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QSI Phuket prepares to host the 4th Annual Culinary Competition

Sunday 1 March 2020 10:00 AM

The 4th Annual Culinary Competition hosted by QSI Phuket is set to be the biggest and best yet. This year’s culinary competition will take place March 14th and will see budding young chefs go head to head in front of some of Phuket’s top chefs.

Education Corner: A less specialised curriculum can better equip students for the future

Phuket Life / Education

Sunday 23 February 2020 10:00 AM

As counsellors, we always receive questions from students on how to prepare for university and a career. In spite of compelling pitches to “be the explorer,” students are choosing to narrow their focus and to place emphasis on a possible career. While accurate vocabulary for the next generation of jobs is always evolving, employers are precise: employees who are the most agile are also the most valuable. The global workforce values people who can write and solve problems, who are creative, flexible and critical thinkers, who are multicultural, adaptable, technologically able and ethical, all in one. Our observations, from many career fairs, is that success is rarely the result of a consistent trajectory or focus. Therefore, we suggest to study broadly, choose subjects that challenge and require different skills. Resist the temptation to skip the arts or the traditional humanities. Modern executives and engineers will approach problems by integrating domains and they will weather uncomfortable challenges to find new solutions. Creative innovators, able to draw from a wide array of knowledge and experience, will be the small and great leaders of our time. It’s not just us! Recently, the McKinsey and Financial Times Book of the Year, ‘Range’ by British author, David Epstein, argues persuasively for breadth, and cautions against early, single-minded specialisation. Specialisation, he argues, is useful in rigid situations where learners must master a narrow set of patterns, and feedback is quick and accurate. Generalists, research suggests, are better suited to work in more challenging environments where trends are more difficult to discern, and the feedback is unreliable or inaccurate. Many professionals credit a broad range of subjects in school and unusual life experiences for their ability to persist through challenges. How does a student prepare for a dynamic future that requires agility? Possibly, by not doing the obvious. Doubling-down on a single preparation at the expense of Arts and Humanities is a missed opportunity to create a treasure chest of knowledge. Students in Phuket are fortunate. The location offers impressive, unique life experiences. Society needs people who can combine expertise, doctors of the ocean or physicians for social-justice. Tourism, too, searches for new combinations. Soon, the carbon footprints of every traveller might be mapped and stored in databases. The conscientious vacationer might use a data engineer of geography to ask, ‘Where shall I go next?’ The most respected schools in the world aggregate the disciplines, requiring students to study multiple disciplines; science, language, literature, technology, the arts, the humanities, and maths. School curriculums, like the IGCSE, and the IB, provide for students to take advantage of this philosophy. Our advice is to explore and don’t leave anything out! Casey Nolen Jackson and Jacqui Brelsford are the two University Counsellors at British International School, Phuket - BISP. For more information, visit them at www.bisphuket.ac.th

Education Corner: Leadership and Split Infinitives

Phuket Life / Education

Sunday 19 January 2020 11:00 AM

Many years ago, in my first leadership position, I pounced upon a split infinitive in the very first set of reports that required my editorial skills. It lay innocuously enough, some might argue, in the midst of a professional narrative concerning the aspirations of a middle school student whose identity has long since been forgotten.

Green Thoughts Water, Water, Everywhere: The hydrophyte guide to lotus and water lily cultivation and care Part 1

Phuket Life / Education

Sunday 19 January 2020 10:00 AM

Most of Thailand has a high annual rainfall and Phuket is no exception to this, as anyone who lives here through the summer monsoon can testify. But like all natives of hot countries, Thais have a special reverence for water and its vital role in life. Expats have only to experience the April water festival of Songkran to realise that one of the impulses behind this celebration is to cleanse and renew, to herald the onset of the new rains that will bring life to the parched earth.

Sirinya’s World: Meanings of the term ‘Farang’ (ฝรั่ง)

Phuket Life / Education

Sunday 12 January 2020 12:00 PM

We’ve all come across the word ‘farang‘ in some context or other. We all know that in Thai it describes a European person. However, what are the origins and the meanings of this term? It is an assured fact that the word derives from ‘Frank’, a word that originally referred to a Germanic speaking people in the region of today’s France.

New Year’s pup ‘How to…’ guide

Phuket Life / Education

Sunday 5 January 2020 12:00 PM

Many people, and vets, will tell you that training your puppy should not begin until after six months of age. This is utter nonsense and what’s worse, by the time your pup has reached six months, many of the primary developmental stages have long passed and habits, good and bad, have begun to take hold. It is the early training, and indeed socialising, that are massively important factors in producing a well rounded dog.

University in the UK or US?

Phuket Life / Education

Saturday 28 December 2019 11:30 AM

One of the biggest decisions students have to make when nearing the end of their secondary education is what type of university will best fulfill their needs.

Phuket’s international schools rank third cheapest of 19 Asian destinations

Phuket Life / Education

Saturday 7 December 2019 02:00 PM

Parents naturally want to give their children the best possible start in life. For expat parents, however, this can be a little more challenging than usual, particularly when it comes to education.

Qu’est-ce que c’est?

Phuket Life / Education

Monday 25 November 2019 10:00 AM

Ever since my schooldays, the names “Selway” and “Paget” have been indelibly stamped on the back of my brain. I remember them for one reason only: that they sat in the same row as me during my French class – in fact, they sat in front of me.

US scholarship funding flows into Phuket

Phuket Life / Education

Saturday 16 November 2019 10:00 AM

With the opening of UWC Thailand (UWCT) in August 2016, Phuket became home to the globe’s 16th United World College (UWC) – an international collection of schools with a mission to use education as a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future.

BISP students among ‘Top in Thailand’

Phuket Life / Education

Monday 4 November 2019 02:00 PM

Six students from British International School, Phuket (BISP) have made their school proud as they have managed to achieve the highest country honour in their recent Cambridge examinations.

QSI Phuket photo book showcases snap happy students’ newfound skills

Phuket Life / Education

Monday 14 October 2019 10:00 AM

For the past year and a half at QSI International School of Phuket (QSIP), we have been focusing on updating our media and technology curriculum in order to better represent the constantly shifting landscape of film, photography and multimedia.

The core business of education?

Phuket Life / Education

Monday 30 September 2019 10:00 AM

On the whole, schools seem to be reactive, conservative institutions more usually being dragged kicking and screaming through the wake of economic and social change than providing inspirational leadership.

Finnish teaching methods boosting learning potential in Thailand

Phuket Life / Education

Monday 23 September 2019 02:00 PM

Many teachers are shedding their pedagogue approach as Thailand seeks to emulate education methods in Finland that focus on creating a happy atmosphere in schools.

BISP to host 100 universities from 19 countries at Phuket University Fair

Phuket Life / Education

Wednesday 18 September 2019 09:46 AM

Some people spend their entire lives hoping they might get to visit Phuket’s world-famous beaches for a relaxing vacation. But for the younger generation on the island, especially the ones between 16 and 18 years old, there tends to be more thinking and wondering about where they might go after high school graduation.

The world of IB diplomas and how IB diplomas prepare students for the world

Phuket Life / Education

Monday 16 September 2019 10:00 AM

Studying at a university overseas can offer students many benefits; it’s an opportunity to learn new languages, experience different cultures and meet people from all walks of life.

Phuket school on the rise with help from Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort

Phuket Life / Education

Thursday 12 September 2019 08:51 AM

Some 40 students at Baan Khok Wat Mai School in Thalang enjoyed an English language day camp last month, thanks to a charitable effort by Outrigger Hospitality Group’s “Share 4 Change” volunteers, with assistance from the Laguna Phuket Corporate Social Responsibility team.

The cutting edge of education?

Phuket Life / Education

Monday 2 September 2019 02:00 PM

Curriculum: it means racetrack. From the Latin currere, which means “to run”. And somewhere along the line, in many parts of the world, it has turned into a strange self-fulfilling prophecy.

Computing and ICT students go from strength to strength at BISP

Phuket Life / Education

Sunday 25 August 2019 03:00 PM

The 2018-2019 academic year has been another action-packed rollercoaster of innovative learning within the Computing & ICT department at British International School, Phuket – BISP.

Children across Asia to learn lifesaving tips from loved cartoon characters

Phuket Life / Education

Tuesday 30 July 2019 10:00 AM

Parents will be able to breathe easy knowing that characters from The Powerpuff Girls, We Bare Bears and The Amazing World of Gumball are on hand to save the day by teaching their children survival and life saving tips.

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