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  • ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

    CIE picks Shrewsbury students among best

    14 Dec 2010 : Students from Shrewsbury International School have achieved stunning success in this year's Achievement Awards from the Cambridge International Examinations board.

  • EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

    KIS leads Thailand to Junior Achievement regionals

    14 Dec 2010 : On Dec 1, The Herd, a Junior Achievement (JA) company from KIS International School, garnered the top prize at the first annual JA Company of the Year Competition at Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration. The Herd, along with the second-place team from Satit Kaset Laboratory School, will go on to represent Thailand at the Asia-Pacific Regional Company of the Year Competition, which will take place in Hong Kong from Jan 16 to 20, 2011.

  • In My OPINION

    Catch me if you can!

    14 Dec 2010 : The pilots in Wing 23 in Udon Thani are once again "beefing up" their English-language skills to cope with the international scope of their duties.

  • Montessori with a twist

    14 Dec 2010 : The Montessori Academy Bangkok is a trilingual, early learning centre for children 1.5 to 6 years of age, and as the name implies, bases its curriculum on the pedagogic method developed by the renowned Italian physician and educator, Maria Montessori (1870-1952).

  • Dr Virachai on Education Reform

    14 Dec 2010 : Editor’s note: The following is a portion of a speech by Dr Virachai Techavijit, founder and chairman of The Regent’s School. Because the purpose of the written document was to serve as detailed notes of an oral presentation, it has been edited only slightly for clarification and no attempt has been made to bring the document in line with the style guidelines of the Bangkok Post. Also, since the full text contains over 3,000 words, readers who wish to read the full text of the speech are invited to go to http://tinyurl.com/3x3jur9.

  • Teaching with HEART

    The 'I' message

    14 Dec 2010 : Most teachers know that being firm yet loving towards students is not as easy as it sounds, and that it not taught in teacher-training programmes either. The two acts are inherently paradoxical. Attempting to do both at the same time may communicate inconsistency and lead to further confusion in students. If they are not careful, teachers may give the impression that it is okay to be "moody" and to be driven by impulses. This is not what "being firm, yet loving" is all about.

  • ULTIMATE SCHOLARSHIP

    ISB seeks special students

    14 Dec 2010 : International School Bangkok is inviting academically inclined students from financially challenged families to apply for its special scholarship programme. The process is completely anonymous and is sanctioned by the Office of the Basic Education Commission.

  • THE CHINGCHOK Hunter

    The BODY Show

    14 Dec 2010 : The human body is an amazing and complex thing, but most people, for good reasons, have only ever seen a fraction of it - the outside. But inside, it is a completely different story. You are a complex group of systems made up of organs that are, in turn, made up of different tissues that themselves are made up of cells.

  • THE WRITE Stuff!

    To whom it may concern

    14 Dec 2010 : Two pronouns that may cause confusion or raise questions on how and when to use each properly are "who" and "whom". To begin, it is important to recognise the difference between subjects and objects in order to know whether to use "who" or "whom". You use "who" when referring to the subject of a clause, and "whom" when referring to the object of a clause. Let's look at some examples that can help to provide additional clarification.

  • About agriculture

    Crop insurance changes PWO's business strategy

    13 Dec 2010 : Crop insurance has replaced outright purchase and storage of agricultural commodities by the Thai government, so new business strategies are essential for the continued existence of the government warehouse organization.

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