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Dec 12, 2025 - Beyond the Spotlight There are two sides to school life: what happens at the front, the things you see when you walk around the campus or pop into lessons to talk to students about their work; and what happens behind the scenes. Our events, deadlines and assessments are visible, but the quiet, steady work that drives school life forward often isn’t. Behind the scenes is where so much of the real effort sits. It could be the determination of a student practising

Dec 5, 2025 - Festive Community Spirit There is cheer in the air this week! The festive season is upon us and, whether you celebrate Christmas or another cultural tradition from closer to home, a warm and joyful feeling is beginning to permeate the campus. We especially love this time of year because it brings our shared school values to life. Cooperation, kindness, giving to others, extending an olive branch where it’s needed, and wishing everyone well as we approach the end

Nov 28, 2025 - Small School, Big Vision We are delighted to announce that Si Ri Panya has achieved Gold  in the Wellbeing Award for Schools (WAS)  – a respected UK accreditation developed by the National Children’s Bureau  and Optimus Education . This award recognises schools that place emotional wellbeing and mental health at the heart of their practice, for both staff and students. Although we are a small school, we are an ambitious one. Being small has never limited us; it

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

Jul 4, 2025 - Balanced & Ready. This week we've been steeped in revision and end of year assessments, rehearsals, rehearsals, tests, more rehearsals and preparations for our next and final end of year event! Never a dull moment at Si Ri Panya. However, even though all of that sounds intense, which it is, our students take it in their stride! They can handle it, because they are balanced and we see that it in their actions. If they feel overwhelmed, like we all do from time to

Jun 27, 2025 - Community Kindness in Motion. Charity Begins at Home & School! The old adage charity begins at home is very much part of school life for us here at Si Ri Panya, our home-from-home and as such, making a positive contribution to our community through fundraising activities, continues to be one of our top priorities. It will come as no surprise then that last week, Nicola, our school director and Teacher Faye--who leads and takes care of our school's charity commi

Jun 20, 2025 - Kindness in Action. Random Acts of Kindness Challenge! Can you remember the last time you received a complement? Or a time perhaps when you said hello and smiled at somebody you often see but don't usually talk to? How about recalling the last time you properly listened to a friend without interrupting? Or the last time you told someone some good news? These are just some of the things we discussed in our Primary's assembly this week which was on the topic of

Jun 13, 2025 - Stars, Sea & Stories. Key Dates at a Glance Sunday 6th July 2025 - Year 6 Welcome to Secondary' celebrations & Year 9 Farewell Party See Newsletter Issue 14 for full details Monday 16th June 2025 - Deadline for competition entries  into our charity colouring book See Newsletter Issue 13 for full details Tuesday 17 June 2025  at 18:00 pm – Secondary Drama Performance (“Harry Rings: Lord of the Potters”) See Newsletter Issue 13 for full details Wednesday 9 July 2

Jun 6, 2025 - Creativity • Community • Campus. Key Dates at a Glance Tuesday 17 June 2025  at 18:00 pm – Secondary Drama Performance (“Harry Rings: Lord of the Potters”) See Newsletter Issue 13 for full details Wednesday 9 July 2025  at 19:30 pm – Yr 6 Romeo & Juliet Drama Performance & Graduation Ceremony See Newsletter Issue 11 for full details Thursday 10 July 2025  at 13:15 pm – End-of-Term Learning Celebration Y1-6: "Saving Our Planet"  See Newsletter Issue 11 for full

May 22, 2025 - Curiosity & Culture. As we break up for our half-term holiday, it's the perfect moment to pause and celebrate some of the beautiful, in-depth work our students have been engaged in. We’re delighted to share a glimpse into the vibrant learning taking place across the school. It’s always a joy to witness our hardworking learners in action, and we hope you enjoy browsing through this week’s gallery of photos. Wishing all our families a restful and enjoyable holida

May 16, 2025 - Safety & Stewardship. Welcome to this week’s newsletter, where we share highlights and happenings from across the school. From classroom moments to special events, here’s a glimpse into the vibrant life of our school community. We hope you enjoy the read! PACS Microscope Presentation Assembly Over the last two terms, our charity committee, comprised of students from across the school organised several popular movie nights. While those evenings are indeed about

May 9, 2025 - Initiative in Action. Well done to Ethan, Year 1 for making this fantastic sign to put up around the school to help remind us all that throwing plastic is not allowed! The pole is set in concrete and we can see a lot of thought and effort was put into making this excellent sign. Thank you to Ethan's parents for helping him to bring his ideas to life! Today's newsletter begins with us celebrating students who take initiative. What does that mean or look like? It

May 2, 2025 - May Day Magic. Yesterday was May 1st , May Day in UK, which I was reminded of when sitting near a Banyan tree the other day, which is a tree that has roots which grow down from its branches and blow in the wind. The roots were reminiscent of the ribbons on a May Pole (see above), which traditionally, dancers hold while weaving in and out and around each other until the pole in the middle, is covered in beautiful colourful weaved thread. The dance signifies the