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The Faculty of Education of Chiang Mai University with The Ministry of Education initiated a program for teachers and administrators who want to be future school directors. The moderator of this program is Dr. Sirilak Fuangkarn, PRC’s former director. She is now a Senior Advisor of Educational Quality Assessment. By talking with her, they came up with a new idea and changed the program to be more effective. They-

chose one of the schools in Chiang Mai that would most likely be effective. That was the Prince Royal’s College. They call us “Best Practice School.”

The program has brought over 150 teachers and administrators from public schools throughout Thailand to visit PRC. They came to Harris Institute to observe modern teaching practices and new ideas.

Supasin Chanthong M.5

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The PRC News is moving into more modern formats. This year the school will not only publish a printed monthly newspaper but it will also move into an e-Pub format for the newspaper and will shortly move into weekly television broadcasting. The Prince Royal’s College is a large school with over 6,300 students in grades K-12. The PRC News has a monthly subscription base of 4,360 newspaper each month.

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“Even with this large number of news-paper. we do not reach all the students with the news.” said Mr. Jack C. Neale, the Faculty Advisor. “Therefore, by starting a weekly English news broadcast we can better reach, in a more timely fashion, all our students and faculty.” Another reason for the news broadcast is the great need for all students and faculty to become more fluent andcomfortable with English.

Check us out at http://www.prc.ac.th/en

Supasin Chanthong M.5

PRC Helps To Train Future School Principals

New Era For “PRC News”

Let us look at how the newspaper and the way the students learn about journalism, videography, and recording have been developed for this new Club.

First, the name has changed. The project has expanded and is now called Media Arts Club (MAC) to better reflect what the students learn in the Club. This Club meets after school and on Saturday mornings. It is no longer a part of the Gifted English Program and students receive no grades for their work. The members of MAC do this work because they want to learn the skills taught and they want to be a part of producing the products which MAC produces. The products are: The PRC News, a monthly English language newspaper in both print and e-Pub formats; graphic designs for both print and video formats; and a weekly television show. When students come into MAC both they and their parents must agree and sign a statement that they understand that the Club is not a class, that it meets after school hours, and that attendance and production of work is requisite to stay in the Club. In September MAC will open up and take in students from grades P-5 to M-6 who are not in the Gifted English program and who are interested in joining and learning about writing and television production. The students must have good English skills. To apply for the Media Arts Club you must contact Mr. Jack C. Neale at the International Affairs Office in the PTA Building.

Second, students learn life skills. Through MAC, stu-dents learn: writing skills, reading skills, public speak-ing skills, presentation skills, interviewing skills, team building skills, critical thinking skills, photography and videography skills, video editing skills, layout and design skills, and recording room skills. The skills taught in MAC are skills which can be transferred

to real life situations--both at university and in the students’ future careers. To help MAC students learn these skills, professionals from the local community have been brought together to teach in MAC. Some of the MAC teachers are teachers at PRC such as: Mr. Jack C. Neale, Mr. David Sala, Mr. Maxwell Honc, and Mr. Charles Gargoyle. Others are professionals from the community who are also helping with MAC: Mr. Jettana Gunther, Mr. Gerry Gan, and Mr. Nipan Chawcharernpon.

Third, MAC is not a traditional classroom with lectures and tests. MAC is a project based learning activity where the students learn hands-on-skills by doing. The emphasis is not general knowledge learning, it is mastery of specific skills in order to be able to perform a specific job. Once the skills have been presented by the instructor the students then go out and practice each skill. The goal is to master the skill and become good at each skill so that each student can become a valuable part of the team. Because this is project based learning and the focus is mastery of skills, no exams or grades are given. “In the real world, exams are not relevant. It is all about what you can do and how well you can do it,” said Mr. Jack.

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Greetings everyone! Welcome and nice to meet you again in this academic year. We are the current NEWS team under the new Media Arts Club, MAC. In this year, there will be a special big change of the PRC News. We will first begin TV broadcasting, so everyone will access the PRC News easier to be familiar with English. This newspaper you are reading is the first product from PRC’s News MAC. We all have worked so hard and done our best to bring you this issue.

The significant event comes with July when PRC and Huangliu Experimental Primary School signed the agreement of friendship and cooperation at PRC. This is a good news that PRCpersonnel will get more opportunity to go aboard.

At the end of rainy season, August, PRC sports day is coming. All M.5 students rush to prepare all their stuffs for this competition in 23th August. This year our school first makes a new cool item for students to use in that sunny day. It is “a sports day cap.” Oh no, I can’t wait until that day.

We hope you will enjoy reading this issue and we look forward you joining us again next cheerful month.

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Inspiration

The other day I was listening to a pod cast and this thought came to me, “sharing spiritual treasures.” I liked the thought and then bagan to wonder what are my spiritual treas-ures that I can share. Before I could start to think very much about the idea, my thought turned to our PRC school spirit, “To Share.” What a wonderful correlation, the PRC school spirit, To Share and sharing spiritual treasures!

I never thought of the PRC school spirit in a truly spiritual sense before.

Often when I think of treasures, I think of pirates and burried treasures. Or I might think of an old house and trunks stored in the attic or basement for many years containing old forgotten things--sometimes containing items of great value.

But as my thought now moves to spiritual treasures I need to better understand the words associated with the idea.

Let’s look at what treasures are. According to the Webster Dictionary, treasure is: wealth in any kind or any form; something of great worth or value; a collection of precious things. So a treasure is something we hold dear, precious, or valuable to ourselves.

The treasure could be worth a great deal of money or it could be worth agreat deal of personal sentiment as some-thing handed down to you by someonevery special to you. An example of this is a treasure I have from my great-grandmother. Grandmother and I were close and in her final days she wanted me to have a special spoon. She instructed my aunt that I was to be given that spoon. As my aunt wrote me after grandmother had passed-on, “The spoon is just a stainless-steel iced tea spoon, it has no value. However, towards the end of grandmother’s life that spoon became very special to her and she wanted you to have it.”

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While at PRC, the participants watched a 3D movies, visited the education centers such as: Language center, Science center, Mathematics center, Sufficiency Economy center as well as The Music Center. In each center, they asked the students many questions “Why do you have a lot of centers?” “How do these things help you in the future?” “Are the centers useful?” and the most interesting question was “How often do you use any rooms and do they (teacher) allowed you to use?”

The participants also listened to Dr. Sirilak speak about “The Essence of Leadership” to prepare themselves to be good directors. “We are happy to be a part of this program although we’re just a small part of it,” said Aj. Kriang Tidtijumreonporn, Vice Principal for Academic Affairs & Staff Development at PRC. Math students explaining “NANO”

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Premgamon KuntajakEditor-in-cheif

Mr. Jack C. Neale

Mr. Jack C. Neale

Mrs. Janet, one of the MAC teachers, explaining the way to write the article

Ms. Premgamon KuntajakMr. Bodin Jampasee Mr. Soracha MueangmoolMr. Pawarin BuakamsoundMr. Jirayu JiaranaipreedaMs. Tanrin HiranwongMr. Niti KunlacharnpisesMr. Chanamon TammawongMr. Pappim LikittrakulwongMs. Fuanglada SooksengMr. Chakree Sawangthamkul Mr. Krit VerochanaMr. Jack C. NealeMr. David SalaMr. Maxwell HonchMr. Charles GargalyMr. Jettana Gunther Mr. Gerry GanMr. Nipan ChawcharernponSantipab Pack-Print

Founded in 2005 - The Prince Royal’s College - Chiang Mai - ThailandThis publication is available by subscription or as an e-Pub document at www.prc.ac.th/en

To subscribe contact the International Affairs Office at 053-242-550 ext. 213

This English publication is a project of the Media Arts Club at The Prince Royal’s College. This is a Project Based Learning activity and as such all articles are written, edited,

and proofed by the students; the students also do the layout. Therefore, we ask that you overlook our mistakes because English is our second language and develop better English

skills as we produce each issue of the newspaper.

The P.R.C. News Editorial Staff

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I have that spoon today, almost 40 years after it was given to me; and every day when I use it,I see my great-grandmother’s smile and feel her love for me. This is one of my treasures. But now what about the spiritual part of treasure. Again according to Webster, spiritual is: of, relating to, consisting of, or affecting the spirit : incorporeal [meaning, not of matter]; concerned with spiritual values. So spiritual is something not of matter, but some-thing of a higher nature. I always think of spiritual as “of God.” The Bible tells us (John 4:24) “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” Therefore, spiritual

treasures are from God, they are God’s qualities/blessings that He gives to each of us. The spiritual qualities, or nature of God, can again be found in The Bible. We are told that God’s qualities con-sist of: love, peace, joy, gentleness, kindness, patience, forgiveness, knowledge, life, perfection, caring, supply, protection, safety, and so on.

So, if each minute of each day God is giving me His blessings (treasures), and those blessings are spiritual, I can only have an overflowing of God’s abundance of good in my experience (life). My spiritual treasures can never run out because God is infinite and so is His goodness.

Each of us can share these spiritual treasures that God gives us with each other as God’s children. We can share love and peace with each other. We can share kindness and forgiveness with each other. We can share patience and gentleness with each other. We can share supply and safety with each other. We can share all of our spiritual treasures with each other, never fearing that we will some day run out, because God’s goodness is renewed moment-by moment to each of us who trust and rely on Him.

Enjoy your sharing of your spiritual treasures today!

In this world there are many cultures such as Maya, Arayan, Indian, Aborigine, etc. All cultures are different but they can live together. A chance to learn about American culture came to 22 high school students of PRC.

World learning is a program that gives an opportunity for American students to learn about other countries in the world. They go to all different countries and blend in the culture.

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PRC has been involved with this project since 2009 until now. In 2012, PRC participated in this project under the topic of “Fight Disaster with Alternative Energy Innovation”. The main target of the project is to let the youth and community know about the effects from disaster. It is also learning and adapting to their life. This year, Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Limited came to PRC and set up the solar cell at Harris Institute. Solar cell is an electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity. It was a first good step for PRC.

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Go Green leaders had an inform-booth at Kad Laung.

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PRC students took a picture with new friends.

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Fourth, better English proficiency for MAC students. All the teaching in MAC is done in English, even when Thai trainers are teaching they are required to teach in English. MAC helps to prepare students for 2015 and ASEAN. “The better our students can work and communicate in English, the better the chances our students will be able to get a job in the future,” said Mr. Jack, “MAC helps to immerse the students into an English atmosphere during Club time; thus, helping students to become comfortable with conversational English and communication with each other.”

Finally, MAC students learn about themselves and how to work as a team. Students in MAC explore different skills, learn new skills, and explore and develop new talents. Because there is so much to do in MAC, students have a chance to explore new career avenues and to talk and learn from professionals in the field. MAC students also learn the value of working as a team since everyone needs to work together to get the newspaper out and to produce a television show. Students learn about individual pride in their own work but also about team pride in producing a good product. Students learn about helping each other to develop better skills so they can product a better product. MAC is about working together and learning from each other.

“I think this club benefits me a lot. I never knew before that the right way to edit my writing was not the way I was doing it before,” said Surapan Sangsuwan an M.5 Gifted English student. He added that after he learned how to produce the newspaper his skills improved in ways that he never thought. “I really like this club and I’ll continue producing news not just to improve myself only but for PRC, my second home.” said Chakree Sawangthamkul an M.4 Gifted English

student. Siriwat Ruechai one of the M.5 GE students said that this club is a new thing for him. First he has no idea what this club was about or why he has to do this club, now he understands. He added that problem solving skills is really important for him. He has more confidence and he begins to think critically and has a goal in his life because he knows what to do next. One of parents really want to join this club themselve, she told us. Because this is a great chance of life, the moment of life that they can gather all riveting experience. But they cannot, so they want their child to participate in this club. Another patent said that “At first time, I didn’t know why I let my child to join this club and wasted my time to wait outside the building. After one month, I saw her improve in many ways. She has more responsibility and begins to do everything by herself. Now, my attitude toward this club is absolutely different and I really glad every time I see her back go into the club’s room.”

Next semester. We’ll not only open this club for Gifted English students, but for everyone who want to join us and improve their skills and life. So this is a great chance to do new things and change our school. We hope you’ll join us and work together in the future.

To view The PRC NEWS e-Pub format, please visit www.prc.ac.th/en and click on PRC News and select which issue of the newspaper you want to read. When the television broadcast gets up and running you can view the telecast in the same way. If you want more information about the Media Arts Club, talk to any of our members. They will be happy to answer any of your questions. If you interested in joining the Media Arts Club, you should contact the faculty advisor: Mr. Jack C. Neale at the International Affairs Office in the PTA Building.

The experienced professional, Mr. Gerry, teaching Video Editting

Mr. Maxwell & the students busy editing video in the Media Arts Club

World Learning 2012 Dusita Narintranggool Na Ayuthaya & Tanchanok Kongphoemphun M.4

Thailand Go Green 2012 Bodin Jampasee M.5

9 American girls were warmly welcomed by the girls from Gifted English at Wawee Riverside Café in West to East project. They were there to exchange the culture between the countries.

Mr.Jack C. Neal together with Ms.Lilly arranged the meeting in order to give a chance for both groups of students to get to know each other, and to learn the differences between the countries by talking and exchanging their opinions and experiences.

The girls separated into groups. They shared their experiences in their school, teen age society as well as their perspectives about the world.

Whitney Hazard, a California girl talked about her teenage life, “In U.S.A, We have party on every Friday night to relax from studying hard from all week.”

In the same situation, Kodchapan Ketpong (Proud), one of the PRC girls said “We’re not used to it in Thailand, we always have extra classes in weekends..”

Overall, the meeting went very well also the students were very happy to shares their cultures and lifestyles. They all agreed that this event gave them so much

than what they have expected and hoped that this pro-ject will be held again next year.

When Different Cultures Meet Koachapan Ketpong & Chanyanut Sangkamanee M.5

For good relationships between Thailand and China, The Prince Royal’s College held a signing ceremony to sign an agreement of friendship and cooperation with Shuangliu Experimental Primary School on July 13, 2012.

The purposes of this agreement were; - To encourage students and faculty to learn about each other’s country and cultures. - To exchange teachers to learn different teaching

methods. - To promote educational cooperation.

Dr. Sirinan Sriweerasakul, PRC Principal, warmly welcomed the Chinese staff at 9 a.m. After introducing the staff from both countries, two Thai and one Chinese performances were performed for the guests. The signing ceremony began at 10 a.m. and after that the guests toured Harris Institute and Pratom Levels. At noon, both schools had lunch together.

Shuangliu Experimental Primary School is located in Chengdu, China. Chengdu is the capital city of Sichuan Province, which is in the south-east of China. It is the center of politics, military and education of south-east China. Many famous places are located here, ex. Xiling snow mountain, Leshan Giant Buddha, etc. Shungliu Experimantal Primary School has about 3,000 students who are between 6-12 years old. The students are in grades 1-6 with 187 staff taking care of them. That was a great opportunity for PRC to have a chance to cooperate with this school.

Principals with the staffs from both schools at the signing ceremony

Signing Ceremony Chanyanuch Sangkanamee & Viranchana Supawong M.5

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Now all the parents can have confidence that their kids will cross the road and start the school day safely. Fourteen volunteers from M.5 and M.6 lead the PRC kindergarten children across the crosswalk in front of the kindergarten building every morning.

They help teachers take care of the children by leading them across the road. Most of the parents drive their children to school so there are a lot of cars and traffic jams in the school. Because of these, parents can’t leave their cars and walk their children by themselves.

Mr. Philip Itiritiphan, a disciplinary teacher who started this project said, “A few years ago, I realized that the traffic in the school didn’t flow very easily. The parents complained that they couldn’t drive their car freely and send the kids to school safely. So that was why I began this project.”

Phoonphat Simaworathamkul (Phoon), one of the volunteers, said she enjoys helping and caring for the

kids. She is willing to be a volunteer, “I have my free time in the morning and I want to do something that benefits the society. So I decided to join this project.” she said.

Monsicha Sittisombut (Namwan), another volunteer said, “I’m happy to see parents and their children smile. Although it’s hot and tiring, it’s worth doing this work because of that.”

Mrs. Jinda Rattana, one ofc the parents, said that she is very pleased with the project because it’s very useful. She hopes it will be continued in future years. Natanon Wattanaphan (Prom), a kindergartener, said that he crosses the road by the volunteer’s help every morning. “I’m very happy and I thank you very much for help.”

All of the volunteers will work the whole semester and next year they will be replaced by a new group of volunteers.

Generous Volunteers Help Kindergarten Natthanich Jitsujaritwong M.5

Volunteers help kindergarten children cross the road.

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The girls were sharing their experience.

Miss Patthamaphon Punyachart, a new Kindergarten teacher, has first started the special education program at PRC this year. So she takes special students who have problems from each class and takes care of them one by one. She teaches each student individually and they have different aims to achieve, depending on their problems.

Miss Patthamaphon started teaching at Kawilaanukul School and then moved to work at Dara Academy as the teacher who looked after an Autistic student. So she is experienced in working with special kids.

Special education is for kids with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, learning disability and gifted students. It is different from normal system of

education, in that each student is taught and taken care of in an individual way depends on their prob-lems. She takes special kids from normal classes to her special classroom one by one or in a group, once or twice a week. The aim is to solve the student’s learning problems. The students also do many exciting activities such as doing meditation, playing games or watching media which helps with thinking skills. Every semester all students in this special program will be evaluated.

It takes immense tolerance to do this job. Miss Pat-thamaphon said, “to be teacher who teaches special education first we must understand the special stu-dent’s capability and do not force them too much but praise and reprimand them appropriately.” If they behave well or have better progressing, they will get some rewards. Some students want toys, candy and surprisingly for some kids the biggest reward is just to be hugged.

Miss Patthamaphon is proud of her job. She believes that teaching is an important job. Being a teacher gives her a chance to help many children and particularly her special students who have problems. If no one pays enough attention for them and does not understand them properly, they will probably cause social problems in the future and that will be very hard to resolve.

The New K-Teacher Starts New Programe Tanrin Hiranwong &Warissara Krunanoy M.4

A story telling team made up of five M.4 Gifted English students brought the first place trophy home to PRC. They had entered the storytelling competition of the New Zealand Education Fair. This fair was held on June 2012, at Kantary Hills Hotel by the New Zealand Embassy.

The theme of the contest was, “Great Education Brings Great Success.” The performance was a live performance, and the first prize was 10,000 Baht, certificates, and a trophy. “The Dream Catcher” was the name of the PRC students’ story. The story was about having a dream and following your dream.

There PRC students were: Pornpavis Thaithaworn (Man), Ployrongroung Kramsiri (Ploy), Punpaporn Porama (Plaifon), Aimi Wangpibul (Aimi) and Chakree Sawangthumkul (Gino).

“At the first time, we felt very scared because the other teams were very good at pronunciation. But at the end we won the 1st prize.” said Punpaporn. And she added that the committees chose us, because our performance was creative, and different from other teams. “If you have a dream, so chase it and grab it! I think I have reached one step of my dream, that is the film producing, so I hope you guys never stop

dreaming,” said Chakree, the leader of the group.

Pornpavis Thaithaworn & Ployrongroung Kramsiri M.4

(From left to right) Man, Ploy, Plaifon, Aimi and Gino

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Teachers are our second parents so we need to respect and make them feel important. At PRC we have a ceremony called Wai Kru. This is a time to pay respect and to honor our teachers for everything they do for us. On June 14, 2012, all PRC students cele-brated Wai Kru Day. Students presented teachers with flowers, poems, and songs. A week before this special day, students busily decorate boards, compose special poems for the teachers, and make floral offerings to present to the teachers.

The wai kru ceremony is a Thai ritual in which students pay respects to their teachers in order to express their gratitude and formalize the student-teacher relationship. It is regularly held near the beginning of the school year in most schools in Thailand.

The rituals of wai kru are believed to have derived from ancient animistic beliefs, influenced by the spread of Brahmanism from India. The wai kru ceremony in its modern form, which is held in most Thai schools today, originated at Triam Udom Suksa School in 1941.

The traditional offerings for Wai Kru represent a symbolism of student qualities, namely: - Ixora flowers, which while closed form pointed

buds, symbolizing sharp wit, - Cynodon dactylon (or Bermuda grass), the rapid growth and resilience of which symbolize perseverance and the ability to learn, - Popped rice, which symbolizes discipline, - Eggplant flowers, which bow low when nearing fruiting, symbolizing respect and humility.

Teachers are our second parents so we should obey them and use their wisdom for our maximum benefit. PRC students are proud to celebrate wai kru day and to say “Thank you” to all our teachers for their dedication.

Annual Wai Kru Day Celebration Chanamon Tammawong & Jirayu Jiaranaipreeda M.4

Every June 26th is considered to be “Suntorn Phu Day” to recall to us the most important Thai poet, Suntorn Phu. Suntorn Phu was honored by UNESCO as a great world poet. He is a claimed to be Shakespere of Thailand. He composed different kinds of poems and all of them are very popular as well as value.

This June 26th, many competitions were held for students to attend such as reading rhythm of prose, decorating a board and composing poems.

There was also a performance from upper Mattayom students. The performance was different from others because they mixed different Thai literature together and created a new story. “I acted as Inao in the performance. It was fantastic!, I have never performed in front of a large audience like this before.” said Pornpavis Thaitarvorn, one of the actors.

Suntorn Phu Day: Remind us of Thai Literature Chanamon Tammawong & Pimchanok Pinudom M.4

The Performance in Suntorn Phu Day

The Prathom students in Wai Kru Ceremony

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Miss Patthamaphon, new Kindergarten teacher

M.4 Students Brought Pride To PRC

Seeing wonderful sights, living modern lives, speaking English to survive. The M.2 and M.3 Focused English Program (FEP) students did all these things on the FEP Singapore Trip.

The Focused English Program had their first ever Singapore trip during March 7-11, 2012. This trip included Aj. Saowanee Intharaphol and Aj. Wendy

Shelton, the FEP teachers and thirty M.2 and M.3 students. The trip was created to have the students use English to survive in the country where no Thai is spoken. The students were also learning different cultures both inside and outside the classroom.

When they got to Singapore, they went to stay at St. Andrew’s School. They were warmly welcomed by the St. Andrew’s School administrators. They took a little tour inside the Elementary section, then the Junior College zone. The St. Andrew’s teachers taught the students what education in Singapore is like. Then, to have them learn more about Singapore, each student got his Singapore buddy. Together, they went to the bowling center, joined the school sports day, and shared their experience. They lived at St.Andrew’s School for

five days, they also joined the church on Sunday morning. “I think St. Andrew’s is more modern than PRC. PRC is more classical, but the common thing is both of them are old schools,” said Krit Promsathit, an M.4 student who participated in this trip.

Everyone wants to be healthy all the time, but during the rainy season you have to be careful. There are around 50,000 people a year who get the dengue fever from being bitten by mosquitoes, and 100s die from this.

Most people who get the virus don’t show any symptoms at first, but after that they appear like general fever. Symptoms include fever, headache, high-temperature, muscle pains, and skin rash all over the body.

This fever is caused by dengue virus transmitted from several tropical kinds of mosquitoes, specially the

aedes aegypt. These mosquitoes lay their eggs in water sources. Those eggs can be in the very small areas like flower vases, jars, bowls, pots, and car tires. The water stuck in small containers is usually from the rain, that’s why rainy season is dangerous.

Currently there is not an antiviral medicine for dengue fever. We have to cure specific signs by using specific medicines. Use paracetamol to heal headache, but do not use aspirin because it may cause shock.

To prevent getting the dengue virus, there are several things you should do. The most important one is destroying water sources in and around your house. By checking that your containers aren’t left outdoor or get rid of the water inside them every week to exterminate mosquitoes’ eggs as well as larvae. You could also have fish to eat eggs and larvae in tanks or jars. These species of mosquitoes come out during the day, so another solution is not to be bitten by mosquitoes in daytime. Have your skin coated with mosquito-repellent.

M.3 Students at Sentosa Station

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There are great deals of famous tourist attractions in Singapore, and none of the students missed any of them. They went to Sento-sa, the popular resort island built on the old British army fortress, and the Universal Studio. At the huge and lively movie theme park, students enjoyed the rides. Khemika Yeunnan, a student on the trip said, “I really love Universal Studio because it’s the first time I went to an amusement park. I bought things, went on the rides, and did many other things there. This made me have a lot of fun.” After that, they went to see the Merlion, the symbol of Singapore. They went to Little India and China Town, which showed varieties of tradition in Singapore. In those places you are able to see beautiful

sights, try some food, and also shop.

When asked about what they were impressed with about this trip, Krit Promsathit said that Singapore is a beautiful city, full of culture, “I like the MRT (subway) very much, it’s comfortable and easy to go anywhere,” he said “I also think it’s fantastic to use English with foreigners all the time.” Pattra Inthawan, another student who was on this trip, replied. “I’m impressed with the country’s safety and convenience,” she also thanked St. Andrew’s School for taking good care of her and her friends. “If I have a chance, I will be in this trip again because there are still many places that I haven’t been to,” she said.

If you have ever thought to study abroad during the summer, it’s great chance for you to learn lots of things that are different from your hometown education and culture.

LIP is a language immersion program which some of PRC students joined during summer. They attended school in New Zealand and stayed with a host family. They had gone to New Zealand since March until May. One of FEP student, Chanya Khamkhananon said that she had learned New Zealand culture and languages such as English, Spanish, French and Mauri Language. She enjoyed eating Hokey Pokey ice cream which is the most popular ice cream in New Zealand. She also enjoyed visiting the zoo and enjoyed staying with Kiwi people as well.

Chanya and Chanasphorn, her friend also said that studying abroad at New Zealand is a great experience for her. New Zealand is the best educational country in the world. Subjects are so different from Thailand. “If we have a chance, we want to go back again”, they said.

LIP Summer Chanamon Tammawong and Pimchanok Pinudom M.4

Pictures of PRC students at their school in New Zealand

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Living And Learning Like Singaporeans Krit Verochana and Waristha Chantharaphat M.4

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Krit Verochana M.4

(From left) Krit Promsathit, Noramon Arunrithidecha, and Pattra Inthawan In The Universal Studio

Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that spreads Dengue virus

Throw the disc as far as you can! As the disc-shaped glider levitates in the air, it brings joy and happiness to many Prathom students’ hearts. All of them are stunned by the new coming sport of Frisbee. Because of Frisbee, PRC Prathom students can gather at Chamchuree Garden and play it with their friends. In the past Fred Morrison made a plastic flying disc called “Pluto Platter” then he sold the design to Wham-O, in 1959. Wham-O Toys Inc.modified the design and marketed it with the name of “Frisbee”. Mr. Charles Gargaly III, a Prathom 2 teacher, started teaching Frisbee for Prathom students at lunch. He has played Frisbee for 10 years! He likes seeing other people enjoying the game so

he also encouraged others to play Frisbee “I do it because I like to see people play and enjoy with it. I like it a lot and I try to get everyone that I know to come and play.” he said. Also Mr.Teerasak Yawong a PE teacher is interested in Frisbee. He commented that it’s really easy to play and it is like playing American football and basketball at the same time. He also wants this sport to be taught in his PE class because it’s a new activity that kids can play. Puping Kankeaw (Pooh) a Prath-om 2 student, who took up Frisbee, said; it’s not too difficult for kids to play it. You can enjoy playing Fris-bee with your friends or family, buy it from Robinson Department Store Chiang Mai at sport zone 3rd floor and it cost 800 Bath per each.

“Frisbee” Comes To PRC Premgamon Kuntajak M.5

Mr. Chunk practicing frisbee

Rugby football is a sport named after Rugby school in UK. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union. Rugby players must follow the tackle: depending on the situation, either a ruck or a maul can occur. League players may not contest possession after making a tackle; the match is continued playing with a ball.

The PRC Rugby Team, Thai representative, attended ARFU Asia Junior 7s under 20 Rugby tournaments on June, 26 2012. This tournament took place at Johor Bahru, Malaysia. There were teams from Malaysia, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Taipei, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines, Uzbekistan and Thailand. The PRC Rugby Team has got the seventh prize of Asia. Moreover, they beat St. Andrew College (the P.R.C.’s partner school in Singapore) with the scores 25:10.

One of the rugby players was excited with the competition,” I was very proud when we won the first round with St. Andrew. Every day, I practiced from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. We had to work hard so the result was very impressive.” said Thanakarn Chaithong.

“I have played rugby since I was in M.2, but this was the first time I played in the big match between Thailand and other countries.” said Khettawan.

“We’ve got a valuable experience from this tournament. I had many new foreign friends. We play rugby because we love it, not because of the prizes.” Rujipas said.

Having the organized plan and their harmony, The PRC Rugby Team could beat their opponents. They won the seventh prize in the AFRU Asia Junior under 20 rugby tournaments. Every players hope this competition can make The PRC Rugby Team more well known.

PRC Rugby team takes 7th place in Asia Pornpat Pamokgasem M.4, Kritpawat Poolpian and Pappim Likittrakulwong M.5

PRC Rugby Team were practicing at Phetcharat Field.

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Pappim Likittrakulwong M.5

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Pappim Likittrakulwong and Viranchana Supawong M.5

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Viranchana Supawong and Thunwarat Soimano M.5