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Junior School
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Fri 28 Mar – Times Table Rock Star Day - dress up as a rock star
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Fri 28 Mar – Community Golf Day
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Sun 30 Mar – Triathlon at Wellington
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w/c 31 Mar – STEAM Week
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w/c 7 Apr – Years 1-6 PTCs
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w/c 7 Apr – Songkran Fun!
Senior School
- Sat 22 Mar - Mon 24 Mar - Thai MUN Conference
- Tues 25 Mar - Senior School Cafe Concert
- Weds 26 and Thurs 27 March - World Piano Day & Recitals
- Fri 28 Mar – Community Golf Day
- Sat 29, Sun 30, Mon 31 March - World Scholars Cup
- Sun 30 Mar – Triathlon at Wellington
- Thurs 10 Apr – House Competition – University Challenge
- Thurs 10 Apr – 17.00-19.00 - Year 7 - 9 Songkran Disco
- Fri 11 – Fri 25 May – TWC Student Exchange
- Weds 14 May and Weds 21 May – House Competition – Water Challenge
- Mon 26 May – Blood Donation Drive
- Sat 14 Jun – Years 10 and 11 Summer Formal
- Sat 21 Jun – Year 12 Summer Formal
- Weds 25 Jun – House Competition – End Ball
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Dear Parents
I was inspecting the new Crowthorne Building this week. You will remember that this new 8,500sqm building is due to open at the beginning of next school year, in August 2025. It’s pretty exciting.
The entire ground floor will be the Music Department, with excellent new specialist classrooms, practice rooms, recording studio and faculty areas.
The entire first floor will be our new Tech Centre. With high-specification Computer Science, Robotics and Design Technology labs, this is a world-class facility that I can’t wait to start using!
The second and third floors will be the new home for our Upper Junior School, Years 5 and 6. They will have their own Science Lab, Library, Harkness rooms, as well as a
brand-new playground directly outside the building. Plus their classrooms and Learning Studios, of course!
The fourth floor will contain regular Senior School classrooms, plus a Food Technology lab, two Drama classrooms and large Faculty areas.
The top floor of the Crowthorne Building will be a multi-purpose area, for examinations when they take place but also for events, assemblies and a range of other activities. It offers the best views, as well!
See you on Monday.
With best wishes
Chris
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COMMUNITY GOLF DAY
It’s your last chance to sign up for this amazing day out. If you are a keen golfer – of any level – then take a look at the details below and register for this third Wellington Community Golf Day. Hosted by our Director of Golf, Coach Michael Antona, the day commences with lunch followed by 18 holes of great golf on the wonderful Thana City Golf Course. The evening brings a delicious dinner, music, speeches and prizes. Join us individually or with your team. You’ll make new friends, sharpen up your skills and have a lot of fun! Any questions – see details below or contact
m.antona@wellingtoncollege.ac.th
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THE GREAT DEBATE
This week Senior School has been hosting The Great Debate for schools across Bangkok. This competition boosts students’ public speaking ability and their confidence and ability to make well-reasoned arguments. This is a longstanding, prestigious public speaking competition run in association with the UK Historical Association.
On Tuesday we welcomed students from Brighton and Kings for the Junior Competition (Years 7-9).
This year's question was How has history shaped me? inspiring some well-researched, and confidently delivered responses. The speakers used wide reaching, global examples, such as the influence of Finnish politicians, Chinese admirals, and American aviators as part of their personal perspectives.
We are very proud of the Wellington team of Pao Pao (Year 9), Lincoln (Year 7) and Shana (Year 9). The panel of judges chose Shana as the winner of this year's trophy.
On Thursday it was the turn of our Seniors (Years 10-12). Our team of Miki (Year 10), Lanna (Year 12), and Lucy (Year 12) delivered confident and compelling speeches on the thought-provoking question How can your local history tell a global story?
The evening featured the closest competition yet, with an impressive standard of debate from all participants. After a hard-fought contest, the judging panel awarded first place to Evie from Kings College, with Miki from Wellington securing a well-earned second place.
Well done to all the students who challenged themselves to enter. A big thank you to Mr Paul McCraw who organised the tournament and inspired our students. |
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LANGUAGES OLYMPIAD
On Wednesday, 12 March 2025 some of our students from Year 5 to 8 took part in the First Languages Olympiad hosted at Patana School Bangkok, gathering 264 participants from 11 schools. This event was a great opportunity to celebrate multilingualism and enhance language skills through fun activities.
In 3 workshops, each one dedicated to one language (French, Spanish and Mandarin), students worked in teams of 4 or 5, rotating between four different activities to challenge their skills in vocabulary, Arts/music, culture and sport/games. The primary focus was on team building and collaboration and each team was made of students from different schools and different year groups.
Our students brilliantly upheld our values, showing respect, collaboration, inclusivity, integrity, curiosity, risk-taking, perseverance, and global awareness, along with critical thinking skills.
Special congratulations to the following students:
- French: Bamboo Year 6 (Gold)
- Spanish: Nauen Year 7 (Gold) - Anya Year 7 (Bronze)
- Mandarin: Latte Year 8 (Gold) - Lincoln Year 7 (Silver) - Great Year 7 (Bronze)
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REMBRANDT PHOTOGRAPHY
We have had a wonderful week seeing our classes looking their very smartest as they gathered for the official Class and Whole School photography. We thank our partners, Rembrandt for their help and support in making these sessions successful. We’ll let you know when you can order the pictures but in the meantime here’s a little sample!!
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WORLD PIANO DAY – RECITALS 26 and 27 MARCH
Next week sees World Piano Day - an annual worldwide event celebrating the piano and focusing on music for pianists. It takes place on the 88th day of the year – representing the 88 piano keys. The event was founded by German composer, performer and record producer Nils Frahm in 2015. Wellington College Bangkok will be celebrating with two days of Piano Recitals spanning all age groups and featuring over 100 performers. If you’d like more details then get in touch with Ms Sinead Corrigan s.corrigan@wellingtoncollege.ac.th
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STEAM WEEK – Recycling Call to Action!
Don’t forget to bring in your recycling ready for STEAM Week! Check out the poster for details below and get in touch with JS Head of Science Ms Beth Upton or JS Head of Art Mr Nick Cadman to find out more!
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TIMES TABLES ROCKSTARS
Are you a Times Tables Rock Star? Friday 28 March is a day for all our children to shine by dressing up AND solving some exciting Maths problems! Times Tables Rock Stars is a maths programme used by Wellington College Bangkok and thousands of other schools around the world. It helps and inspires children to learn their times tables and gives them the confidence to move through different levels with ease. We invite all our children in Years 1-6 to dress up as rock stars - combined with their House shirts. It's going to be a super colourful day! Thank you to Mr Keith Kertesz for organisation and planning. We can't wait to see the pictures!
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SCHOOL SHOP OPENING HOURS
An update to School Shop Opening Hours in the next few weeks – Shop closed on:
- Thursday 27 March ( All day)
- Friday 28 March (All day)
- Tuesday 1 April (All day)
We will be back to normal on Wednesday 2 April
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As part of our many service initiatives, this week saw a second visit to Somporn Kroong Anusorn School in the neighborhood of Wellington College Bangkok.
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On Thursday 13 March, four of our House Captains, Margie, Hada, Irin and Gabriel, attended the inaugural Junior School
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Thank you to our University Guidance Counsellor, Bevin Clarke, for his hard work organising today's Australian University Fair.
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Enrichment sessions in KS1 today were full of excitement whatever the selection.
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We were proud to host a very well attended Junior School Parent Workshop today with well-known psychologist and child development specialist Lalida Therakomen from Samitivej Hospital,
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Thank you to all our parents who attended today's Senior School Music Workshop. It was a pleasure to see so many on the fifth floor of the Skylight building for a very interactive session
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House competitions continue apace in Senior School with students involved in all kinds of activities on a regular basis - all for the glory of their House!
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People often ask what makes Wellington College Bangkok so special? We always say that you just need to look around and see just how happy the students are.
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In Junior School all our students visit the Library every week. They are encouraged to read broadly and to love reading.
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Under 18 GBAC BOYS AND GIRLS – FOOTBALL
Last Saturday we hosted the Under 18 GBAC Football for both Boys and Girls. Both teams played well, despite issues with the size of teams – and some exceptionally hot weather! We send huge congratulations to all – and special praise to our Under 18 Boys who initially started with only 6 players! They emerged with a third place Bronze medal. Thank you to all the parents who came to support.
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Senior School Curriculum Guides –
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Junior School Parent Handbooks –
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It’s been another wonderful week for all our Wellington Stars! We love hearing all the news and we share many of the stories here each week
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