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From Mr Ball: Head of Secondary Dear Parents, GIS has been an especially exciting place to be over the past month. We had International Day, which is always one of the highlights on the school calendar. This year we had an amazing 42 nations represented, which means we are truly an international school in every sense. It was wonderful to see many national costumes on display. Having the students perform before the flag parade was a new format this year and one that will no doubt be repeated as it allowed the students to perform to a fully rapt audience. Thank you for coming and supporting this event. A big thank you to the Friends of Garden who support so much and so well with such great food! Last week’s house activity saw Mr Carr arrange a House debate on the title: ‘This house believes that women are the superior race’. There were some great speeches from all the students involved, especially the younger students. Further on in this month’s newsletter you can find out how our sporting teams did at the U13 FOBISIA Games, which were hosted by St Stephen’s in Bangkok. This event took months of preparation by the students, and I am very pleased to say it was a great success, in terms of how our students prepared themselves and also how they performed at the event. Thank you to everyone who supported and helped to make this such a fun and memorable event. This week we had our Music, Arts and Drama (MAD) evening in the Main Hall. The Arts Department did an amazing job in putting on this event, which showcases the array of talent we have at our school. MAD Night goes from strength to strength and has settled itself into the school calendar as a must-attend event. It was a pleasure to see and hear our star musicians and actors perform, and it was lovely to see so many younger students take to the stage as well – it was a great evening. If you were not able to come, be sure to see the video of the event on our Facebook page. IB2 students are nearing the end of the course, and their final examinations begin on May 4. To help them prepare for this, we have doubled the size of our IB Work Room. This reflects the growing interest in our IB Diploma Programme. We recently promoted the IB, and IGCSE courses we offer by having a stall at Central Festival in Pattaya. This was followed by our IGCSE and IB information evening, which was extremely well-attended. I wish our Year 11 and IB2 students all the best in their forthcoming examinations. Regards Mr Ball Head of Secondary headsec@gardenrayong.com
A MAD NIGHT AT GIS GIS celebrated its students' incredible talents with an evening of Music, Art and Drama. The MAD (Music, Art, Drama) night was held on <strong>March</strong> 23 in the school's main hall. Before the show, parents saw an art exhibition from IB students and enjoyed wine and cheese. The show was an excellent mix of music and drama, set on two different stages. Among the first half stars was the school's Chamber Choir singing 'Autumn Leaves', the Choir singing 'Pompeii' and the Year 7 Band singing 'It's Only a Paper Moon'. After a short interval, the second half opened with a rousing performance by the GIS Samba Band, and then included scenes from 'Cider With Rosie', the Orchestra playing 'It Don't Mean a Thing' and a fantastic performance of 'Cell Block Tango' from the musical 'Chicago'. Many thanks to the Arts' Department and students for putting on such a great show, and the Maintenance team for making everything look so good. Check out the highlights here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NiEk8BeMvE
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