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@36/15

The year of “Same Same but

Different,” learning new things,
caring for each other, and
discovering ourselves.
 Contents
HEADMASTER: From 36/15
Simon Leslie Headmaster’s Message .............................................5
EDITOR: IB Results ..................................................................6
Jaemi Hodgson Same Same but Different ...........................................9
Student attends Leadership Summit .........................27
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT:
Pook Srisuksawad

ADVERTISING ASSISTANT: School News

Pook Srisuksawad FIE Appoints new Chairman .......................................8
Human Ingenuity Challenge ......................................11
@36/15 is published by the
NEST ......................................................................31
Office of Development, NIST
36 Sukhumvit Soi 15,
Bangkok 10110,
www.nist.ac.th
Nist in the Community
NIPTA Column ........................................................25
DESIGN & PRODUCTION NISTAA Reunion .....................................................29
Ritika Mirchandani

ADVERTISING CONTACTS Round-Up of Activities

Ritika Mirchandani
ritika2200@yahoo.com
Graduation ..............................................................13
Year 6 Completion Dinner ........................................15
Pook Srisuksawad Voices ....................................................................17
pook@nist.ac.th Junior Prom .............................................................21
Staff Awards ............................................................23
Wai-Khru .................................................................35

Calendar ................................................................33

Dear NIST Community,
T
he beginning of a new year always brings
much excitement, not only amongst students
as they renew acquaintances after the long
break but also amongst teaching staff who have
an equal number of stories to tell. It is one of the
great features about an international school: the
telling of stories; the comparisons of challenges
completed and places seen; the knowledge gained
and experiences stored away.
@36/15 is our quarterly magazine which is designed
to keep you informed in a more detailed way of
what occurs at our school during the year. You will
read about the variety of what we offer but more
importantly you will read about how it happens.
In this issue you will learn about the most recent
IB Diploma results from our Class of 2009 and
¿nd a special welcome from our parent teacher
organization NIPTA. You will read about our new
Headmaster’s Message
FIE Chairman and the great Alumni NISTAA reunion,
how one of our students attended a prestigious
leadership programme in the USA this past summer
and the Year 7 Science project ‘Human Ingenuity
Challenge’ held at the end of last year. Also at
the end of the last Academic year, we celebrated the
Year 6 Completion Ceremony, the Junior Prom and
also the 2009 Graduation Ceremony. Mr Tarek Razik,
our new Head of Admissions, will write a column
this year which addresses issues on educating and
learning. This issue he is focusing on the need for
students to be accountable for their own learning. In
addition, our secondary students have provided us
with some poetry as part of Voices from Secondary
English.
As many of you know, during the course of last
academic year, the School undertook the ambitious
task of re accreditation through NEASC (a North
American accrediting organization); CIS (a European
accrediting organization); the IB (International
Baccalaureate) and Sor Mor Sor (a Thai accrediting
body). This required a full self study over a period
of 18 months followed by a visit of 16 leading
education professionals from around the world.
This major exercise happens every ten years and
we were pleased to complete this tenth year as an
accredited school.
Finally the theme for our school during the next two
years is: Same, Same but Different. Action, Service,
Inclusion and Pedagogy are all a part of this theme
and it links perfectly with the NIST Strategic Plan
and the ideal that each student will willingly and
consistently take action for the betterment of others.
The theme particularly links to the Strategic Plans
Core Values:
The embracing of diversity strengthens the
individual community;
Individuals have the right to choose and are
responsible for the consequences of their
choices;
All learning enriches life;
The pursuit of excellence is worth the effort;
Understanding deepens when meaningful
connections are made; and
People thrive in a safe, clean and caring
environment.
I hope that you enjoy this edition of @36/15 and that
your association and involvement with NIST this
year will be a happy and rewarding one.
Simon Leslie
Headmaster NIST
 IB Results

IB Results - No Surprise!
Late Summer is the time of year when the International Baccalaureate results
are announced and as usual, there were no surprises for NIST. NIST graduates
consistently score high results in a curriculum that sees less than 1% of the total
of IB students worldwide (31,285 in 2008) obtain a perfect score.

N
IST had 88 candidates sit the exams, which last
nearly a month, in May, 2009. With the results,
announced in late July, came the news that one
NIST student received 44 points plus further maths. Nearly
seven percent of the class (six students) achieved over
40 points. Sixteen students, close to 20% of the class,
received over 38 points.
The average point score for the class of 2009 was 34 -
well above the world average which is below 30 points.
Furthermore, almost 50% of the class gained bilingual
diplomas. Considering that the percentage of bilingual
diplomas worldwide is only 31%, NIST does exceptionally
well in producing bilingual students; a tribute to our World
Language programme.
In addition to the great overall results, the average subject
grade for the class of 2009 was 5.38. (The mean grade
world wide last year was 4.69.) NIST is extremely proud
that there were a number of perfect sevens in High Level
Physics and Chemistry.
To put our average score into perspective, 38 points is
considered suf¿cient to enter Oxford or Cambridge. So in
an open entry school such as NIST, to consistently reach
such high level scores year on year is truly proof of the

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The Universities selected by our 2009 Graduates:
Assumption University Queensland University of Technology
Bath University Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Blue Mountains Hotel School School of Visual Arts, NY
Boston University Seattle University
Brown University University of Bristol
Capetown University University of British Columbia
Carnegie Mellon University University of Exeter, UK
Chinese University of Hong Kong University of Georgia
Chulalongkorn University University of Hong Kong
College of William and Mary University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Duke University University of Maastricht
Elmhurst College University of Manchester
Erasmys Universiteit Rotterdam University of Melbourne
Georgia Institute of Techonology University of New South Wales
Institute of Culinary Art, South Africa University of Pittsburg
International College of Hotel Management University of Queensland
Laurea University of Applied Science, Finland University of San Francisco
London School of Economics and Political Science University of Southern California
Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich University of St Andrews
Lynn University University of Surrey
Macalester College University of Tech, Sydney
New York University University of Toronto
Northeastern University University of Vermont
Oregon State University University of Virginia
Pace University University of Waikato, New Zealand
Penn State University University of Washington
Pong Hua University University of York
Purdue University

quality of education that our students receive. The majority
of our 2009 graduates are heading to their ¿rst choice
universities. In fact, our 44 point student is headed to the
University of British Columbia in Canada. UBC consistently
ranks as one of the top three universities in Canada and
holds an international reputation for excellence in advanced
research and learning.
The IB Diploma is a broad and balanced curriculum which
is still very academically demanding making it a passport to
universities around the world. It develops not only critical
thinking and re¡ ective skills but also develops research skills.
Students gain an intercultural understanding and develop
independent learning skills. Assessment procedures
measure the extent to which students have mastered these
skills and are based on the analysis and presentation of
information; how a student evaluates and constructs his/
her arguments and solves problems creatively is reviewed.
Assessment is done by a group of about 5,000 examiners
worldwide. Results are determined by a student’s
performance measured against set standards.
Diploma students take six subject courses at either Higher
or Standard Level. Grades are awarded for each subject
and range from one to seven points each. Students
can also be awarded up to three additional points for the
combined results of the Theory of Knowledge course and
the Extended Essay, all adding up to the perfect 45. An IB
Diploma is awarded to students who gain a minimum of 24
points subject to minimum levels of performance across the
whole diploma. Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) is also
an important feature of the Diploma. Without 150 hours
of documented service, students will not graduate with a
diploma.
So please congratulate our 88-strong 2009 graduates. It
has not been an easy two years but they have achieved
a great deal and we wish them well on all their future
endeavours.

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 FIE

FIE Appoints new Chairman

NIST’s Foundation for International Education (FIE), the governing body of the
School, recently met to conduct its regular business agenda as well as to appoint
a new Chairperson.

D
uring the first weekend of September, the Foundation
for International Education (FIE) appointed M.R.
Pridiyathorn Devakula to be Chairman of the
Foundation (FIE).

The FIE consists of at least 18, and no more than 23

voting members, of whom the majority must be parents or
guardians of a child or children at the school. The FIE meets
at least twice a year and one of its main responsibilities is to
appoint an Executive Committee (known as the Executive
School Board) to oversee the School on its behalf. One of
their first agenda items for this school year was to appoint a
new Foundation chairperson.

Khun Pridiyathorn is a well recognised personality in the Thai

of his most outstanding accomplishments was founding the
community, having held many top government postings
Export-Import Bank of Thailand where Khun Pridiyathorn
over the years, and is currently on the Board of a number of
served as President from 1993 to 2001.
top business organizations in Thailand.
His vast commercial banking experience and extensive
Having earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from
hands-on knowledge of both micro and macroeconomic
Thammasat University, Khun Pridiyathorn then attended
fundamentals firmly positioned Khun Pridiyathorn to take on
the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business
the role of Central Bank Governor in 2001 where he worked
School where he received a master’s degree in business
until his resignation so as to take on the post of Thailand
administration. Khun Pridiyathorn’s career started at Thai
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister in 2006.
Farmers Bank (now known as Kasikorn Bank) where he
worked for almost 20 years in various positions including
The management and faculty of NIST are both delighted and
senior executive vice-president and also as a member of
honoured to have such a well-respected and knowledgeable
the Board of Directors until he left the Bank in 1990. He
statesman and business person join our council of trustees.
was Deputy Minister of Commerce for three consecutive
Please join us therefore in welcoming Khun Pridiyathorn to
administrations from mid-1991 until October 1992, and was
NIST.
the government spokesperson prior to that. Notably, one

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 Same Same but Different: Learning

Learning; Who’s
Responsible?
I Guess it Doesn’t Matter
Anyway……………Responsibility
for Learning: Who’s Accountable to
Whom?

T
here is one magical formula for students to be
successful academically and it is called COGAL
(Creators of our Own Growth and Learning) and it
does matter. In my experience, students of all ages excel
academically when they have an internal desire to be
successful and take responsibility for learning. However, not
all learners realize this inherent potential during their formative
school years when they may miss many opportunities to
grow and bene¿t from the education provided to them.
Therefore, I see our role as parents and teachers as critical
to support our children especially in the formative teenage
years. Parent involvement in the growth and development
of children is over-stated but not over-rated. For many
years, readers of my articles have heard me preach about
the importance of parents constructive support of their
child’s education. I continue to take the position that we as
parents need to hold our children responsible for their own
learning. We can’t do the homework for them, we can’t take
the test for them, but we need to hold them accountable for
trying their best and putting forth the effort to be successful.
“Mediocrity, half-hearted, almost, not complete” are all
terms that do not have a place in the line of excuses that
we should accept from our children. If and when a child
does not do their homework or attends class unprepared
we need to help them understand the larger picture. Let’s
face it, one missed homework assignment is not going to
keep you out of Harvard. However, it is more the patterns
that start to develop and lack of accountability that may lead
to mediocrity. The bigger picture lies in the attributes etched
in accountability, responsibility, organization and pride in

being a learner who re¡ ects the mission of the school and
the integrity of the family.
Accountability comes in two forms; external, one may be
accountable to a cause or to someone else, and internal;
accountable to yourself. As parents of adolescents, we
inherit the role of caretaker of our children. Thus, they have
an automatic level of accountability to us. They are our
children and therefore, until they are legal adults, usually
18 years old, we are responsible for their actions (and
sometimes non-actions as well). We must insist on a high
level of ownership from our children. They not only re¡ ect
our family values by their actions but they are also learning
valuable lifelong lessons in the process.
Internal accountability is a re¡ ective piece. The learner
or student looks deep within themselves to determine if
they are truly the person they want to be. Are they doing
their best and making the most of the opportunities we as
parents are providing them. Do they care about improving
themselves through education, do they value and respect the
tremendous efforts that teachers put forth in preparing them
to be educated and productive citizens. Are we teaching our
children to both take ownership and pride in their work, or are
we naively looking the other way and enabling patterns and
behavior that are not in the best interests of our children.
A missed homework assignment or late paper is not the
end of the world. In fact I am sure we have all been guilty
at some point of not trying our hardest as we search for
the excellence we expect to ¿nd even with minimal effort.
However we must teach our children that the successes in
life are not always going to be served to them on a silver
platter. Instead, it is a will or a desire to do their best, to
uphold a strong commitment to learning, an intense work
ethic, and high moral values that will guide our children
long after the homework is done. Effort and accountability
matter, so lets all help our children become COGALISTIC in
a culture of COGALISM!
Tarek Razik, Head of Admissions
Photos from Back to School Night
 Secondary News

Human Ingenuity Challenge – HIC

Year 7 take on real Challenges and develop real Solutions

T
he Human Ingenuity Challenge (HIC) is a science
project designed to help Year 7 students develop
the skills they need in the real world. The project
teaches skills such as organisation, collaboration,
communication, information literacy, re¡ ection, thinking,
and of course, creativity. Some of these attributes are
also highlighted as “Approaches to Learning” which
are developed throughout the MYP.
the presentation of the completed mechanism to a
panel of judges. Within the presentation, the group
must communicate the importance of the mechanism by
integrating the solution to their challenge in a dramatic
fashion. Spontaneous challenges are also set during the
day that encourage students’ creativity and often bring out
the students’ ability to think “outside the box”. Throughout
these challenges, how the group communicates and

Students are grouped and then given an open-ended

challenge to design a speci¿c mechanism with a
detailed instruction sheet from which they must extract
key information (Information Literacy). The tasks set
have a number of different features which will require
effective organisation and team collaboration. A
timeline has been created to promote solution ¿nding
(thinking). And, at the end of each session, pupils
are required to re¡ ect on their own and the group’s
achievements. They also need to organise what they
need for the next session.

The Human Ingenuity Challenge culminates with

interacts with each other is also assessed. was amazing to see students accomplish so much in such
a short time. And great to see that so many are already
well prepared for the challenges that they may face in the
An Example of a Challenge future.
Drip
Neil Commons and Jason Reilly
Secondary Science
Your team has been invited by the United Nations to form the
Water Distribution Reticulation and Irrigation Panel (DRIP).
You are to investigate and develop a water system which
will have worldwide application in developing countries.

The Challenge:

In your ten minute presentation, the DRIP team must

demonstrate the water distribution system it has made and
explain its advantages to developing countries. Your system
must also distribute one litre of water to three containers
provided and no electrical source may be used.

This year the students really rose to the challenges set.

They built innovative solutions to complicated problems
and presented them in a range of often hilarious ways. It
Graduation

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Graduation

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Y6 Completion Dinner

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Y6 Completion Dinner

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 ‘When I was a boy’
(Caliban’s Song)

When I was a boy When I was a boy

I was treated like a king The sorcerer taught me
My papa laughed The little girl giggled
And my mama would sing. And I learned to speak.

When I was a boy When I was a boy

I chased butterflies I did something bad
My papa and mama chuckled The little girl cried
As I reached for the skies. And the sorcerer got mad.

When I was a boy When I was a boy

I bathed in the sea I was treated like a slave
My papa left The sorcerer shouted
And my mama was empty. And the little girl would
surely spit on my grave.
When I was a boy
I was told I was ugly When I was a boy
My papa was gone A God came along with heavenly ale
And my mama didn’t seem A jester disapproved
to care about me. And I drank so much because
I knew how much I failed.
When I was a boy
I felt like a beast When I was a boy
My mama stopped caring I was left all alone
And the monster inside was first released. They floated away
To go to their “home”.
When I was a boy
My mama disappeared When I was a boy
I learnt to hide my tears I grew up too fast
And Sycorax appeared. I made the same mistakes
I wished that my boyhood would still last.
When I was a boy
Sycorax died When I was a boy
I was too far gone I wish I didn’t fail
I didn’t even cry. And I grieved for myself
Because on my deathbed
When I was a boy there was no one else to wail.
A sorcerer arrived
He charmed me with his words By Aqeela Khan, Y9
And his sweet little child. (written 08/09)

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 From A Place I Once Called Home

MIRANDA: The waves were playful,

Pulling the ship
As easily as if it was made of the most buoyant
substances in this earth Prosoponophobia
And I sighed as I drifted away
From the place I once called home. My reoccurring nightmare
Enters reality,

I had been far too naïve But in truth, the terror is silent.

To even believe attraction was love A face in the window,

But I would grow to love him With holes for eyes,

But how could I love As black as the night outside.

Someone who took me away from I flail to the ground.

the place I once called home?

I wake alone

His hooded eyes sought me out In a room full of night

I expected them to beg forgiveness But then they flicker to life.

But all it pleaded was mercy (mercy from my father) Like a phantom in the moonlight

Mercy upon his monstrous soul Tragedy and Comedy

Mercy upon a wicked creature from Grin and Frown

the place I once called home! Laughter and Tears

Joy and woe

And as we drifted farther away But to me, there is only terror.

With his hands wrapped around my waist

In such a possessive manner Is this real?

(fool, I would never belong to him) Is this a dream?

I felt that melancholy sense of longing In dreams there is terror

For the place I once called home… But never pain

And know I know

By Aqeela Khan, Y9 I will never wake up.

(written 08/09)
A click in the darkness
A warning, a sign
Then the faces appear again
Floating in midair,
But the fear has left, the fury has come
I see the why, the how, the what.
IF my captor feeds on fear,
I will let him starve.

By Karuna Srikureja, Y9
(written 08/09)

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 Ariel and Caliban Poem
Freedom, Shall I Sing
Free! Free! Free at last!
No more waves and thunders to be cast,
Why, a most marvelous feeling
To be free, Oh gee!
First the foul Sycorax
Who caged me in a tree
Oh, the most disgusting feeling
To be trapped with nothing but pain.
Good old Prosper who saved me,
I know he heard my screams
Before I could be thankful
He took me in exchange for praises.
But now I can sing,
Goodbye life in a tree!
Farewell Prosper, thee!
My long days of slavery
Were my acts of bravery
To the most wicked world outside.
Happiness I have lacked
Though now I have it back!
Free! Free! Free at last!
Prosper enunciates,
Fare thou well
The sweet sound which makes
My heart ring like a bell
Fire whispers to me
At last! Your pains have past,
Air sings to me
Free! Thou shall be.
What glorious music
Nature plays for me,
They congratulate my freedom
And whispers me words of joy.
Thou hast done well!
Thou hast survived!
Thou hast endured
The whipping of thy heart.
I have no reason to linger;
I have nothing, nothing to fear.
The world is already another place
Where I lay, with a smile on my face.
Free! Free! Free at last!
For it is Ariel, who breathes freedom.
By Jenny Kim, Y9
(written 08/09)
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 Ariel and Caliban Poem
Music is Divine
How can thou be afeard,
By sweet sounds such like these?
The sounds of mystery,
And the drumming of delight.
The sweet wind music creates,
The wind which dances across my heart
Brushing off all the sorrow
And leaving me at peace.
Oh Music! Sweet music!
Singing glorious harmonies
Charming spells of wonder,
Unwinding my tightened heart.
I am a monster,
A monster of loneliness.
With no one to lean on
And no one to depend.
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But music! Oh music!
Gives happiness to my foul soul
And hums me a lullaby
Cradling me quietly, to my dreams.
Strange thing, music is
Untouchable, yet it feels so secure.
Breaking me apart from the outside world
And softening my grimy sensations.
My lord, as I have said
Music is beautiful!
So mystical and pleasant
Yet powerful and sturdy!
Be not afeard,
For music, is divine.
By Jenny Kim, Y9
(written 08/09)
Junior Prom

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Junior Prom
 Staff Awards

Service Award - 5 years

Service Award - 5 years Service Award - 15 years

Service Award - 5 years

Staff Awards

Service Award - 5 years

Service Award - 15 years Service Award - 15 years

Service Award - 10 years

 Nipta

Welcome from the NIST Parent

Teacher Association
A warm welcome to all new and returning NIST families from NIPTA, the NIST
Parent-Teacher Association! With the start of the school year, comes fresh energy
and new ideas on how to make NIST an even better learning environment and a
more cohesive community than ever before.

T
hose who attended the coffee morning hosted by
NIPTA on the ¿rst day of school had an opportunity
to sign up for NIPTA committees. The impressive
number of parents willing to volunteer their time, initiative
and creativity indicates what potential NIPTA holds for the
year ahead. It is never too late to volunteer your services for
an activity or community event!
support for parents, teachers and students. It creates and
promotes avenues of communication with its Class Parents
programme. Through activities within the realms of Arts,
Sports and Academics, NIPTA draws the NIST community
together to work towards common goals. It is the sum of all
our individual strengths that build the foundation of a school
community—not the backs of a few.

By taking advantage of our international milieu and variety
of backgrounds, experiences and strengths, we can
converge the best of all our worlds to produce a vibrant,
stimulating and learning environment. NIPTA aims to bring
together individuals in all NIST’s communities to provide
Each of us needs to participate and contribute—for the
entire year or for the blink of an eye: do what you can, when
you can. Do you have an interest in Music or Art or Dance or
a hidden desire to become a Star on the stage? Volunteer
for the Friends of Creative Arts committee (even if it’s just
 to sell snacks during one show)! Perhaps your strength is
design or jingles or decorating posters and spreading the
word? Help with NIPTA Public Relations and Communications
(hang up one poster)! Worried about sanitation or your child’s
allergies at school? Get involved with the Health and Safety
Committee! By being involved, you will get to know and
understand the NIST community, whether you are here for
only a year or for the duration of your child’s education—and
it will not be only the students’ horizons that will broaden
from the exposure to our unique blend of multiple cultures.
Getting involved with NIPTA is your best way to understand,
improve, and enjoy your children’s school.
All parents are automatically NIPTA members—but it is up to
each of you to take the initiative to get involved and active:
NIPTA relishes participation by one and all. Send an email
to NIPTA.NIST@gmail.com to express interest in one of the
following committees. You can keep them in mind and look
for announcements of volunteers needed for NIPTA activities
throughout the year: Class Parents; Community & Activities;
Friends of Creative Arts; Health & Safety; Public Relations
& Communications; and Sports & Extra Curricular Activities.
Find NIPTA information, news, and announcements on the
NIST website (www.NIST.ac.th. Enter the Portal, click on the
Community tab, and look for NIPTA.) You stand only to gain
from the experience (but you can say you’re doing it for your
children).

NIPTA Executive Committee

NIPTA Positions Functions Names

President Provides overall leadership of NIPTA and works closely Subidita Chatterjee
with Vice President and Chairpersons of each Committee

Vice President Assists the President on NIPTA work and acts for and on Wuttipan Sahasakul
behalf of the President in her/his absence

Secretary Responsible for carrying out all administrative tasks Carla McLean

Registrar Responsible for dealing with government agencies for Siriwan Chaisiri
NIPTA’s registration and any amendments of the Bylaws

Finance Committee: Responsible for all NIPTA funds and budget Mari Kimura
Treasurer and Book Keeper Lo Yiling

Public Relations Committee Coordinates publicity, articles, posters and all PR Subidita Chatterjee
preparations for special events and activities of NIPTA Archana Prasant

Health and Safety Committee Monitors the operation of the Cafeteria to ensure the Michelle Ihrig
quality of food, hygiene and fair pricing, and also supports Lily Rouwers
the school on issues relating to transportation and safety
around the school

Elementary Class Parent Promotes the social interaction between parents and Sarah Adam
Coordinators students within a class and acts as a conduit for school Julia Cope
related information

Secondary Class Parent Aims to provide support to enhance school spirit and Sarah Monahan
Coordinators the learning environment, and assists in communications Carla McLean
between home and school Pam Tansanguanwong

Scholastic and Student Support Helps promote a better understanding of the IB program Pam Tansanguanwong
Committee at NIST as well as facilitates communication between Sarah Adam
parents and school representatives regarding teaching
and learning matters

Community Activity and Volunteer Coordinates and offers support on NIST community- Kay Blackiston
Committee related activities Tipsukon Kitjatanapan

Friends of Music Arts and Drama Helps to promote and support the Music, Art, Drama and Wuttipan Sahasakul
Committee (MADD) Dance events Harsh Sethi

Sports and Extra Curriculum Activity Aims to promote NIST sports and after school activities Amber Schroeder
Committee and to encourage support for school teams Miriam Jamaludin

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 Leadership Programme

NIST Student Selected for

Prestigious Leadership Summit
NIST student, Christa Sirisomboonwong, Y 12, joined a select group of students
to participate in the People to People Leadership Summit held at Stanford
University in Northern California from August 9 – 15, 2009.

T
he People to People Leadership
Summit brings together
outstanding student leaders from
around the world to focus on leadership,
team building, community service,
college admissions and professional
aspirations. The students work on an
action plan to make a difference in their
communities, develop skills to help
them lead in the future, and build their
college resumes, while also earning
academic or service credit. Participating
students also gain insights to guide their
educational and professional careers.
Through workshops, presentations,
excursions and discussions, student
leaders attain a clear advantage as
they pursue and ¿ne-tune their selected
¿elds of interest.

All the students selected for this

programme must meet rigorous
academic and leadership requirements.
Christa was invited to participate in the
Summit after being nominated by the
College Board Student Search Service,
the organization that administers
the SAT, based on her outstanding
scholastic merits, civic involvement and
leadership potential.

People to People Leadership Summits

are designed to allow students a
chance to explore the various aspects
of leadership in speci¿c contexts.
Programmes focused on the role of
teenagers as leaders, politics, and
community service help young people
discover their own potential. The
programmes offered provide students
with a unique blend of specialized
educational, leadership, and cultural
exposure as well as an itinerary ¿lled

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with the highlights of the hosting community. The students contribute signi¿cantly to world peace. Students from over
live on a renowned university campus, in Christa’s case 75 countries have participated in the programmes since
Stanford University, develop their leadership tools, and then.
hone valuable lifelong skills. Participants often experience
life-changing attitudes toward individual and shared
responsibilities, global leadership, appreciation of cultural
diversity, and enhance personal growth and self-con¿dence.
In addition because the Summit brings together many of the
world’s best students, allowing interaction with peers, many
make lasting friendships.

Coordinated by People to People Ambassador Programs

to ful¿ll the vision US President Dwight D. Eisenhower
had for fostering world citizenship. President Eisenhower
founded People to People during his presidency in 1956
as he ¿rmly believe that individuals reaching out in friendship
and exchanging ideas with citizens of other countries would
 Alumni

BACK TO HOMEROOM TIME

NIST Class of 1999 Ten Year Reunion
and All Class Reunion

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 NEST

NEST is Transparent!
The NIST Elementary School Team (NEST) is a representative body of the
elementary student population. They discuss, plan and implement student
initiatives and suggestions to benefit all.

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Parents New to
2 3 4 5 6
the PYP ( New
Parent only) Wai Khru TOK Retreat

7 8
Early Year Parent
Work shop : ESL
Programmes in the
Elementary School
9 10 11 12 13
Year 4,5,6 Assembly
Yr. 12 & Yr. 13 Music Trip
to Symphony Concert

Intro to MYP/DP Yr. 13 Parents / ISKL “Twin

Parents Evening Yr. 12 & Yr.13 Music University Application Tower” Volleyball
Workshop Trip to Opera Meeting Competition

14 15 16 17 18 19 20
IB workshops at
NIST

IB Asia Paci¿c
Year1 Parent Workshops
Work shop : ESL
Programmes in the EY PMP Training TPL Days School NIST vs Bromsgrove
Elementary School for parent Closed Golf Tournament

21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Year 2- 6 Parent
Work shop : ESL
Programmes in
Year 1,2,3 the Elementary Strings Orchestral U19 Invitational
Assembly School Festival Volleyball

28 29 30 1 2 3 4
Year 4,5,6 School shop
Assembly closed

28 29 30 1 2
U19 Volleyball &
3 4
Football Friendship Year 11 Nam Wa
Tournament Training

5 6
Parent workshop
: Mathematics in
the PYP
7 8 9 10 11 BISAC U19
Football

BISAC U19
Year 1,2,3 MYP Awards Week on the Three-Way Volleyball Boys
Assembly Evening Wildside Evening Conferences Mixed Up and Girls Year 13 Trip

12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Assessment & MYP
NCLS Evening

Divali
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Mid Term Break Chulalongkorn Day

26 27 28 29 School shop closed

Y12 IYA - Nam Wa

30 31 1
Bio & Env Sys Field Trip

Habitat Sleep Out on The Oval

BISAC Basketball
BISAC Volleyball
Yr13 Trial
Habitat Exams
Awareness Habitat Non
Start
Week EY Morning Tea Uniform Day Loy Krathong Bridges Lecture BISAC Football
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Action/Service
NCLS Workshop
SEASAC Football
Parent workshop :
Action and Service SEASAC Volleyball
across the IB SEASAC Golf
Programmes , PYP Bangkok Choir
Choose Act Re¡ ect U19 Futsal Festival End of Term 1

9 MADD
10 11 12 13 14 15
Year 4NB Trip to KhaoYai
4NB Trip To Khao yai
4BM, 4JS Trip Shrewsbury Swim
Year 1,2,3 Assembly to Khao Yai Relays IYA Gold Kayak

16 17 18 19 20 21 22
All Year 6 Trip to
Kanchanaburi 4th Annual
Bangkok
Year 4,5,6 Assembly Teachers’
Conference
NIST TOK and Extended
4MM, 4JJ Trip to Essay DP Workshop Bio & Env Sys
Khao yai (Parent Evening) IASIS MUN Golf Invitational Field Trip

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Instrumental
Recitals
The Great Wall
Year 1,2,3 Basketball Varsity/JV
Assembly Shootout Gymnastics Basketball School shop closed

30 1
Senior Production

Parent workshop
-ESL
2 3 4
Secondary Spirit
Day
5 6
Year 4,5,6 Year 1-3 Sports Year 1,2,3 H.M. The King’s
Assembly day Assembly Birthday

7 8 9 10 11 12 13
H.M. The King’s Week on the Wild
Birthday, holiday Year 12 Exams Feeding Frenzy Side

14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Year 13 Extended
Essay Week
(students in Whole school
school) Elementary

21 22 23 24 25 26 27
School closed

28 29 30 31 1 2 3
School shop
closed New Year’s Eve
Wai Khru