IMPACT 8 by Concordian International School
01/09/2013
Concordian International School's back-to-school issue covers the Class of 2013, whose IB Diploma average was 36 out of 45 against a world average of 29.81, including the school's first Oxford acceptance. Features include alumni university interviews, G11 and G12 IB retreats in Hua Hin, the CP Lotus Shanghai internship, CAS community service, and new PE and ASA facilities.
This Back to School issue of Impact, the magazine of Concordian International School, opens the 2013-2014 academic year with a cover illustrated by Grade 3 students and welcome messages from school leaders. Director and Founder K. Varnnee Chearavanont Ross dedicates the year to compassion, while High School Principal and Academic Dean Dr. James Leung reports that Concordian's fourth graduating cohort once again achieved excellent IB Diploma results, with a 36 out of 45 average score compared to the worldwide average of 29.81. He notes the school's first acceptance to the University of Oxford, with all students applying to tertiary institutions accepting offers from universities and colleges in the United Kingdom, Canada, the USA, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Thailand. Further messages come from Principal Aj. Vichitvong Chanarat, Elementary and Middle School Principal Mr. Laurent Goetschmann, Vice Principal Ms. Aloha Lavina, and new Librarian Ms. Erin Sieck.
The Alumni section recalls the Graduating Class of 2013, whose 23 students held a Farewell Celebration on May 23rd and a Valedictory Ceremony on June 1st. Special interviews feature graduates now studying at Chulalongkorn University, the London School of Economics, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of Oxford, Stanford University and the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. An IB World feature lists ten reasons the Diploma Programme prepares students for university.
A Flashback covers DP students' summer internships at organizations including the Thai Ministry of Justice, United Overseas Bank, Baker & McKenzie and several hospitals, plus the CP Lotus Shanghai Internship 2013. The issue also reports the Grade 11 IB retreat "Caterpillars and Butterflies" in Hua Hin (August 16-18) and the Grade 12 "E-Day" extended-essay retreat (September 6-8).
Other features include CAS community service such as Harmony 2013 supporting Rohingya refugees and donations to Wat Bangplee and Ban Tawan Mai, the JUMP! Community Day, new PE and ASA facilities, parent reading workshops, an article on bilingualism, profiles of 28 new teachers and 4 new teaching assistants from 10 countries, and the rollout of ManageBac.