The Year 1 assembly was full of talent and emotion… Find out about the exciting rescue mission by our Year 2s.
The Year 1 assembly was full of talent and emotion… Find out about the exciting rescue mission by our Year 2s.
The Year 1 assembly was full of talent and emotion… Find out about the exciting rescue mission by our Year 2s.
From my office in the T Block I have been hearing the songs from Daisy and The Seed for a couple of weeks now, but in Friday’s Assembly we finally got to enjoy an amazing spectacle as Year 1 performed their show for us.
It linked in beautifully with their topic and was the perfect way to show how much the children have matured and grown in confidence as we move through the final term. With all of the children speaking so clearly and some great acting and dancing on display, it was certainly one of the highlights of the Assembly Year.
It was also an opportunity for us to say goodby to Khun May, who is relocating with her young family to another part of Thailand. Miss Emma, who has worked with Khun May for a number of years gave her a bouquet of flowers and helped us to say thank you and goodbye.
Year 2 found out a little bit more about fish on Friday afternoon - through quite an unexpected source! You may remember that around Friday lunchtime we had some quite heavy rain. Sometimes when this happens we get fish from the klong swimming up the drains along the side of our football field, but they can’t always find their way out.
Luckily two of these fish were spotted by some sharp-eyed Y2 children who managed, with the help of Miss Helen, to get them into a container. The two fish, (by now called Joey and Michelle) were then carried back to the main klong drain by Mr Geoff and released back into their natural habitat - not before they had caused a stir by jumping out of the box a couple of times and hopping across the grass - it seems that they were walking perch!
Khun Ong from the Estates Team promised to keep an eye on the drain to make sure they don’t come back for another visit.
Quite an exciting end to a wet Friday afternoon.
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.
Nine Year 11 and 12 students from St Andrews recently embarked on a service trip to Buriram in northeast Thailand to visit the Mechai Pattana Bamboo School, which has a unique model of education that blends academics with sustainability practices, entrepreneurship, and community development. St Andrews students engaged in hands-on activities and cultural exchange with local student boarders to gain first-hand experience for unique initiatives such as the ‘Agriculture for the Blind’ programme.
