IMPACT 42 by Concordian International School
26/03/2025
Issue 42 (March 2025, Winter) of IMPACT covers Concordian International School's Chinese New Year celebrations including the Voice of Concordian Season 9 and 9th Chinese Temple Fair, Grade 9 exchange programs in Shanghai, Beijing, and newly partnered Bashu School Chongqing, the third CISMUN conference with over 400 participants raising 300,000 Baht, Week Without Walls trips for Grades 5-11, and the Con Brio choir performing at the Voices for Change charity concert at Central World.
Issue 42 of Impact, the Winter Issue published in March 2025, captures a busy stretch at Concordian International School in Bangkok as the community welcomed 2025, the Year of the Snake. The cover story celebrates the Chinese New Year festivities held on January 24, 2025, including the Early Years station games, the PY Voice of Concordian Season 9 finale themed "Splendid Dunhuang, Singing of Beauty," and the Secondary School's 9th Chinese Temple Fair with its Sing! performances and Fun Fair. The PTA Corner highlights the Welcome Brunch, the PTA Family Outing 2024 at Farm Lung Uan with over 100 families, and the Festival of Love held on December 4, 2024.
The Events section gathers performances staged from October through January, among them the 14th annual PYP talent show Centerstage@14, the student-led Lhung Baan V3 charity concert that raised over 30,000 baht for the Class of 2026 School Build, the Freaky Fun Festival, a production of Romeo and Juliet, Loy Krathong celebrations, the Winter Choral Showcase, Christmas concerts, the Secondary Talent Show, and the debut of the new MYP Drama program with adaptations of The Gruffalo and Grade 7 Playback Theatre.
School Update features include Careers Day, the University Fair welcoming 43 universities, the DP Fair, a new Grade 9 exchange partnership with Bashu School in Chongqing, exchange trips to Shanghai and Beijing, and CISMUN III, the largest yet with over 400 participants, raising 300,000 baht for School Build.
Athletics coverage spans EY and PY Sports Days, the Varsity Table Tennis team's third consecutive AISAA title, golf, and an undefeated G3U football season. Trips cover Week Without Walls journeys for Grades 5 through 10 and the Grade 11 School Build in Tak province. Student Life and Service spotlights Middle School Community Engagement, Operation Smile, high school clubs, the Sornthong Music Contest, Con Brio's Voices for Change for the CCF, Hoop for Hearts' Mlabri bridge build, MotoSurf champion Petch, family interviews, and a Princ Hospital feature on SUNDS.