KIS EY1, EY2, EY3, G1, G2, G3 Swimming

Term 1 AY 2023 - 2024

Mr.Max's 2023-24 Swimming schedule.

Hello EY1, EY2, EY3, G1, G2, G3

Happy to welcome EY-G3 students to KIS and nice to see familiar faces in person once again. I hope you enjoying learning with Mr. Max.

Throughout the year, students will learn about the development of motor skills and movement patterns in the water.

Mr. Max enjoys teaching all the children and am happy to see developments in every child physically and socially with active participation both at school and in their leisure time.

Thank you to all my students for being great learners and thank you to Parents for the great support for your child/children.

Nikom (Mr. Max) Chuenchompoo

Physical Education Teacher PYP

Mr. Max

I am Nikom, or ‘Mr. Max’

I am a certified teacher by The Teachers’ Council of Thailand. I have been teaching PE and swimming for 34 years, 24 years are at KIS. Prior to my teaching career I was a swimmer and won the gold medal backstroke at the 1983 Thailand University competition.

In my career at KIS, I have been very happy as a coach of KIS students of U9 and U11 boys and girls for 10 years winning 1 of 3 places in the TISAC swim meets. I am most proud of those students who are now grown up to be men and women. Most importantly, I have and still am very happy and very much enjoy teaching my students here.

In view of education, I have a Bachelors and Masters degrees in Physical education from Prince Songkhla University and Kasetsart University respectively. majoring in PE and minor in Health Science. My passion has always been teaching physical education and swimming.

In view of professional development, I have certification attending and participating in Making the PYP happen for the early years, basic first aid and AED training, swimming sport science SE Asia Conference 2014, Swim Australia Teacher of Swimming by ASCTA, swim Australia teacher of competitive swimming by ASCTA, to name a few.

I joined KIS in 1999 teaching PYP swimming. During my 24 years at KIS, a place where I've thoroughly enjoyed working with a team of professionals. Currently, I teach swimming to EY1 all the way through to G3. Apart from my teaching job, I am a Superintendent of the Reserve Students of KIS International School (known as 'Ror Dor') and have been in this role for 16 years until the present.

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Mr.Max Swimming Individual Medley

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Swimming Individual Medley

These few weeks from August to October this is what we did for Swimming lessons.

We focus on safety as first priority for every student. The aim is for students to be comfortable in the water and enjoy movement in various ways while at the same time developing motor skills.

From October 16th onwards this is what we will do for swimming lessons.

Students will learn to be responsible for themselves and for their action. They will develop swimming strokes and move forward with faster speed to be able to swim Individual Medley and Medley Relay while learning about competition and team play.

In Term 2 from January until April we have done movements in the water with various challenges.

We can move our body in the water in creative ways We learn how to move forward with challenges. We explored into knowledge of body parts and how our body works and moves. We also learned about spatial awareness in the water through basic motor skills.

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