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Nurturing Great Global Leaders Last week, our Year 12s identified and began to tame their inner critic. This is an essential skill for becoming a more effective leader. The Global Leaders course, led by our incredible University Counsellor, Ms. Holly Murray, provides a nurturing environment to develop this vital aspect of leadership. We revealed perfectionists, underminers, taskmasters, destroyers and many more. It was a real eye-opener for some and an incredible bonding experience for all to realise they are not alone in this experience. Understanding your inner critic enables you to recognize self-doubt and negative thought patterns that can hinder your decision-making and leadership style. By confronting these internal barriers, you can foster self-confidence and resilience, two qualities indispensable for guiding and motivating your team. Holly Murray's course offers practical tools and strategies to pinpoint and silence your inner critic. Through guided introspection and self-...

 Dear Parents and Guardians, We have had another productive week here at DBS. Last weekend we hosted the Denla Group swimming gala, a fun day with a high standard of competition. It is one of the advantages of being part of a group that our students get to take part in these activities. On Tuesday, we held the Cool 4 school workshop led by Marcel Pusey. It was very fun to end the day seeing our Pre-Prep and Prep students dancing on the stage and even our parents dancing at the end. On Thursday, we held our first open day of the year. Some parents commented on the politeness of our students and it is pleasing to see them making such a positive impression. Today, Mr Dunphy and I are gong to to visit the Beaumont Ruam Pattana School who we supported last year through our charity event. We are looking forward to seeing the impact of our donations and looking at how we can further establish links and support the school. This week we held the first of our parent briefings on residentials...

  Dear Parents and Guardians, As the weeks continue their unstoppable march through Term 1, we find ourselves gearing up for the much-anticipated November residentials. The excitement is palpable, not just among the students, but the staff as well. These trips represent more than just a break from the classroom; they offer our students invaluable life experiences that extend well beyond the academic sphere. I can fondly remember my residentials, with the most memorable being a ski trip to Austria in February of 1992. Although this was only a few months before my GCSE examinations, the school was assured in the belief that a well rounded education should include development of the students outside of the classroom. This was not my first residential, but it was my first time to mainland Europe, and also my first time overseas without my parents. Needless to say there was a lot of trepidation before the trip started, but that was all forgotten as soon as I waved goodbye to my parents ...

  Dear DBS Prep Parents, Time is flying in the world of DBS, and we have reached the end of week five already! The new student leaders were announced in today's assembly. I speak on behalf of all the staff by saying that we are very proud of everyone who has put themselves forward to take on a new role or responsibility this year. Students have demonstrated the DBS values already in going through this process: courage to put themselves forward integrity in respecting and following the fair and proper process humility by being gracious in both success and defeat generosity in helping others when needed empathy in supporting their friends and peers with kindness Over the coming weeks and months, we look forward to supporting our new leadership teams to bring their ideas to the table and further improve what we do at DBS. A huge highlight of this week was the Cool4School workshop on Tuesday. We were delighted to welcome Marcel Pusey for his second visit to DBS, and once again, he...

  Dear Pre-Prep Parents, I want to extend my sincere gratitude to all the parents who joined us for the swimming workshop last week. It was heartwarming to see so many of you taking an active interest in your child's swimming journey. Your engagement and insightful questions made the workshop a resounding success. During the workshop, Mr. Bridges, our Director of Sports, and Mr. Green, one of our dedicated Swim Coaches, shared valuable insights into our approach to swimming in the Early Years. Your support and partnership in ensuring a safe and enjoyable swimming experience for your child are greatly appreciated. We look forward to seeing you next week at the Nursery and Reception ‘Swim Showcase’ where you will be able to watch your child’s swimming lesson. Your child’s Class Teacher will send additional information for the session on Seesaw.  We understand that one common concern that arises during swimming lessons is wet hair. We want to assure you that we take your feedback...

"DBS celebrates the magic of books and meets an inspiring author! Discover more on our Author Visit and Book Fair, where students explore a world of literature, browse captivating books and unite with an author to ignite the flames of creativity and imagination. Find all the exciting details below."

We invite all Prep Parents to join our Prep Wellbeing Workshop on Tuesday 3rd October 2023 by Mr Ross Orton and Miss Rubani Sethi. Learn how we support your child's wellbeing at DBS and how you can do the same at home.

Join us at the DBS Farmer Market! 🍅🥕 Calling all nature enthusiasts, foodies, and families!  Get ready for a delightful day of fresh, locally grown produce and community fun!  Let's celebrate the beauty of sustainable farming and support our local growers. It's a family-friendly affair you won't want to miss! 

What a day it's been at DBS! Marcel, the founder of Cool4School, graced our campus for the second year running and took our Pre-Prep and Prep students on a vibrant musical journey. Blending diverse genres and energetic movement, he brought rhythms, grooves, and melodies alive, captivating young minds. It's days like these that underscore the vitality of music in our curriculum, and we're thankful to Marcel for sharing his passion with us.

 Meet Mrs Jennifer Drake, our new Early Year Teacher for the Academic Year 2023-34 Read more:  https://www.dbsbangkok.ac.th/jennifer-drake-early-year-teacher/

What an incredible day at the Denla Group Swimming Championship 2023-24!  Our schools, DBS Denla British School, Denla Phetkasem, and Denla Rama 5, have shown their aquatic talent and sportsmanship. 🏆🤝  Congratulations to all our swimmers for their outstanding performances! Until next time, let's continue to make waves and inspire greatness together. 🌊💙

Meet Mrs Susie Chan, our new EAL Teacher for the Academic Year 2023-24.   📌Read more: https://www.dbsbangkok.ac.th/mrs-susie-chan-eal-teacher/

Meet our shining star ✨! This week's DBS Sixth Form Student Spotlight is on Wish, who's making waves in the classroom and beyond From academic excellence to extracurricular achievements, Wish is the epitome of #DBSSixthFormSpotlight Stay tuned to discover their inspiring journey! Read more:  https://www.dbsbangkok.ac.th/sixth-form-spotlight-wish-y13/

  Meet DBS Science Team! 🎉📚🔬 Celebrating our DBS students' IGCSE and AS-Level incredible science results!  Their dedication and hard work has pushed the boundaries of knowledge leading them to a brighter future. 🌌🚀 Join us at DBS Prep-Senior Open Day on Wednesday 8th November 2023. Get to know more about what life is like at DBS and how you can support your child's educational journey.

  Today, we're thrilled to shine a spotlight on our extraordinary Smartest Artists ASA, where creativity knows no bounds! In our recent artistic endeavor, ASA members embarked on a journey to perfect the art of blending colors, crafting stunningly realistic bubble pictures. Their dedication and skill in merging hues to capture the essence of delicate bubbles left us all in awe. These vibrant, seamlessly blended colors brought the bubbles to life on the canvas, showcasing the remarkable talent within our ASA club. 🌈✨

COOL4SCHOOL IS BACK On Tuesday, 19 Sep, w e were honoured to host Marcel, the founder of Cool4School, for the second year running at DBS today. Our Pre-Prep and Prep students were treated to an unforgettable day of high-energy workshops. Through a blend of diverse musical genres like Reggae, Latin, and Funk, Marcel brought rhythms and grooves to life, captivating our students and sparking their enthusiasm for music. Beyond just melodies, the workshops intertwined movement and dance, providing a holistic experience that not only taught musicality but also encouraged physical activity. Such hands-on, immersive sessions remind us of the power of music in education, and the importance of fostering a love for it from a young age. We're grateful for this collaboration with Cool4School and look forward to more musical adventures with Marcel in the future. 🎶 SONGS IN CONVERSATION - A VIDEO SERIES Here's episode two of our new series, "Songs in Conversation", which features v...

Thank you parents who joined our EY Swimming Workshop, where Mr Ben Bridges and Mr Green explained the importance of swimming for your little ones and got a sneak peek into what our swimming lessons look like. 🤿

  We've been having a lot of fun in Mini Dragons, exploring the natural world, our shared learning space as well as all the fun sensory activities in our classroom. The Daisy class have been working hard on sharing the toys and space, investigating how water changes dry materials, and developing lots of gross and fine motor skills. We have loved visiting the MD Garden and seeing lots of insects and different plants. We particularly love using the water pump to see how it changes the sand from light to dark. 

 Magpie class have had a fantastic week! In English, we have continued to read Goldilocks and the children have developed their understanding of our story map. The children have been brilliant in maths and been practising their addition skills! All the children throughly enjoyed taking part in Cool4School and it was wonderful to see them put on such a great perfromance!

  We have had a wonderful week in Pufferfish class!  This week we have continued reading Dear Zoo and are now really good at retelling the story, using animals and pictures to help us. We have continued being creative, making animals such as caterpillars and spiders, with lots of different resources. In Thai we have been practicing for Wai Kru, learning how to sit and bow our heads, before presenting a flower to the teachers. We have also practiced our physical skills during PE by climbing, balancing and jumping through obstacle courses.  Well done Pufferfish, you are all amazing!

  This week in Bumblebee class we have had a very fun and busy week. One of our highlights of this week was the Cool4School performance, where we had the pleasure of being taught 3 new songs and dances by Marcel Pusey. We then performed this to our school and families. As well as this reception sung the song ‘Hello to all the children of the world’ to families at the pre-prep open day. Well done Bumblebee’s for giving it your all in both performances. We have also been busy learning 5 more letter sounds: i, n, p, g, o. In math’s we have been comparing size and mass through lessons and through our play. We have been using the mathematical language of ‘bigger’ ‘smaller’ ‘heavy’ and ‘light’. 

  What a fun and busy week we have had in Reception Caterpillars. A highlight of the week was Tuesday’s ‘Cool for School’ session where we loved learning new songs and dancing and singing. This week we have also enjoyed using actions and the tuff tray puppets to re-tell our story ‘Owl Babies’, We liked joining in with Bill as he said ‘I want my mummy!”. The children created their own owls out of clay and feathers after going on a nature walk to see if we could spot the DBS owls. In Maths we revised the language of ‘big’ and ‘small’ and compared size as we measured ourselves. For Phonics we continued with our set 1 sounds, this week learning how to say, read and write the sounds ‘I’, ’n’, ‘p’, ‘g’ and ‘o’.  

  Our Dragonfly Reception Class had an exciting week we can't wait to share with you. Phonics and ASL: Our students made remarkable progress learning their phonics letters and added a special touch by learning ASL signs for each letter, promoting communication skills and inclusivity. Owl Quest: Though we didn't spot owls on our campus walk, we found plenty of feathers. Inspired by our discoveries, the children crafted nests with sticks and leaves, hoping to welcome a baby owl to our class. Cool4School Workshop: Our Dragonflies had a blast at the Cool4School workshop and proudly performed on stage for their families, showcasing their new talents. Congratulations to Khanmak, our Star of the Week, for always demonstrating Courage in our class and persevering through hard tasks. Stay tuned for more adventures from our amazing Dragonfly Reception Class! 🌿🦉🎭

Well done, Butterfly class for another fabulous week of learning! What fun you have had finding out more information about birds and their habitats. This week we really enjoyed starting to make some birds boxes for the many birds we have seen around our school! We have even found a pair of beautiful owls that live in the roof next to the DBS tennis courts-what luck:) We have loved using torches to play in a dark classroom and the children have laughed a lot at the scary faces they can pull in the dark! It has been lovely meeting our parents properly and finding out a little more about your children's interests at home too. In maths this week we have been investigating the concept of BIG and small. We measured ourselves and the children also had fun giving the correct items to big and small bears. In phonics we have made an excellent start to the year and it is so wonderful to have your support at home, practising how to read and write the letter sounds we are sending home in your c...

  This week we have been busy in Science investigating what happens to our heart rate when we exercise. We found out that after a lot of exercise (a minute of star jumps) our rates had increased compared to when we went for a walk. In Art we started building our safe cottages out of recycled materials whilst in Maths we have begun our next unit of addition and subtraction. 

We were very lucky to have attended the Cool 4 School, Music and, Movement Workshop on Tuesday. Not only was it fun and engaging it also gave the children the opportunity to get up on the stage of the Araya Hall, something I hope they will do lots more of. The children are becoming more creative in their play and even starting to connect what they are doing to familiar stories. This week we have been playing hide and seek and making hiding places around the classroom and outside in the Mini Dragons Garden. This has been a fun way for the children to practice counting and taking turns. 

Our week (18th-22nd of September 2023 )    We have had lovely week in nursery! We have been excellent storytellers in our Talk4Write and we are now ready to start changing our story to use our own ideas. Sea Turtles have shown great imagination, and have enjoyed being teachers and doctors this week. We’ve had fun being outside in the gardens and trying new activities such as climbing and water fun! Earlier in the week we had lots of fun at the Cool4School music workshop too, where we learnt new songs and did lots of singing and dancing in the Araya Hall. Well done everyone!

  This week in the Sunflower Class we have been focusing on families. The children have really enjoyed seeing photos of each other’s families on the screen at the end of each day.  This has been a great opportunity for us to help the children to learn the names of the different family members as we model the language for them. It has been wonderful to have the opportunity to meet with the families of the Sunflower Class and to find out more about your children.    We hope you all have a lovely weekend.   -Miss Cullen, Miss O, Miss Ploy and Miss Taryna.   

  What an exciting week it has been in Seahorse Class! We've had a blast with a Cool 4 School workshop where the children learnt new songs and dances. It was a fantastic blend of learning and fun, as they grooved and sang along, showcasing their creativity and coordination. Our storytelling journey with "Dear Zoo" continued this week as we used our story map actions to bring the narrative to life. In Thai, the children have been practicing the Wai Kru day ceremony for next week. We can't wait to celebrate the day together.