Climate Change Conference

On the strength of The Regent's School CO2 Reduction Competition, pupils received a special invitation to speak at the "Pata (Pacific Asia Tourism Association) CEO Challenge 2008 - Confronting Climate Change" conference.

Capitalizing on the school's commitment to climate change, and only a few days after Earth Day, students delivered a hard-hitting presentation that impacted hugely on the delegates, and has already resulted in offers of work experience, and an offer to speak in Sri Lanka!

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teachers.on.net

“The teachers.on.net listings provided me with the opportunity to proactively contact over 230 teachers who had previously registered their interest in teaching overseas. The ability to initiate contact with potential candidates is much preferred to, and more efficient than, having to wait for responses from applicants (often many unsuitable) which result when advertising school vacancies by other means. I will definitely continue to utilise teachers.on.net as my primary recruitment source.” David Hewitt, Australian International School - Dhaka.

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Arsonist sets school on fire

A school in Pattani's Mayo district was set on fire on Sunday night, just hours before the new semester began yesterday. One building of Ban Krawa school was reduced to ashes in the fire which began at about 9pm on Sunday night. The detailed extent of damage was unknown so far.

Authorities said it was the work of arsonists who came back to attack police investigators who were inspecting the school damage. That led to a five-minute gunfight before the attackers retreated. There was no report of casualties.

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Early childhood education project

The Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre (SBPAC) has launched an early childhood education project to breed a new generation of southern youth in tune with the need for peaceful coexistence in the strife-torn region. The centre will encourage a sense of patriotism and belonging, said the SBPAC director. The project, consistent with southern economic development strategies, would help young people develop. It would also improve caregivers' potential and upgrade the standard of nurseries.

Source: Bangkok Post

Sexual harassment

At least three cases of sexual harassment against students by lecturers at Thammasat University have been reported over the past decade, according to a seminar on sexual harassment at universities yesterday. The chairwoman of Thammasat University's Women and Youth Studies Programme said there had been serious cases of sexual harassment prior to last month's scandal involving an engineering lecturer at the Rangsit campus.

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The Qualities of Decent People

The Office of the National Culture Commission (ONCC) has published 100,000 copies of a comic book entitled Sombat Khong Phudee (The Qualities of Decent People) for distribution to youngsters nationwide. Culture Minister Anusorn Wongwan said the book represented a light-hearted approach to teaching youngsters the value of decent conduct.

Source: Bangkok Post