Swimming Excursion 1
American Prep International enjoyed their PE at the swimming pool today!
Teacher Jay teaching some students to stay above water
Author: American Prep School
Halloween 2016
Halloween subdued this year
Students and others always look forward with anticipation to the annual Halloween celebrations.
This year, however, American Prep International has chosen to scale down the normal Halloween celebrations as a sign of respect for the passing away of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Halloween, or 31 October, falls within the first 30 of the passing away of our beloved King and thus comes before the end of the 30 days of mourning that has been declared through all of Thailand.
Students will be allowed to have subdued Halloween activities in their separate classrooms, but no special dresses and costumes will be worn to school and in other public places.
We know that our students and parents will understand the reason for this decision and will be in full support thereof.
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Swimming for PE
Swimming at American Prep
We are pleased to announce that
- American Prep students will be taken to a swimming pool once per week for the next 5 weeks
- Boys will be swimming on every Monday and girls every Thursday from 14:40 – 15:30
- The total cost for this quarter will be 300 Baht per person. This includes transport as well as the entrance fee.
- Students must please wear proper swimming suits. Girls, please avoid very skimpy bikinis!
- Care will be taken to ensure safety at all times.
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Thai Boxing
Beginner’s Thai Kick Boxing
- Thai kick boxing classes will start on Wednesday, 2 November.
- Classes will be of 30 minute duration
- Time: 3:30-4:00 pm
- No special clothing will be needed for the beginners’ classes.
- There will be 5 classes this quarter.
- Mr. Eric Burnsides who isan experienced Thai Kick Boxing champion and who has experience as an instructor will be the trainer.
- The students will definitely get a very meaningful introduction to Thai kick Boxing!
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Multi 1 Show case ( 3D Design of Dream House )
Cross Curricular Collaboration
Cross curricular collaboration is part of APIS’s teaching culture.
This teaching method encourages CREATIVITY and COLLABORATION both of which are anchor values of our school.
The following is an example of cross curricular collaboration: T. Moein and T. Jay combined their computer science class (3D design project) with an English speaking class. (Guide me through your dream house)
Students have demonstrated their creativity and ability to speak English through this multitasking exercise.
We are proud of them.
Project of FASAI: Grade 5 Student
Project of FAREE: Grade 6 Student
Project of Bright: Grade 5 Student
Project of Pim: Grade 6 Student
Project of Miew: Grade 6 Student
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Grade 2 Show case.
APIS students come from different backgrounds and countries, but with our family care environment, they become friends very quickly and they blend many aspects of their cultures within their school life.
Focus on listening and speaking creates the foundation for future successful language studies.
Kevin (in the video below) has very recently joined our school. He comes from a completely Thai school and home environment. When he arrived here he could hardly understand or speak one word of English. Now he can understand fairly well, but he does not have the confidence to speak by himself (especially on camera!).
The theory of second language acquisition teaches that a person who learns a foreign language first goes through a period where he just listens and absorbs. For the outside observer it may seem as if he/she is not picking up the language, but this is not true. A lot of learning takes place to lay the foundation for confidence in communication at a later stage.