On Friday, 4th April 2025, our Secondary School celebrated the traditional Thai New Year, known as Songkran. Songkran marks the beginning of the Thai New Year and holds great significance in both Thai culture and religion. The festival symbolizes purification, renewal, and a fresh start.

To mark this special occasion, we encouraged all students to wear traditional Thai costumes or colorful Songkran shirts. A variety of activities were organized to celebrate the New Year, including the sprinkling of scented water onto Buddha images, special Songkran-themed lessons in Thai Studies, water play, and traditional Thai children's games. These activities aim to preserve Thai culture and foster a sense of unity and harmony within our international community.

On Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd April, we held our Student-Led Conferences (SLCs). These conferences provided an invaluable opportunity for students, parents, and teachers to come together and reflect on academic progress during Term 2, while also focusing on preparations for the upcoming exams.

Students took the lead by guiding the conversations using their electronic reflection booklets, which they had thoughtfully completed in advance. This reflective approach encourages students to take ownership of their learning and promotes deeper engagement with their academic goals.

We were pleased to see strong participation from both students and parents, reinforcing the importance of collaboration in supporting student success. Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make the event such a productive and meaningful experience!

Our Term 3 ECA Showcase on the 3rd of April was a brilliant celebration of passion, progress, and performance!

Extracurricular activities (ECAs) are a great way for students to develop skills like teamwork and leadership while exploring their interests. They reinforce classroom learning and connect it to real life, all while helping students make friends across year groups.

A big thank you to our talented students, supportive parents, and dedicated ECA teachers for making it such a memorable event!

Don't miss out on the ECAs this term — the fun, friendships, and learning continue!

4 houses

The RBIS Houses are designed to embody the values and ethos of our school and are an integral part of our school community.

Our Houses' main aim is to provide every student in each house with a sense of belonging within the school community, opportunities to develop social, intellectual, physical and practical skills, a sense of achievement both inside and outside of the classroom including through the fun and excitement of inter-house competitions.

Students are assigned to one of our four Houses when they join the EY, Primary or Secondary sections of the school; entering a system which is designed to develop an awareness of individual and collective responsibility and opportunities for student leadership. Each house has two designated elected House Captains  (Primary and Secondary) who will act as representatives for all the students in their house throughout the year by: helping coordinate house teams, organise activities and events and represent their house at relevant meetings.

After patiently waiting for the other side of the bracket to finish, Alice and Kaopun from House Dragon breezed through the final to become table football champions. Congratulations!

Round Square Heroes of Discovery - Story writing competition

Students were challenged to design a unique character or creature to serve as a sidekick or companion to one of the Round Square Heroes. As part of the task, they gave their characters names, described their key traits, and wrote imaginative short stories showing how their creations supported their RS Hero in exploring a particular Discovery. Each entry was brought to life with a colourful illustration, making them especially engaging for younger students.

These wonderful submissions have now been sent to Round Square for judging, and competition results will be announced over the coming months. Good luck to all our talented students who took part, and a special thank you to Mrs. Killey and our enthusiastic Year 7 students for their creativity and effort!

Arucha (Orm) Songpatthanayuth who graduated from RBIS in 2013 

Although my time at RBIS was relatively short, it was filled with memorable experiences and lasting friendships. To this day, many of the friends I made there remain a close part of my life. School life at RBIS was vibrant and enjoyable, leaving me with fond memories.

After graduating, I enrolled at MUIC to study Environmental Science; however, my time there was cut short as I became too caught up in enjoying student life. I later transferred to UTCC International College to pursue a degree in Business English, where the environment was more relaxed, allowing me to graduate successfully. Following that, I decided to pursue my true passion by enrolling at Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School, where I took my studies seriously and proudly graduated as the second highest-ranked student in my class. 

Upon graduating from Le Cordon Bleu, I began my professional journey at Workshop Restaurant, a fine dining establishment led by a world-class executive chef. After gaining a year of invaluable experience there, I opened my own restaurant, Chef’s Place, where we specialize in fine-casual dining and continue to share our passion for great food.    

Turkish Language club

Mr Asena is offering Turkish as an ECA because it is a vibrant and influential language, spoken by over 150 million people across the world through various Turkic languages. Learning Turkish unlocks new opportunities in business, travel, and international relations, while also offering deeper insight into a region that bridges Europe and Asia and has played a major role in shaping global civilization for centuries. 

Did you know? Turkish is one of the few languages where you can form an entire sentence with just one long word, thanks to its unique system of adding suffixes! 

For example: "Göremediklerimizdenmişsiniz" means "Apparently, you were among those whom we could not see."