The staff of the Simon Lawrence Library are pleased to be able to announce that a wide range of Newbery Award-winning titles are available for you to borrow. The opening hours of the Library have been extended to benefit the whole St Andrews community.
The Simon Lawrence Library at St Andrews International School Bangkok would like to recommend the most recent award-winning books of the Newbery Award which are available in the Library. We have increased the number of books compared to last year, and we have almost all the books from 2000 to 2018 on the list. Please feel free to come pick up the any of the world-renowned books to enjoy. For your information, the Newbery Medal was named after the eighteenth-century English bookseller John Newbery by the American Library Association (ALA) and became the first children's book award in the world. Today, the Medal is administered by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of ALA. The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the ALA for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year. Its terms, as well as its long history, continue to make it the best known and most discussed children's book award in the US.
The Simon Lawrence Library is pleased to announce that the Library opening hours have been extended from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day from Monday to Friday. Those who would like to stay longer after school, the Library become a relaxing, cool shelter. We hope these new opening hours will benefit the whole STA community. Should you have any questions or concerns about this matter, please feel free to contact us.
The PIO-neers Foundation is a fully student-led initiative that brings coding, robotics, science, and English to underprivileged children through fun, hands-on workshops. Over the past year, students partnered with the Foundation for a Better Life of Children to deliver five engaging sessions—entirely planned, taught, and funded by the team. Their mission: to make learning interactive, inspiring, and accessible to all.
What happens when a group of curious Year 1 students walk into a classroom in chaos? A thrilling investigation begins! From scattered books to half-eaten snacks, the young detectives quickly got to work, uncovering a shocking truth—their mischievous toys had thrown an all-night party! But the excitement didn’t stop there. This unexpected event sparked a rich learning journey, helping students develop their literacy, critical thinking, and social skills in a fun and engaging way.
The Glowing Muons from St Andrews Bangkok have won the 2024 Outreach Award from CERN’s Beamline for Schools competition. Their commitment to making physics accessible through local science outreach has earned them a special SSVI telescope, signed by Nobel Laureates. This award celebrates their passion for inclusive and engaging science education.
On 12 March 2025, 29 students from St Andrews Bangkok proudly took part in Thailand’s first-ever multi-school Languages Olympiad, joining peers from 11 international schools for a day of language immersion, cultural exchange, and friendly competition. Our students showed great enthusiasm and teamwork, with several earning medals in French and Spanish. The event highlighted the power of language to connect people and celebrated the importance of multilingualism in today’s world.
