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Nov 21, 2025 - Upper Secondary Begins Some of you may not realise that the opening section of our weekly newsletter is usually written by Lisa, our Head of Primary. As Lisa has travelled back to the UK for her mother’s funeral, I’m stepping in this week to share a few reflections from the Director’s desk—reflections that have taken me on a rather nostalgic walk through the past twenty years. When I first arrived on Koh Phangan two decades ago with my Thai husband, who was bor

Nov 14, 2025 - Exploring Through Experience This week, students have been busy learning out and about across Koh Phangan. Our Year 3 students visited Nira’s Bakery factory, where they learned how to make sausage rolls and carrot cake as part of our Primary-wide Cooking and Nutrition module. As well as creating delicious food and learning about balanced diets and healthy eating habits, the children gained a valuable insight into the work and preparation that goes into producin

Nov 7, 2025 - Festive Season Starts. This week there has been a real buzz across campus as several special events, curriculum days and excursions took place. As the festive season approaches — a time of giving, receiving and coming together as family, friends, and our school community — we are delighted to be preparing for our first ever whole-school traditional Christmas dinner . Students can look forward to a festive feast with all the trimmings. Tables will be beautifully

Oct 31, 2025 — Honesty in Focus. This half term, we're focusing on the value of Honesty . 🦉✨ At Si Ri Panya, we have six core school values that shape our culture and guide our students as learners and citizens:💛 Community-Minded | 🌊 Balanced | 🦉 Honest | 🐢 Resilient | 🐘 Respectful | 🐯 Courageous Each half term, we explore one of these values in greater depth through assemblies, PSHE lessons, and everyday school life. This half term, students will be learning from Hone

Oct 17, 2025 - Traditions and Togetherness. As we prepare to pause for half term, it’s a lovely time to reflect on the many celebrations and traditions that take place around the world during the month of October. From Diwali , the Festival of Lights, to Samhain , the traditional Celtic festival originating in Ireland, this season reminds us of the rich diversity of cultures — and the many ways communities everywhere come together to celebrate light, change, and connection. D

Oct 10, 2025 - New Look, Same Heart. A new logo for a new chapter This week, we bring you our new and improved school logo! Beginning now, you’ll start to see our refreshed school logo  across our platforms. It reflects who we are — warm, trusted and Cambridge-accredited — and where we’re going next. Over the past three years we’ve grown from our Primary roots into Years 7–9 , and in September 2026  we will open Year 10 , leading to IGCSEs in Year 11 . The updated logo brings

Oct 3, 2025 - Challenge Brings Growth. Our students challenge themselves everyday, but do we challenge them enough? In school, Class Teachers continually challenge themselves to find ways to challenge their students—a bit of a catch-22! They must adapt their teaching to stretch those who are ready to go further, while also lifting up those who need extra support. In doing so, they become true experts in balancing growth for every child. But what about beyond the classroom? Ho

Sep 26, 2025 - Settled and Thriving. Week 4: students are settled in their year groups, have established their routines and are feeling increasingly content. This week is about getting settled, which means students should know what their daily routine is and what their teachers expect of them. In week four, students should also have made new friends and be reaching out to new students, showing good values around campus, leading by example and making us all proud. Each student

Sep 19, 2025 - Learning in Action. This week, every year group has worked hard to settle in and fully immerse themselves in their new learning environments. It has been an exceptionally smooth start to the academic year — and that is thanks, in no small part, to you. Whether you are a teacher, a parent, or a student reading this week’s newsletter, the efforts in the classroom, the support at home, and the dedication behind the scenes at school have all come together to create

Sep 12, 2025 - Every Voice Counts. The first week of school is always an important time for setting the tone. Together with their teachers, our students agree on class rules and daily values they commit to working on in their relationships with others. In Year 4, Teacher Charles and his class have set a particularly positive example. Their agreements not only show care and respect but also brighten their classroom, making it an inspiring place to learn together. By Week 2, a

Sep 5, 2025 - Courage Begins Here. A proper welcome back to our very special school at the heart of the Koh Phangan community The middle of the week felt like a funny day to return to our wonderful, community-orientated island school. As I stood at the gate, it was really moving to see so many happy, familiar, smiling faces — everyone looking refreshed, a bit taller and somewhat more independent. To see last year’s Yr 6 students in their new secondary uniforms, and to hug tea

Jul 11, 2025 - Stronger Together. It's official, school's out for summer! Save the Planet - Yr 1 - 6 What does it mean to be a world citizen or global citizen? How can we care for our amazing planet, Earth? What would happen if we put our wildest dreams together to heal the environment? To make it trash free, cared for, cherished, loved? What if What if we were able to stop rain forests from being chopped down? What if we could help animals whose habitats are threatened? Thes