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. Underlying these opportunities is the empowerment of our students and teachers as change-agents as they explore and showcase their various passions, skills, and talents, through collaboration and teamwork.

Students and teachers engaged in various activities and workshops within the school walls, as well as a field trip to our Chonburi campus for a service trip to the local Ban Huay Yang school and choir performances at the Chonburi Christmas Gala.

In school, both teachers and students shared their passions and had fun engaging in learning, teamwork, and bonding. Some of the workshops held included: yapping competition, making Thai sweets with Thai club, TOK Y1 mini exhibition, terrarium making hosted by Greenhawks, survival cooking class, stage decoration workshop, Physics in movies, karaoke and song writing, kumihimo bracelet making and anime quiz competition hosted by Japanese club, guided meditation, ESL WOW vocab session, Desi club cookie decorating, board games workshop, BDFY club ornament making, and ‘Are you smarter than the 5th graders?’ trivia. 

We also had the , helping spread holiday cheer and school spirit around campus. The best part of this final week was seeing everyone in the community come together, collaborate and strengthen bonds. Everyone was engaged in hands-on activities, communicating enthusiastically with each other and having fun while learning. 

Here are some other highlights of Wells Without Walls December 2023:

On behalf of our school community, thank you to all of the students, teachers, parents and community members who contributed to making this last week of the 2023 school year a meaningful and dynamic one!

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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.

The last week was also a schoolwide Spirit Week, in which everyone raised school morale and spirit by dressing in pajamas, beach wear, as teachers or role models and dressing as a different age. 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:

Love Ocean Life (LOL) and SerWIS trip to SUP Station Canal Clean-up

Grade 9 trip to Siam Amazing Park

Greenhawks field trip to Science Center for Education

Grade 11 IB Visual Arts Trip to Bangkok Arts & Cultural Center

TerraCycle Canal Clean-up

In school, primary, middle and high school teachers and students shared their passions and had fun engaging in learning, teamwork, and bonding. There were a variety of workshops held to pique the interest of different students and age groups, including yoga & meditation, vegetarian cooking, Wells cat cafe, Zumba fitness, UV-resin workshop, takoyaki workshop, alumni Q&A panel and neurographic art. Our high school students displayed their very creative Science/Art collaboration projects in the Davinci project. The Visual and Performing Arts Department also hosted a primary and secondary talent show, with exciting musical, vocal and dance performances from both students and teachers!

Various workshops were hosted to encourage the collaboration between primary and high school students. The Thai Club taught Grade 1 how to make ‘bua loy’, a popular Thai dessert. Greenhawks hosted a sustainability workshop for Grade 3 students to teach them about plant care. Grade 3 and 5 students did fun and easy experiments in the Physics lab. Grade 4 students played a mini chess tournament hosted by the Chess club. The Grade 11 students also battled against the Grade 4 students in a Wells-hosted, ‘Are you smarter than a 4th grader?” To the high school students’ surprise, the Grade 4 students were the champions with their wealth of knowledge. 

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 2023 school year a meaningful and engaging one!

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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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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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After a few weeks of exams and final assessments, our high school students and teachers ended the semester with a Virtual Wells Without Walls (WWW) week, an initiative to empower students to take more control of their learning and explore new experiences, skills, and service learning opportunities. 

Typically, Wells Without Walls is a week dedicated to learning in various shapes and forms, inside and outside the school walls. Students and teachers play a large role in organizing the event and tailoring it to the needs 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, IB sessions, life skills and hands-on activities, action planning, 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.

Virtual Wells Without Walls

Due to pandemic restrictions, this year’s event was hosted virtually through Google Meet by our Community Engagement & Spirit & Events committees. Students and teachers engaged in various activities and workshops, interacting with each other and various guest speakers throughout the last week of school. 

We kicked off the week with our Class of 2022 IBDP TOK Exhibition, in which Grade 11 students showcased their final TOK exhibitions and completed their first IBDP internal assessment. 

New and Returning Guest Speakers 

Throughout the week, we hosted some new and returning guest speakers. A few of our Wells alumni, Akhil Shanishetti, Prim Pupornchai (Class of 2015), and Natnisha Ahuja (Class of 2018) joined us for an alumni panel discussion, in which they addressed questions from our high school students about college entrance exams, university life, finding a major, career planning, etc. Our recent alumni, Hrithi Bhattacharya, Gia Karamchandani, and Riddhi Tandon (Class of 2021) shared about their learning and growth through CAS in ‘How to be a CAS Superstar’. 

joined us to give some inspiration to our middle and high school students in regards to the potential of a CAS project. In their case, their high school CAS project turned into a globally established social enterprise.

Mr. Sandeep from the Art of Living Foundation here in Bangkok joined us virtually for a session to share brain hacks for high school students. This was a nice, interactive session which invited students and teachers to try some breathing and meditation techniques. Mr. Arch also shared about his own 30-day challenge and challenged our high school students to take on a 30-day challenge this summer.

Second Annual AP Symposium 

Ms. Katherine and Mr. Arch hosted the second annual AP Symposium, which offered students the opportunity to present their research presentations and share different perspectives. Students presented on various topics, ranging from psychology (AP Research) to science (AP Biology, G9 Chemistry, Environmental Science) and interdisciplinary work (AP Seminar, G11 TOK).

Ms. Amrita, one of our former Wells teachers, was very enthusiastic to join the Symposium and share an inspirational talk titled ‘You Matter’, along with our TED-Ed club members, who shared their learning about forming positive habits.

Grade 10 Introduction to Business Shark Tank

To end off the week, Ms. Lee and her Grade 10 Introduction to Business students hosted Shark Tank: Season 4, in which students pitched their entrepreneurial ideas to a panel of ‘sharks’. They demonstrated excellent teamwork, innovation and creativity in their ideas. Overall, it was a great showcase of their knowledge gained in the course and the potential they have to innovate and problem-solve.

Performing Arts Showcase

Finally, our Visual & Performing Arts department joined our Community Engagement group to showcase some student music and dance performances. The was also premiered, which was a showcase of recorded radio shows based on theater students’ transcribing of famous short stories from the 19th and 20th centuries into radio scripts.

A big thank you goes out to all of the students, teachers, parents, guests and community members who contributed to making this last week of this very unpredictable 2020-21 school year a meaningful and engaging one!

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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 needs 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, IB Core sessions, life skills and hands-on activities, action planning, 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.

Wells Without Walls Day 1

Our Wells Without Walls June 2019 week was kicked off with Student council elections for class representatives from each high school grade level. We also had two special guests. Former Ms. Universe, Ms. Natalie Glebova, was our first special guest who conducted a seminar on How to Win Your Day by being more mindful, grateful and kind to others and ourselves.

Our second special guest, Mr. , the founder of Aristotle’s Cafe, introduced various public speaking activities and held a discussion with students on passion and identity in his workshop, “Speak Your Mind, Share Your Thoughts”.

Other workshops included mindfulness & meditation, breakdancing, healthy lifestyle and diet workshop, book drive/library designing and European martial arts!

Wells Without Walls Day 2

Day 2 of Wells Without Walls focused on experiences outside of our yellow walls: a beach clean-up at Bang Saen beach organized by our Love Ocean Life (LOL) club leaders, Trashtag challenge around school, and a trip to Bangkok science museum and planetarium.

Within our walls, workshops taught students the art of macrame, mindfulness, basketball, Brazilian jiu jitsu, and more!

Wells Without Walls Day 3

This day was filled with a diverse range of workshops including composting, cherry blossom Chinese ink painting, Rangoli floor art, black holes, math scavenger hunt, SDGs workshop, yoga, research guidance from AP grads, fun history and speaking games, Group 4 shark tank, volleyball, and a cupcake making workshop!

Wells Without Walls Day 4

On Day 4, we had a special visit and presentation from , who presented about their various programs in the engineering department and spoke with our interns to help prepare them for their upcoming summer internship in the Biomedical Engineering labs.

Ms. Pashmina Reis de Souza, bestselling author of the Cappuccino Chronicles, also held a workshop on the art of storytelling and publishing. The workshop focused on the power of writing, the benefits of editing, and the power of marketing. Students created and presented creative and imaginative stories. Ms. Pashmina also discussed a new children’s book which will be launched by  soon, as well as her own children’s book entitled “What is a Gupsey”.

Our week ended with a final fun-filled day with workshops and activities ranging from a chess tournament, Bollywood dancing, how to be happy/tips for a positive outlook on life, making macrame bottle holders, chair yoga, paper airplane throwing competition, and a public speaking competition!

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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 needs 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, IB Core sessions, life skills and hands-on activities, action planning, 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.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Theme

This semester, our Wells Without Walls week focused on 5 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Students and teachers showed their support for each goal by wearing the color of the respective goal each day, and the goals were a common thread interconnected with the various workshops and trips. Morning announcements were made by students to educate the school community about the significance of the goal and suggested daily actions we can all take to work towards these goals. The 5 goals represented were:

• Goal 6: Clean water & sanitation (blue)
• Goal 1: No Poverty (red)
• Goal 13: Climate action (green)
• Goal 7: Affordable & clean energy (yellow)
• Goal 11: Sustainable cities & communities (orange)

WWW Field Trip Fun

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 a visit to the Siriraj Medical Museum, Wells Bang Na farm, Bang Khuat farm, the HDF Mercy Centre, and the CHSAThai Dog Shelter.

A visit to Wells Bang Na farm

Siriraj Medical Museum

Mercy Centre Visit

CHSAThai Dog Shelter Visit

WWW Workshops

In school, both teachers and students shared their passions and had fun engaging in learning, teamwork, and bonding. Some of the workshops held included: movie Psychology analysis, how to crochet, improv, beginner yoga, Skype with the founder of Envirofit International, climate change info sessions, riddle challenge, hip hop workshop, ESLR/Learner Profile development, soap and shampoo making for Bilay House, mindfulness practice, composting, Intro to MUN, DIY plastic workshop, self-care to succeed in school and life, touch football, Grade 12 So You Think You Can Science projects, Bollywood dance, Christmas-themed origami workshop and a presentation about the truth behind food trends.

Beginner Yoga

Improv Workshop

Discussing climate change

Hip Hop Workshop

Making kaffir lime shampoo for Bilay House

DIY Plastics Workshop

‘The truth behind food trends’ presentation

Christmas Origami Workshop

Self-care to succeed in life and school

Touch football

On Wednesday, before the Christmas show, we also held a booth fair, where student service clubs and initiatives hosted booths to showcase their various initiatives and host activities and treats for the primary and middle school students.

Green Developers at the Christmas Show Fair

K9 Club at the Christmas Show Fair

World Scholar’s Club at the Christmas Booth Fair

World Scholar’s Club at the Christmas Booth Fair

Global Social Leaders at the Christmas Booth Fair

At the end of each day, the Student Council organized a bonding activity that high school students and teachers were encouraged to participate in, such as the General Knowledge Bowl, student vs. teacher debate, student vs. teacher sports, and an alumni and current students volleyball tournament.

General Knowledge Bowl

Student vs. Teachers Debate

Teachers vs. Students Sports Game

Alumni Volleyball Tournament

WWW Appreciation

A big thank you goes out to all of the students, teachers, parents, guests and community members who worked hard and contributed to making this last week of the 2018 school year a meaningful and engaging one!

#WISDGs #WellsWithoutWalls #ACT4SDGs

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During the last week of school (December 11 – 15), the High School community piloted Wells Without Walls (WWW), a week dedicated to learning in various shapes and forms, inside and outside the school walls. A student-centered initiative, students and teachers played a large role in organizing the event and tailoring it to the needs and vision of the high school student body. WWW aimed to provide students with academic, CAS/co-curricular, experiential and service learning opportunities through student and teacher-led workshops, IB Core sessions, life skills courses, action planning meetings, 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.

Workshop topics included cooking, sewing, service learning action planning, science fiction and extra-terrestrial life, “How to not procrastinate”, emotional intelligence, CAS, Extended Essay (EE), professional email writing, dance workshops, and more. Ms. Amrita’s Environmental Science classes gave presentations about their campaign to raise awareness about environmental issues, which inspired our theme for this week, ‘Every Action Counts’. Everyone in the school was encouraged to share photos of their environmentally-friendly actions on social media to help spread awareness. #EveryActionCounts #WellsWithoutWalls

Other highlights of the week included the IB Group 4 Project, FOBISIA MUN and a Grade 9 field trip to Siriraj Medical Museum. A guest speaker, who has a PhD in Psychology and over thirty years of experience as a counselor, came to share his experiences with our students. On Friday, some of our students collaborated with the maids to learn some cleaning skills and help clean the classrooms. This was real world learning and application at its finest!

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