Find out more information on the 2019 Bangkok Book Awards - how to vote as well as our “Read 6 Books”challenge. The Library staff takes this opportunity to remind children and parents to be considerate of others when using the Library space and our ever-popular “Books of the Week” is here to entice our young readers to pick up a book.
We now have a colourful selection of the shortlisted books in each category - Picture Books, Younger Reader Books and Junior Books - on display in the Library with a detailed description of each story. Please come and have a look and encourage your child to start reading them. We have a special Reading Challenge as well to ‘Read 6 books and get a Certificate’ which we hope they will take part in. At least two books will need to be read in order to vote. Voting closes on 22 March 2019.
Go to the website for more information and follow this link when you are ready to help your child place their vote.
We are delighted to welcome our new Library Monitors to the team this term. Jessica, Ing, Emilia, Ruhani, Iris and Ellen are looking forward to helping everyone enjoy their Library time during break and lunchtimes.
It seems that everyone is SO excited to be back at school that they have completely forgotten all the rules! These are the key areas where we are having a few problems so your support in helping us to uphold these basic requirements will be much appreciated.
We love that you all love our Library SO much that you want to spend time in here but please do be mindful that the library is timetabled every day as a teaching space between 8.00 a.m. and 2.15 p.m. when it is used for whole class and small group/individual teaching. Teachers and children need to be able to access all of the facilities and resources as they need them and to read/work in a calm and quiet environment.
We thank you very much for your kind understanding and support in helping us to provide the best possible learning experience for your children.
This week’s books are taken from the Bangkok Book Awards 2019 shortlist and cover a range of themes whilst also introducing the children to new authors and genres. Please encourage your children to read as many of the books as they can and take part in our special Reading Challenge to ‘Read 6 books and get a Certificate’.
Also don’t forget to encourage children/ students to vote, but not too quickly, as you can only vote once in each category and they will need to read at least two books in order to complete the voting.
See more and vote here.
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Summer camps are a valuable opportunity for students to continue learning and growing in new ways outside school. Children build confidence, develop new skills and interests, make new friends, and stay mentally engaged in a relaxed, supportive environment. Through hands-on activities in sports, arts, music, robotics, and more, students are encouraged to try new things, solve problems, and work together with students from different schools and communities come together.
Four senior students from St Andrews Bangkok proudly represented our school at the NAE Student Summit 2025, held at The Village School in Houston, Texas. Joined by peers from 52 Nord Anglia schools worldwide, they spent a week developing their leadership skills through workshops, hands-on activities, and expert-led sessions focused on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Highlights included working with UNICEF and the World’s Largest Lesson, volunteering at the Houston Food Bank to help provide over 12,000 meals, and presenting a capstone project on improving access to healthcare in Bangkok.
The Marble Run Expo at St Andrews Bangkok is a powerful example of how inter-year group collaboration enriches learning across age levels. Year 7 students, working as designers and project leaders, created personalised marble runs for their Foundation Stage ‘clients’ - an engaging challenge that fostered empathy, active listening, and creative problem-solving. Through this event, older students gained confidence, leadership skills, and the ability to adapt communication for younger audiences, while our youngest learners were empowered by seeing their ideas brought to life and felt inspired to incorporate some design elements in their own marble runs.
Year 5 students stepped out of the classroom and into the kitchen for a special Thai cooking class hosted by the talented chefs from getfresh. Under the guidance of the getfresh chefs, they learned about kitchen safety, teamwork, and, most importantly, the steps involved in cooking traditional Thai food like Tom Gai Kai and Lod Chong. The interactive session gave students the chance to discover new skills and connect with Thai culture in a fun and meaningful way.
