Staff of the Simon Lawrence Library at St Andrews International School Bangkok are looking forward to welcoming author Jonathan Camm to the High School this week.
The Simon Lawrence Library is pleased to host the English, Hua Hin-based, author, Jonathan Camm, for a visit to the High School this week. He will be leading several workshops with our KS3 students during the day on Thursday 20 March, chatting about his expeditions from a mining engineer to a teacher and author to find more meaning to life as well as sharing his soul-searching journey and experiences in New Zealand with students. Although the Library does not have his series of ‘Countdown Mysteries’ stories for younger children which currently include 12 books, we do have a number of signed copies of his recent book ‘More to Life?’ available. If you would like to read it, please feel free to pass by the Library and grab a copy.
The Simon Lawrence Library is pleased to highlight new books for “Graphic Novel Week.” Our Bookflix shows a lot of new graphic novels which have been pouring into the Library. When you take a close look at the books on display, you can figure out they are not just a simple story with illustrations but are in fact some award-winning books as well as books relevant to current global issues such as refugees, civil wars, gender inequality, as so on. In addition, some graphic novels are selected based on very popular novels from world-renowned authors, e.g. Neil Gaiman’s American Gods, Gene Luen Yang’s Level Up as well as Rick Riodan’s Percy Jackson series. Please come enjoy our Graphic Novel collection this week.
The deadline for voting is just around the corner, which is Friday, 22nd March. All the shortlisted titles in both the Junior Books and Young Adult Books categories are on display in the Library. You are highly encouraged to scan the QR code on display in the promotional materials on the bookshelves or click on this link to choose this year’s winner. Please be reminded that you can win house points when you vote. When you place your vote, please capture the screen and send it to libraryhs@standrews.ac.th. Your participation is greatly appreciated in advance and could make all the difference to who wins this year.
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.
