IMPACT 13 by Concordian International School

This is the Summer Issue of IMPACT, Issue 13 (April 2015), the official magazine of Concordian International School in Bangkok, closing out the 2014-2015 school year. Editor Shelley Harris contributes a farewell note marking her last issue after five years, handing the magazine to incoming editor Nichole Deidrick alongside photo and layout staff Ice and Prinz. Board of Trustees Chair John Chu reflects on the school's second decade and its 14 years of growth, noting the completion of the third cycle of the school's five-year strategic plan.

The Concordian Showcase highlights student achievement across several fields. Thirteen delegates attended Harvard Model Congress Asia 2015 at the University of Hong Kong (January 8-11), where Nat and Pond earned Outstanding Delegate gavels and Danny and Fuji received honorable mentions. In the UK Mathematics Trust's Intermediate Mathematical Challenge, Grade 8, 9 and 10 students won 5 Gold, 12 Silver and 23 Bronze certificates, with three qualifying for the next round. At the History Bowl and Bee Thailand Championships (March 14, 2015), five students advanced to the Asian Championships, with Kong placing second in the under-17 History Bee and Weimin also qualifying for the International History Olympiad.

Sports coverage spans Dragons Football, the growing U-13 and U-11 soccer teams, EYP Sports Day for Nursery through K3, and the Swimming Dragons, who broke individual records at the Marlins Mayhem Meet and prepared to host the TISAC Primary Swim Meet.

Further features include the senior class delivering 60,000 baht to Camillian Home for a child named Peeraya, an IB Art Exhibition, and alumni updates from Aeii (Imperial College London) and Minky (University of Cambridge, Natural Science Tripos). MYP and DP stories cover the AEO university tour, a Chinese teaching workshop drawing 32 Concordian and 26 visiting teachers, the IBDP Theatre class at the ISTA World Theatre Festival in Bali, the Grade 10 MYP Personal Project Exhibition, Camillian Home mural reflections, Concordian Voice Season 2, Grade 8 Thai and Chinese wedding performances, and library news.