Dragon Days Spectacular! 

What a wonderful week of performances. Congratulations to our Years 3 to 6 students – actors, singers, dancers, musicians – all of you! Enormous thanks to the fabulous team who made this happen. Especial thanks to Kesta McLeish, Jason Dass and John Ludvigsen, Ms Sinead Corrigan and all the Music team. Please see the programme HERE for all acknowledgements. Enjoy this selection of pictures from the Dress Rehearsal and the Thursday and Friday performances. 

Little Shop of Horrors 

There’s no need to be downhearted that Dragon Days is over! There’s not long to go until the next amazing production – Little Shop of Horrors by our very own Senior School students. This story is filled with singing, dancing, a flesh eating plant, a cruel dentist, Skid Row, death and mayhem… It’s comic horror at its finest! It’s coming to our theatre on Thursday 20 June. All we can say is “Feed me!” 

Summer Formal – Prize Appeal! 

Our fabulous Summer Formal will soon be here. This year our Year 9, 10 and 11 students will be enjoying a wonderful evening at the Grand Hyatt Residence on Saturday 15 June. We’d like to give them a night to remember and add a Raffle to the fun. If any of our very generous parents have prizes they can donate, then we would love to hear from you. Get in touch with Ms Sally Nunes or Ms Jane Forster if you can help! 

Wellington Classbook

The printed copies of our Classbook will be with you very soon. Our Director of Marketing and Admissions, Jane, Designer, Ploy and all the Marketing team have been working hard on making this better than ever. Our teachers and House Tutors have given the pages their approval and we always like to give parents a sneaky peek. Later on in the year we will be producing two companion magazines – Wellingtonian – Senior School and Wellingtonian – Junior School where you will find loads of stories and pictures of an incredible academic year. Please get in touch with us j.forster@wellingtoncollege.ac.th with any thoughts.  

Wellington College Bangkok Classbook 2023-24 

Wellington Sports and PE Kit 

This academic year, we switched the supply of our PE kit and sportswear from Canterbury to New Balance. There have been many positives and some learning from this change. The football and basketball team kits are really striking in their design. Many parents, students, and coaches of Wellington and the opposing teams have commented on the vibrant colours. These shirts are also high quality and durable, compared to the local suppliers that we used as a temporary option last academic year, but they are also more expensive. The cost of the Senior PE kit has been lower for parents, whereas the Junior PE kit has increased in price, even though we have charged this to parents at cost price to minimise any increase. 

In view of the mixed feedback over the last year, we are proposing to undertake a formal review and consultation with parents, staff, and students in Michaelmas Term of PE kit and sportswear. We will reach out to you around October for your views to determine the best way forward for August 2025, when the current contract with New Balance expires. Therefore, we have decided to extend the 12-month period, during which students have worn the old Canterbury PE kit, for a further year until the end of the 2024-25 academic year. We will continue to sell the old Canterbury kit in the School Shop whilst the stock lasts, at the discounted price, but with the clear understanding that it cannot be worn to school after Summer Term 2025. 

For 2024-25, we are also excited to announce that Wellington will be the first school in Thailand to partner with Trutex for school uniform. Trutex is the market leader for school uniform in the UK, established for 150 years, and has been rapidly growing its international clients. Trutex is known for manufacturing shirts, trousers, skirts, ties, and blazers of the highest quality, comfort, and design, and within the same price range as the competitors. 

Please get in touch if you have any comments. 

New Books! 

Stuck for inspiration for this week’s reading? Check out these new books chosen by Ms Joanna Whitehouse in the Senior School Library. Happy reading! 

GBAC Primary School Swim Meet – Thurs 16 May 

Last Thursday, Wellington was proud to host the GBAC Primary swimming Competition. Our youngest boys and girls gained some valuable experience as they swam a variety of races against another 7 Bangkok schools. Wellington finished in overall second place with our Girls team winning the Top Points Trophy. 

Thank you, as ever, to James Goddard, Director of Swimming and all our coaches as well as Ms Helen Mathews, Director of Sport, our PE team and all others who contributed to the smooth running of this prestigious event.  

Under 9 Basketball at Brighton – Tues 21 May 

Under 9 basketball players who took part in their first ever 5x5 tournament at Brighton College this week. Both Girls and Boys teams played some great games throughout the competition. Their training is really paying off as they were highly motivated throughout! Can’t wait to see what you all do next! 

Table Tennis  

Wellington College Table Tennis team secured an enthralling victory over a very strong Singapore International School team on Saturday 18 May. The successful outcome was secured in the penultimate game won by Punn (Year 4). The top performers for the Wellington Dukes, with three wins each, were TT (Year 7), Mattie (Year 7), Gabriel (Year 5), and Raphael (Year 4). There were also two wins apiece, plus a doubles victory, for the team’s youngest players, Sean and Paman (both Year 3), who were making their debut in this fixture. Matches with SISB are always close and the scores have gone the other way before so we are really looking forward to next time!

Next for the Wellington team will be a match against the Prasarnmit International School Academy on 6 June, before the ITC Global Tournament in Central Bangna on 15 June, with 15 Wellington players entered for this prestigious event. Table Tennis at Wellington has developed at an incredible pace over the last 18 months, under the expert guidance of our Thailand National Team Coach, Pla, and the leadership of our Head of Table Tennis, Dr Peter Church.