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Wells 7th Annual MUN Conference

Wells On Nut — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 06:44:03 +0000

Written By: Tanish Kedia, Risa Takahashi (Class of 2024)

After over four months of hard work from the Wells MUN team, we are proud to have hosted our 7th Annual Wells Model United Nations conference (WISMUN VII) with 15 committee chairs, 20 advisors, and approximately 200 delegates from 20 different local and international schools. From Wells, 10 students took part as delegates, 5 students participated as chairs, and many more students, such as pages and ushers from MUN Club members, student photographers, and IT Club members, all contributed to helping the conference run smoothly.

Throughout the day, students demonstrated bravery, knowledge of global affairs, and open-mindedness as they collaborated on exploring different perspectives and finding logical solutions to the respective issues of various committees. Students exemplified confidence, respect and a high level of professionalism as true global citizens. A spirit of collegiality and unity were evident among the groups, with new friendships being cultivated and old ones rekindled.

Congratulations to Krittika Luangyot (Grace) (Class of 2025) for winning the honorable mention award in the Press Corps Committee!

This incredible achievement would not have been possible without the dedication and guidance of our esteemed advisors (Ms. Nikki Willhoit, Mr. Gregory Schwab, Dr. Katina Grigoraskos). We truly express our gratitude to each advisor for their tireless efforts in mentoring delegates, and helping the day run smoothly.

We would also like to express our sincere thanks to the senior leaders (Risa Takahashi, Tanish Kedia, and Sameer Gathia) whose vision and guidance have been pivotal in helping WISMUN VII be successful thanks to their wisdom, patience, and leadership throughout their two years as leaders.

Lastly, a heartfelt thank you to all advisors, chairs, and delegates from different schools for participating in our conference and making it a memorable one for the Thailand MUN community. We look forward to continued inter-school collaboration in the Model United Nations network.

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Wells Without Walls (December 2022)

Wells On Nut — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 07:26:30 +0000

After a few weeks of exams, our high school students and teachers ended the semester on a positive note with Wells Without Walls (WWW), an initiative to empower students to take more control of their learning and explore new experiences, skills, and service learning opportunities. It is a week dedicated to learning in various shapes and forms, inside and outside the school walls. Students and teachers played a large role in organizing the event and tailoring it to the interests and vision of the high school student body. WWW aims to provide students with academic, CAS/co-curricular, experiential and service learning opportunities through student and teacher-led workshops, life skills and hands-on activities, action planning, sports, and service learning.

This was the first December Wells Without Walls since before the pandemic in 2019. Students and teachers engaged in various activities and workshops within the school walls, and a few trips outside of school and to our other Wells campuses.The field trips our students went on this week included a visit to the Bang Saen Beach for a Love Ocean Life (LOL) beach clean-up, , annual Mercy Center visit and Wells Bang Na Fun Fair.

In school, both teachers and students shared their passions and had fun engaging in learning, teamwork, and bonding. Some of the workshops held included: Korean dessert making, Japanese origami and calligraphy, canvas tote bag painting, murder mystery game, media production for the Science department, charcoal drawing, food and culture, and Italian life.

We had some guest speakers throughout the week, including Manish Sethi from to talk about his journey in social enterprise, Mr. Akkared Sakkapannikon to share his knowledge of qigong martial arts, and Mr. Sandeep Chatterjee to host a yoga and meditation workshop, teaching about the “3 C’s for a Successful Life”.

We also had the High School Theater Show and as entertainment throughout the week, helping spread holiday cheer and school spirit around campus.

Here are some other highlights of Wells Without Walls December 2022:

On behalf of Wells, thank you all of the students, teachers, parents, guests and community members who worked hard and contributed to making this last week of the 2022 school year a meaningful and spirited one!

Photo Credit: Wells Photography Club Members

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Wells Without Walls 2022

Wells On Nut — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 04:01:03 +0000

After a long year and a few weeks of exams, our high school students and teachers ended the semester on a positive note with Wells Without Walls (WWW), an initiative to empower students to take more control of their learning and explore new experiences, skills, and service learning opportunities. Hosted by our High School Student Council, it is a week dedicated to learning in various shapes and forms, inside and outside the school walls. Students and teachers played a large role in organizing the event and tailoring it to the needs and interests of the high school student body.

WWW aims to provide students with academic, CAS/co-curricular, experiential and service learning opportunities through student and teacher-led workshops, life skills and hands-on activities, sports, and service learning. Underlying these opportunities is the empowerment of our students and teachers as change-agents and leaders as they explore and showcase their various passions, skills, and talents, through collaboration and teamwork.

Field Trips

The students and teachers engaged in various activities and workshops within the school walls, and trips outside of school in local communities.The field trips our students went on this week included:

Greenhawks field trip to our new Wells Chonburi campus & Villa Forest farm

Dreamworld

Bang Krachao biking excursion

IB Visual Arts Field Trip to River City Bangkok art exhibitions

Reading Field Trip

SerWIS Club visit to HDF Mercy Centre

Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World

Themed Workshops

In school, both teachers and students shared their passions and had fun engaging in learning, teamwork, and bonding. On Monday, the theme was International Day and thus, we had an international tea party in AP World History to learn about the origins of teas around the world, a Japanese club-hosted origami workshop, Italian cooking, henna art, and learning about world conflicts with Mr. Greg.

Tuesday’s theme was Competition Day, so there was a Flags of the World quiz with Mr. Eamonn, treasure hunt, UNO competition, solving crime mysteries, and board game cafe.

On Wednesday, students learned life skills and showcased their various high school clubs to the middle school. Students in Computer Science learned how to make healthy drinks and sold them to fundraise for Operation Smile. Others learned about basic media production, beginner crochet, flameless vegetarian cooking, basic ASL, comic book art and writing, how to use a graphing calculator, baking and cupcake decorating.

On our Well-Being and Service-centered Thursday, students learned how to make soap and music, and learned how to sleep better and longer. There were opportunities to engage in painting and fine arts, break dance and yoga. And finally, on Friday, we had community celebrations, a futsal tournament, school clean-up and a Harkness table on the meaning of life.

A big thank you goes out to all of the students, teachers, alumni and community members who worked hard and contributed to making this last week of the 2022 school year a meaningful and engaging one!

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World Scholar’s Cup Regional Round 2022

Wells On Nut — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:23:12 +0000

Written By: Ms. Nikki Willhoit, World Scholars’ Cup Club Advisor

On June 11 & 12, nine of our high school students attended the World Scholar’s Cup Regional Round at Bangkok Patana School. Our students focused hard and demonstrated incredible knowledge, collaboration and resilience throughout this event. Each who participated won multiple awards, with one standout student, Katherine Dorval of Grade 9, winning 3rd place for Best Overall Scholar and First Place Debater from out of over 500 students! Additionally,��of our students received an official invitation to the Global Round in Bangkok this September, with one group in particular (Katherine, Grace and Fine from Grade 9) receiving extra recognition as one of the top-three teams from the entire student delegation.

Special Recognition

The individual awards and recognitions are listed below:

Katrina Lin (Grade 11): Silver Medals in Team Debate and Collaborative Writing

Prem Sakkapannikon (Grade 11): Gold Medals in Individual Debate and the Science portion of the Scholars’ Challenge; Silver Medals in Team Debate, Collaborative Writing, and the Champion Scholar Award (a category that recognizes a student’s overall achievements)

Risa Takahashi (Grade 10): Gold Medals in Individual Debate, Individual Writing, and the Social Studies portion of the Scholars’ Challenge; Silver Medals in Team Debate, Collaborative Writing, the Science portion of the Scholars’ Challenge, and the Champion Scholar Award

A-In Choi (Grade 10): Gold Medal in Individual Writing, Silver Medal in Collaborative Writing

Zara Jambusarwalla (Grade 10): Silver Medal in Collaborative Writing

Aanya Laddha (Grade 9): Silver Medals in Collaborative Writing and Individual Writing

Fine Kasemtheerasomboon (Grade 9): Gold Medals in Team Debate and Collaborative Writing ; Silver Medals in Individual Debate, the Scholars’ Bowl, and Individual Writing

Grace Luangyot (Grade 9): Gold Medals in Individual Debate, Individual Writing, Team Debate and Collaborative Writing ; Silver Medals in the Scholars’ Bowl

Katherine Dorval (Grade 9): First Place Award for Individual Debate, Third Place for Champion Scholar Award, and Recognition as the Top Scholar from WIS; Gold Medals in Individual Writing, Team Debate, and Collaborative Writing ; Silver Medals in the Scholars’ Bowl, the Social Studies and Special Categories of the Scholars’ Challenge

Congratulations to our extraordinary scholars on their hard work, effort and courage!

We look forward to seeing you all continue to develop your knowledge and character traits which you demonstrated at this event!

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