaining your consent.

Personal Data will be protected and kept confidential but is subject to the provisions of any applicable law. NIVA American International School may disclose your data to third parties that operate with the NIVA. We sometimes need to share your Personal Information with third parties (this can involve third parties disclosing Personal Information to us and us disclosing Personal Information to them).

These third parties may include, but are not limited to: Type of Third Party

● RenWeb Software;

● Learning A to Z (Reading A to Z);

● NWEA (MAP testing);

● College Board (Advance Placement (AP) Courses);

● Facebook (On the NIVA Facebook Page);

● Government agencies;

● Field trip-related companies;

● Insurance Companies;

● Hospitals and clinics;

● NIVA legal representation;

● Accounting services;

● Banking services;

● School bus service companies;

● ECA Companies or vendors;

We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We request that our third-party service providers use your personal data for their own purposes and ask them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.

5. Administration and Management of Personal Data - NIVA American International School will take reasonable effort to ensure that your personal data is accurate and complete. However, you must also update NIVA American International School of any changes in your personal data that you had initially provided.

NIVA American International School will not be responsible for relying on inaccurate or incomplete personal data arising from you not updating NIVA American International School of any changes in your personal data that you had initially provided.

NIVA American International School will also put in place reasonable security arrangements to ensure that your personal data is adequately protected and secured. Appropriate security arrangements will be taken to prevent any unauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, leakage, loss, damage and/or alteration of your personal data. However, NIVA American International School cannot assume responsibility for any unauthorized use of your personal data by third parties which are wholly attributable to factors beyond NIVA American International School's control.

NIVA American International School retains personal data in accordance with legal, regulatory, business and operational obligations. When NIVA American International School ceases retention, the personal data will be disposed of in an appropriate manner.

6. Withdrawal of Consent - Withdrawal of consent for the collection, use and/or disclosure of personal data in NIVA American International School’s possession can be made in person at the NIVA American International School office, by telephone or by email to pdpa@niva.ac.th

From such a request for withdrawal of consent being made, NIVA American International School will process the request and thereafter not collect, use and/or disclose your personal data in the manner stated in your request. Please note that with the withdrawal of consent to any or all use or disclosure of personal data, depending on the nature of the request, NIVA American International School may not be in a position to continue to provide the services or administer any contractual relationship that is in place. Such withdrawal may also result in the termination of any agreement with NIVA American International School.

NIVA American International School’s legal rights and remedies are expressly reserved in such a case.

7. Access and Correction of Personal Data - Request can be made to have access to or make corrections to Personal Data records, but NIVA American International School has the right to charge a reasonable fee for processing such a request. Such requests can be submitted in person at the office, by telephone or by email to pdpa@niva.ac.th

8. Contacting NIVA American International School - For any question or complaint relating to the use or disclosure of Personal Data, or if more information about NIVA American International School data protection practices is needed, please contact NIVA Data Protection Officer in person at the office, by telephone or by email to pdpa@niva.ac.th

I understand that NIVA American International School’s Privacy Policy outlines the management of personal data in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) B. E. 2562 (A.D. 2019).

I understand that the policy communicates the purposes for which NIVA American International School collects, uses and/or discloses personal data.

I understand that the NIVA American International School’s Privacy Policy is available on the NIVA website at www.niva.ac.th/pdpa-policy

I understand that the policy may be updated and that the updated version will be posted on the school’s website.

I understand that withdrawal of consent for the collection, use and/or disclosure of personal data in NIVA American International School’s possession can be made in person at the NIVA American International School office, by telephone or by email to pdpa@niva.ac.th