IMPACT 24 by Concordian International School

Issue 24 of Impact, the Winter Issue dated January 2019, captures a busy first semester across all three sections of Concordian International School in Bangkok. Editor Megan Ames frames the edition around the idea that the school's reach extends far beyond its walls, with students competing, performing, exploring and serving across Thailand, Hong Kong and China. School updates feature student voices from the Middle School Student Council, the High School Student Government and the PYP Student Council, alongside Sports Days, Spirit Week, House competitions and service through clubs such as Habitat for Humanity and Operation Smile.

The headline event was the grand opening of the brand-new Sports Complex on November 30, 2018. The on-campus facility includes a full-sized football field, an Olympic-size swimming pool, a 100-meter running track, four squash courts, two tennis courts, a fourth indoor gymnasium, a fitness center, a table tennis floor, a design technology floor, a Thai music room and a yoga and dance room. Athletic Director Robert "Coach K" Kovach thanked founding director Khun Varnnee for her vision.

Athletics coverage reports strong results: the G7-U boys became AISAA League Champions, the G5-U boys won the AISAA Tournament, the Varsity Girls Volleyball team took bronze at a tournament at CDNIS in Hong Kong, and 41 Concordian Dragons earned 43 medals for 3rd place overall at the AISAA Track and Field Meet at Berkeley International School.

The Showcase section highlights the 8th Centerstage PY Talent Show on November 15, the Mamma Mia (Abridged) production, the AISAA Orchestra Festival hosted by Concordian, and DP Visual Arts students exhibiting at the River City Complex. Trips and Expeditions detail the second Chinese exchange program to East China Normal University in Shanghai (Oct 14-27, 2018), Grade 6-10 Week Without Walls trips, and the Grade 11 School Build renovating a school in Tak's Mae Sot district (November 18-23). Activities and Events include the Spelling Bee, Ploenchit Fair, Wai Kru Day, Loy Krathong, the Moon Festival, and the school's first Chinese Summit of International Education on September 28-29, 2018, which drew 110 attendees from 35 Asian institutions.