Welcome To New Teachers 

It’s always sad to say goodbye to teachers who are moving on at the end of term. We thank them all for the wonderful teaching, inspiration and loyalty to our Wellington students. We are delighted to announce that we have some exceptional new teachers joining us and we are excited to introduce them to you over the next few weeks. Each week we will share details of teachers who will soon become very familiar faces! 

Clean Wellington 

In line with our commitment to excellence, and our vision to constantly enhance our services and learning environment, Wellington College has entered into a new partnership with PCS to provide cleaning services from July 2024. PCS shares our determination always to strive for improvement, with their mission to “make people and places the best they can be”. PCS is recognised as a market leader in cleaning services across Bangkok in the education sector, with clients including Bangkok Prep, Brighton College, Patana, and Harrow; in hospitals, working for Samitivej and many leading providers; and in commerce and retail, as the preferred supplier of King Power and many other operators.

Founding Master Chris Nicholls welcomed the new three-year agreement stating: “I am delighted to join forces with a market leading provider who shares our Wellington values, both in the delivery of outstanding services and in the importance that PCS places on the training and retention of the exceptional staff”. 

Green Team/Eco Committee 

Well, what an amazing year it has been for our Green Team and their Senior School counterpart – the Eco Committee. They have accomplished so much – following personal passions, entering competitions, putting others before themselves and achieving some amazing results! With the support and inspiration of Ms Beth Upton and Mr Conor McKee this compassionate group have completed projects including –  

• Spearheading STEAM week in March – lots of amazing projects made to raise awareness of Global Issues such as droughts 
• Recycle Relay in March (led by Matt & Max in Y11) – awareness raised about recycling throughout Junior School and materials collected for sustainable STEAM Week  
• Designed and created bug hotels, bird houses & planters to improve our school grounds 
• ‘Lights off’ posters and education of staff and students about electricity usage 
• Assemblies and presentations  
• Trash Lucky recycling bins – coming soon!  
• Research on the possibility of future composting  
• Vegetable planting in the school grounds  
• Collection of data about food waste/electricity usage as the basis of a lot of targets 

Get in touch with Ms Upton if you’d like to find out more about any of these projects or talk about something new! 

Individual Music Lessons 

Don’t forget all the wonderful opportunities there are to explore your creative side here at Wellington. Every week many of our students take individual and group lessons. This term we have been excited to welcome Mr Pukhao who has begun teaching cello. Year 4 have had some taster sessions already and you can register for individual lessons with Mr Pukhao, Ms Dad and Mr Pat. Do contact one of our Music department to find out more. Next year will be even better! 

Books with Pride 

It’s Pride month this June and we are celebrating in our libraries. Senior School Librarian, Joanna Whitehouse, shares some titles to choose, read and discuss. Don’t hesitate to drop by into any of our libraries and ask for recommendations on any interests and passions.  

Inspired by Wellington 

And a little bit more about Ms Whitehouse! At Wellington College Bangkok we believe that our teachers make us special. Every day and in every way they inspire our students to realise their potential. Teachers like Joanna Whitehouse, Librarian in our Senior School. Joanna believes passionately in the value of books and reading and she spends her time sharing that passion with our students. Take a look and find out all about our Senior School Libraries and Ms Whitehouse’s contribution to richness of student life. 

Give Old Shirts New Life!  

Join us in making a difference! If you have any old Junior WCIB polo shirts (the blue ones) lying around, we'd love for you to donate them at the Junior Reception Desk. We'll be repurposing them into the new version of the iconic Wellyphant for a good cause in collaboration with Second Chance Bangkok. 

During school breaks, these shirts will be given to talented artisans to work their magic.

It's not just about recycling fabric - it's about giving people a second chance at a fulfilling career! 

If you need more information, please contact Mai -B.wangmanow@wellingtoncollege.ac.th. 

Summer Formal - Request for Prizes

It’s one of the highlights of the year! Next Saturday (15 June) our Year 9, 10 and 11 students will be dressing in their finery as they attend the Summer Formal at the Grand Hyatt Residence. One of the highlights will be a raffle and prize draw. We are so grateful and honoured to receive some very generous prizes already. Thank you so much to the lovely parents who have donated. If you would like to offer a prize to be raffled at the event then we would love to hear from you. We’ll share details of our generous benefactors next week! Please contact Ms Sally Nunes or Ms Jane Forster.   

Under 11 Boys and Girls Basketball v Regents 

The Under 11 boys had an excellent showing last week in a friendly match against Regent's. Both teams started out in a tight contest that saw fantastic defense and rebounding on both sides. Our Wellington boys in the second half displayed an array of offensive transition passing and execution that led to some incredible plays. It was a great overall performance from our boys. 

Under 11 girls also played a friendly match against regents.  The girls playing their first friendly in some time displayed gret transition defense and improved overall team passing. The girls were able to generate a plethora of scoring opportunities via their spacing and passing. The girls gave an incredible effort that saw all members of the team play considerable minutes and make meaningful contributions. 

Thank you as always to Coach David, Mr Sam De Prisco and all our teachers and coaches. 

Thailand Womens Basketball 3x3  

We have been honoured to have the Thailand Womens Basketball team training at Wellington over the last few months. Here’s a little update on how they are getting on by Coach David! 

Recently, the Thailand women's 3x3 team embarked on a nine day trip to China where they competed in two tournaments hosted in the cities of Weifang and Rizhao. The women were competing against WCBA teams and Chinese national teams during their duration of their stay. In unprecedented success, our Thai team finished with a record of 7-4 playing against the elite teams of China. China is presently ranked second according to the world rankings of FIBA. Our women were the only team to make the finals of both competitions. The women did an incredible job representing our team, organization, country and were beloved by the fans there despite competing against their national heroes.   

I would be remiss if I did not mention the huge benefit and impact Wellington had on our success by providing the women a wonderful and isolated training facility in which they were able to prepare and focus on the incredibly challenging task of competing against some of the world's most elite players. Coach David led the team and showed that students at Wellington have access to a world class coaching level by leading Thailand presently ranked 65th in the world to such a competitive result against China, which ranks below only The United States.  

Finally we have to give the lion’s share of the credit to our amazing players who worked extremely hard in preparing for this event and battled on the court with full effort and cohesion as a team. Several of the girls are also regular assistant coaches at Wellington and they certainly displayed the type of character and competitive spirit we strive to instill with our student athletes at Wellington. 

Girls Football Tournament at Wellington

On Weds 5 June we were delighted to host the GBAC Under 11 Girls’ Football Tournament. The Front Field was bustling from early morning as we welcomed schools from across Bangkok including our neighbours, Brighton, St Andrews and Amnuay Silpa 

Our girls got through the group stage undefeated and scored a number of goals without conceding any! After the knockout stages, they finished in a well deserved Runner Up position. 

Thank you to all our parents – and visiting parents – who added to the lively atmosphere. As always we thank Coach Martin and all our PE department for great support, inspiration and organization.  

Football Vs St Andrews 107 

Our Under 15 Girls yesterday finished a long and intense season with a home fixture against St Andrews 107. Both sides gave their all to the game and it was a fairly even battle. Well done to all our girls – and a special mention to Miki, Peppin and Maya who worked tirelessly in midfield. Thank you Coach Martin! 

Our Under 15 boys also finished their GBAC season with a very competitive game with S107. The team have improved tremendous amounts over the course of the season and it was great to reflect on our favourite moments in a debrief led by our captain Chevan.

Thank you to Mr Liam Watson and all the teachers and coaches who have helped and supported! 

Bangkok Galaxy Pre-Season Camp 

Bangkok Galaxy will be running a Pre-Season Intense Football Camp during w/c 12 August at Wellington for players across Bangkok born 2007–2016. The VIP Guest is Master Coach Jose Pinheiro of Academy Corsica in France, who previously worked with Fundaccion Real Madrid. 

More details coming soon.