Over the second year of my education in The Regent's School situated in Thailand, I had the immense honor to meet the current Ambassador of Republic Bulgaria, Mr. Kamen Velichkov and to celebrate the national holiday of my country on 3rd of March along with many other fellow country-men, proud to attend and show their respect for the Bulgarian culture and the work our ancestrors have done to makethe existence of our country possible.
On the meeting with Mr. Velichkov we discussed the opportunity given to me and many former, current and future students from Bulgaria and other European countries to learn how to perform as leaders and take control of our lives. Along with academic excellence The Regent's School enjoys a number of non curriculum eventsand activities that not only prepare us for the university but also give us much knowledge and practical skills useful for the challenges in life.
It was an honor for me to represent Bulgaria in the last two years in The Regent's School - Pattaya campus, as well as BistraDoinova at the Bangkok campus who accomplished amazing results, in both academic and non-curriculum activities. As an example I would like to mention that Bistra Doinova was Head girl - the school board president as well as a representative of the school in the Round Square Conference in India for the year 2008.
Over the years many of the graduate students were accepted by top universities worldwide with results reaching 42 points in the IB program, accepted worldwide with high appreciation by the universities, because the level of training and preparation, based on the CAS (Creativity Adventure Service), extended essay and the syllabus provided. I am very glad to know that Dr. Virachay Techavijit as an owner of the school appreciatesthe diligence and the talent of many students received a scholarship. Many of the graduated and prospered students that have finished the IB program in this prestigious school are namely Bulgarians, therefore Dr. Virachay Techavijit is willing to help gifted children and give them a chance to be part of the Regents School community.
Personally, I feel a big change in myself and my life as a whole, by voting confidence and personal responsibility the teachers here helped me improve my ability to cope alone with the difficulties in life and find my way among the difficulties.
On the other hand, the arrival in Thailand introduced me to a totally new and different culture from the one I hadseen. With every week passing I enjoy even more traditional Thai cultural and historical landmarks, rare in the modern world but fortunately highly valued here.
Everyone has the chance to meet this challenge, and ultimately experience the best of the years spent here.
For contacts or questions: Georgi Georgiev - GeorgiG@live.com
Monday, March 16
The Regents School - Thailand (Pattaya campus)
През втората година от обучението ми в The Regent’s School намиращо се в Кралство Тайланд, аз имах огромната чест да се срещна с настоящия Посланник на Република България, г-н Камен Величков и да отпразнувам националния празник 3-ти Март на моята Родина наред с редица други сънародници, горди да присъстват и да покажат уважение към Българската култура и труда на всички направили съществуването на нашата държава възможно.
При срещата си с г-н Величков ние обсъдихме възможността която се предоставяше, както на мен така и на редица бивши, настоящи и бъдещи ученици от България и Европейските държави да се покажат и изявят като лидери, да поемат живота си в своите ръце. Наред с академичните постижения The Regent’s School се радва и на множество извънкласни избирателни мероприятия, които не само ни подготвят за университета но и ни дават много знания и практични умения полезни за бъдещите предизвикателства на живота.
За мен е чест, че бях избран да представлявам България за последните две години в The Regent’s school – Pattaya campus, както и Бистра Дойнова в Bangkok campus която постигна удивителни резултати, в академични и в извънкласни занимания. Като пример ще спомена, че Бистра Дойнова бе Head girl – президент на училищното настоятелство и представител на училището в Round Square конференцията в Индия през 2008.
През изминалите години много от завършилите ученици бяха приети от топ университетите по света с резултати от до 42 точки от IB програмата, която е приета по цял свят и много високо ценена от всички университети, поради степента на обучение и подготовката, изградена на основа на извън класните мероприятия. Много се радвам да знам че Д-р Вирачай Течавижит като притежател на училището оценява старанието и таланта на множеството ученици, които чрез конкурс за стипендия получават шанса да учат в едно елитно училище. Много от посочените и преуспели ученици завършили IB в това престижно училище са именно Българи, и за това Д-р Вирачай Течавижит има волята да подпомогне талантливи деца, като им даде възможността да представят държавата си и учат по специална система осигуряваща отлична подготовка.
Лично аз усещам голяма промяна в мен и живота ми като цяло. Чрез гласуваното ми доверие и лична отговорност аз усъвършенствам моите способности да се справям сам с трудностите в живота, и да намирам начин да преудолявам препятсвията в него.
От друга страна идването в Тайланд ме запозна с една нова и различна култура от тази която вече съм виждал. С всяка изминала седмица аз се наслаждавам на все повече културни и исторически забележителности, рядкост в съвременния свят, но за щастие високо ценени тук.
Всеки има шанс да посрещне това предизвикателство и възможност да се срещне с множество талантливи и интелигентни деца от 42 различни държави.
An accredited British international school whose graduates have received offers from top universities, such as Oxford/Cambridge/LSE/Imperial College and Stanford/MIT/Wharton/UCLA/UC-Berkeley
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Global Connect (GC)
Programme
(For Academic year September 2009- June 2010)
Two-Year Scholarship
To Study for an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
or Four-Year Scholarship
To study 2-year IGCSE plus 2-year IB Diploma
The Regent’s School, Thailand, wishes to announce the opportunity of a first-class education in the English medium. Selected students with strong recommendations from their school principal will be invited to apply for a two-year scholarship to study for an IB Diploma under the GC Programme. The selection process involves a test in both English and mathematics. Short-listed candidates will be invited for interview. Testing and interviewing will likely take place in the Capital City in May 2009. Qualified applicants will be notified well in advance. The final results of the selection will be announced by 15 June 2009.
From each country, up to two winners for each age group will be selected to study at a top class international boarding school in Thailand, namely The Regent’s School, either at Pattaya or Bangkok campus, at the discretion of the School. The value of the scholarship is of any value up to 90% of the tuition and boarding fees. Actual fee structure can be found on www.regents.ac.th under ‘fees’. The full boarding fees are approximately US$ 22,000 a year. The best 90% awarded scholar pays only 10% or US$ 2,200 a year, and less awarded paying the percentage of scholarship awarded.
There are currently nearly 1,100 students from 44 countries studying at The Regent’s School-Pattaya Campus and approximately 550 from 30 countries at Bangkok Campus. The school is fully accredited by Great Britain’s Ofsted inspectors through WES Educational Trust of UK. Recent graduates were accepted to study at Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, Imperial College, King’s College London, UCL, etc in the UK;Stanford, MIT, Wharton, UCLA, UC-Berkeley in the US, for instance.
At present there are 40 GC scholars at both campuses from Estonia, Bulgaria, Slovakia, CzechRepublic, Lithuania and Armenia under this Global Connect Programme. Over 70 have graduated since 1999.
Scholarship students will
·have a once in a lifetime opportunity to study at a fully accredited international school whose graduates have received places from top universities in the world such as Oxford, Cambridge, LSE in the UK and Stanford, Wharton, UCLA in the US.
·develop a sense of our ‘global village’ and cultivate a world-view;
·enjoy living on a secure international co-educational campus in a beautiful tropical setting;
·experience the personal challenge of living away from home for a number of years;
·have the opportunity to contribute to their home country’s economic development by enriching the pool of expertise;
·experience at first hand the vibrancy of Eastern Asian and Thai culture (even learn a little Thai!);
·learn through the English National Curriculum and graduate with IB qualifications which have world-wide respect and value;
·improve their own English to fluency or near in the environment in which all main teachers are native English speakers, thus enhancing their personal prospects;
·have the opportunity of travelling both in Thailand and beyond through the Regent’s enrichment programmes, such as the Round Square initiative (www.roundsquare.org), FOBISSEA (www.fobissea.org) and Student Guild activities;
·make friends with students of internationally oriented families from over thirty different countries thus establishing a ‘network for life’;
·increase their opportunities for education, whether in their home system or at universities abroad.
Who should apply ?
The Regent’s School’s standard is high and its students are expected to have ability above the average of good schools in England, both academically and sociably. This is why our school was chosen to be a full member of a unique organisation called “Round Square” (www.roundsquare.org), which consists of only 62 outstanding schools in the world. HM King Constantine is its Chairman and HRH Duke of York, Prince Andrew is among its patrons. All school members of the Round Square are committed to produce well rounded leaders out of their students.Therefore we encourage only those who want to be well rounded persons who have both academic ability, i.e. preferably top ten percent in English subject and one other main subject and social skills as well as those who have keen interest in extracurricular activities such as music, sport, outdoor pursuits and community service, to apply. In addition, good role model setting is strongly expected of the scholars, i.e. GC Scholars are required to lead others by being good role models.
Applications for the scholarship competition are welcome from students with the following profile
Date of birth: preferably
For IB Diploma Study: those who will still have two more years of high school remaining after June 2009
For IGCSE Study: those who will still have four more years of high school remaining after June 2009
Very strong academic record (must be confirmed by the current school’s Principal)
Excellent written and spoken English (through Test and Interviews)
Great social skills
Very strong will to set good role model
Talented in music, sport or drama (desirable)
How to apply ?(apply before 20 April 2009)
Step 1. Fill out the online application at this link www.regents.ac.th/scholarship or www.regents.ac.th/GC.applyYour application cannot be processed without you completing questions 5.1 and 5.2 and you need to give the name and e-mail address of your current school’s principal. You should follow up until you receive an acknowledgment from us.
Step 2. Please ask your school principal to e-mail to chairman@regents.ac.th to confirm your academic excellence, i.e. top 10% rankings in your English or Maths class. We will contact your principal to verify if you also have great social skills and have been a good role model.
Step 3. We will inform you of the place for test and interview which will be held in late April or early May 2009 in your capital city.
For more information about The Regent’s School, visit the website at www.regents.ac.th
For further details about the competition, contact me, directly at chairman@regents.ac.th
IB Diploma Programme (www.ibo.org) is a two-year course leading to examinations taken at the end of Y13 (Grade 12) when students are 18+. The IB Diploma is an entry qualification to university in most countries and qualifies to study 3-year degree programmes in the UK without having to take any entrance exam or SAT test. A soft copy of our in-house handbook detailing the curriculum and the variety of subjects offered next year can be obtained from enquiry@regents.ac.th
*IB Diploma’s highest possible score are 42 points plus 3 bonus points for a very good extended essay. Oxbridge and Ivy League universities normally consider applicants who score 37 and higher. In June 2008, the highest IB score was 43.
*2008 graduates received many world’s best universities’ offers including OxfordUniversity, LSE, ImperialCollege, Wharton, UCLA, UC-Berkeley. This is indeed a very outstanding record.
Over the second year of my education in The Regent's School situated in Thailand, I had the immense honor to meet the current Ambassador of Republic Bulgaria, Mr. Kamen Velichkov and to celebrate the national holiday of my country on 3rd of March along with many other fellow country-men, proud to attend and show their respect for the Bulgarian culture and the work our ancestrors have done to make the existence of our country possible.
