Bloomsbury Newsletter September 2019 (English)

ISSUE 1 2019 31 NEWSLETTER BLOOMSBURY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL HATYAI NEW FOOTBALL FIELD, BASKETBALL COURT AND PLAYGROUND CONSTRUCTION CONTENTS The New Jungle During the last summer holiday, Bloomsbury Gym is Here, 01 restructured its open ground to add a football field, a basketball court and a playground. The Best These facilities are being put to good use now Playground, 02 the new academic year 2019-20 has started. The Happy Play Auditions, 03 Fun with Colors, 04 New Teachers, 05

2 KEY FACTS FROM CIS \"The evaluators observed a range of \"There are three dedicated learning support teaching methods across the school that and EAL teachers at BISH, whose roles enabled learners at Bloomsbury are clearly defined and understood. All have International School, Hatyai (BISH) to be specialist language qualifications, and those successful;\" leading the departments also have \"Teachers had a good understanding of the appropriate post-graduate qualifications in needs of the students in their lessons, and education and in supporting students with different pedagogies and teaching methods language and other needs.\" are used to engage learners.\" \"The small class sizes mean that students \"Teachers are commended for creating safe have lots of opportunities to ask questions, and supportive learning spaces for the receive feedback from teachers, and to students that allow them to develop participate in lessons.\" socially, emotionally, and  physically at \"Evaluators especially commended the BISH.\" mutual trust upon which these \"Teachers and students have a good relationships are based and depicted these understanding of global issues and are as “a real strength for the school”;\" invariably interculturally aware and enjoy \"Relationships between form teachers, and learning in an intercultural context.\" students and teachers in the school \"Intercultural diversity, and the celebration generally, were observed by evaluators to be of it, including the community supportive and mutually respectful.\" understanding of Thailand's rich culture.\" \"Teachers are commended for \"Lessons last 55 minutes, and supplementing the curriculum with are appropriate in length. In the secondary research and activities that incorporate section, some IGCSE science lessons global and local contexts, and allow are doubles, to allow for experiments to students to explore cultural diversity in their take place. The flow of students and learning.\" teachers around the school has been \"The area of curriculum design that is most reviewed and is proportionate.\" complete, across the entire school, is the \"Classroom practice is aligned with the development of learning objectives for EYFS framework and to the English National students. The evaluators saw and heard Curriculum and there is a range of activities about opportunities for students to be used in lessons.\" challenged beyond their grade level.\" \"Evaluators were pleased with our ‘Safe They commended our teachers’ modelling School’ policy;\" “excellent planning” and improved use of ICT;

33 STUDENTS' SUCCESS ' Bloomsbury = Quality Education ' Master Supha Ruangwarunwatthana, who successfully passed an interview and the entrance examination at the Old Buckenham Hall School in the UK, which is named as one of the top 5 UK Prep Schools by Tatler 2017. Our Sixth Form student, Max Strubelt, has applied successfully to (and been formally accepted by) Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand, where he is reading for a B.Sc. (Bachelor of Science) undergraduate degree in Multimedia Technology and Animation from August 2019. Quote from Max \"I studied in the Sixth Form at Bloomsbury. My teachers at school were very supportive and approachable; you could always talk to them when you had a problem - they would listen and try their best to help you. My Sixth Form studies at Bloomsbury were an excellent preparation for my undergraduate studies at university - they gave me the academic skills, confidence and independent study aptitudes I need to obtain my BA degree.\"

4 ENGLISH SPEAKING ENVIRONMENT (ESE) A key feature of Bloomsbury International There are reminders around the school in School Hatyai is that students are learning the form of posters that ask students to in an English speaking environment. speak English and each student has a points Students are required to speak English at all card which is signed by staff every time they times except during Thai and Chinese hear students speaking English outside the lessons. Students quickly develop their classroom. Once a student completes the English skills in this environment as they card, they are entered into a prize draw and practise English all day every day. every month three students have the This policy is implemented through a chance to win a gift card which they can reward system that aims to encourage use to spend on books and school supplies. students to speak English as often as possible. ENGLISH FLUENCY BLOOMSBURY AWARD (EFA) MATHS CHALLENGE Bloomsbury International School Hatyai Bloomsbury International School Hatyai continues its tradition of rewarding students recently selected students from Year 5 to Year who have demonstrated improvement or 10 to take part in the UKMT Maths Challenge continued proficiency in their English Junior and Intermediate Competition. The language usage. The awardees are selected by results were phenomenal, with 14 students their form tutor, and this can prove to be a being awarded certificates! difficult and challenging decision to make with so many worthy recipients.

5 CAMBRIDGE ESOL RESULTS ESOL is an English language proficiency test designed by the University of Cambridge, created for those who use English as as second language. BLOOMSBURY ACQUIRES OXFORD INTERNATIONAL AQA CENTRESHIP CERTIFICATE Bloomsbury holds the distinction of being the only Oxford International AQA centre in Songkhla Province. The school’s managers are now looking at how best to make the wide range of international curricular and examination options available to Bloomsbury students in ways that effectively complement the school’s existing Cambridge International Examinations centreship. Bloomsbury is committed to offering its students the widest possible range of high quality academic pathways, and we see our acquisition of both Oxford and Cambridge centreship as a key ingredient in our achievement of this aim.

6 IGCSE EXAMS Bloomsbury Class of Bloomsbury Class of   2019 2018 IGCSE Co-ordinated Science 88% C-A IGCSE Mathematics 78% C-A IGCSE First language English 71% C-A. *Two students will be retesting. IGCSE First language Thai 83% C-A IGCSE Art and Design 100% C-A IGCSE Music 60% C-A IGCSE Travel and Tourism 66% C-A IGCSE Business Studies 50% C-A Bloomsbury International School Hatyai would like to congratulate its 2018 IGCSE candidates on their excellent results. Students worked extremely hard, and their impressive grades reflect their work ethic over the last two years as well as their commitment and dedication to their academic success...

7 BLOOMSBURY CO-OPERATES WITH RANGSIT UNIVERSITY Bloomsbury International School Hatyai has The school looks forward to working with signed a co-operation agreement with Rangsit Rangsit University in the future to the benefit University, Pathum Thani, whereby the two of both institutions, their staff and their institutions will work together over matters of students and to expediting study pathways mutual academic interest in international from Bloomsbury’s Sixth Form to Rangsit education. Among the main benefits offered University’s BA and other undergraduate by this co-operation is the opportunity it degrees afterwards. affords for A Level students at Bloomsbury to secure admission to the range of international If you would like to receive further details undergraduate degree programmes offered by about this inter-institutional collaboration Rangsit (which span the fields of Business, between Bloomsbury and Rangsit University, Accountancy, Civil Engineering, ICT, please email Mr Elliott at <[email protected]> Communication Arts and Hospitality).

8 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN BLOOMSBURY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF THE THAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Bloomsbury International School Hatyai is honoured to have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (‘MoU’) with the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerceใ This inter-institutional link offers our Sixth Form graduates a range of exciting higher education opportunities with their degree studies, and our school managers will be working closely in conjunction with UTCC’s directors to ensure smooth and beneficial academic pathways and later career openings for all Bloomsbury students in the months and years ahead.

9 BLOOMSBURY’S A LEVEL PROGRAMME ENDORSED BY PANYAPIWAT INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT When deciding at which school to enrol their children, many parents wonder what will happen at the conclusion of their son’s or daughter’s studies. Bloomsbury is pleased to announce that it has negotiated guaranteed arrangements with a number of universities in Thailand and overseas whereby the latter agree to recognise Bloomsbury’s A Level programme as an entrance qualification. This means that once a student completes their Sixth Form studies at Bloomsbury and obtains specific grades in their A Levels, they can be assured of progression to a recognised BA degree at university afterwards. Hence Bloomsbury can offer specific study pathways with seamless transitions to its students based on their academic strengths, future career ambitions and personal / family studying preferences. Bloomsbury’s Principal has been negotiating Memoranda of Understanding (‘MoU’) with a number of universities willing to recognise its A Levels, and endorsement letters such as the attached missive from Panyapiwat represent an important way of converting agreed co- operation into practical steps forward both for the institutions concerned and for students seeking particular routes to the completion of university degrees and later careers. Bloomsbury’s managers are pleased to negotiate with universities on our students’ behalf to ensure academic, location and other preferences are borne fully in mind once students reach the stage of specialising in their Upper Secondary studies here as a prelude to degree and career choices. Panyapiwat Institute of Management is situated in Pakkret, Nonthaburi, just north of Bangkok. It offers an exciting range of undergraduate programmes in the areas of business, food management, liberal arts, engineering, technology and other subjects. Further details may be viewed at www.pim.ac.th/en