Easy as 1, 2, 3
Learning to understand Thai numerals Sawasdee kha! Welcome to RL’s language classes! Today, we’re going to do some basic math – let’s learn to count in Thai! Knowing how to count in Thai can be very handy when you visit a local market or a grocery shop. And even when a vendor understands English, they…
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Teaching for Life
Russvet, the First Russian Language School in Phuket With so many different people calling Phuket home, the island is in constant demand for education services. At the forefront of this effort for the Russian community are Kamilla Medyarova and Nadezhda Zhuravleva, founders of Russvet School. “Since 2017, we have been the first and only educational…
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Sue Ultmann life-changing journey with PHBGTU
Calling Phuket home is a great privilege that comes with a great deal of responsibility. For Sue Ultmann, the equation is pretty straightforward: Phuket has been good to her, and in return, she gives back to the community through the Phuket Has Been Good to Us Foundation (PHBGTU), where she serves as the Chairperson of…
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EQ, the New IQ in 2020
As we venture further into a new year, people often wonder what the next decade will bring. We become concerned with the future – especially the future of our children. We want to do our best by them and equip them with what is needed. Our children’s education is crucial. Their safety and happiness are…
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Parents And Their Expectations
Philipp Graf von Hardenberg In Germany, children’ education was first made compulsory in the 1919 Weimar Constitution. At that time families were living in several generation houses, and everybody was responsible for the life-skills education of their children. The church, on the other hand, was responsible for moral and ethical upbringing. Schools? They had to…
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The Upsides of Life in Boarding
You live in Phuket? Then why on earth would you send your child to a boarding school in another province or country? Let me share the upsides of boarding that students in Phuket have discussed with me over the years. Firstly, boarding provides access to opportunities not all day-students get — access to facilities and…
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Equal Opportunity Starts in Kindergarten
Most educated people living in countries that are not dominated by fanatical religions believe in equal rights and opportunities. It took us far too long to accept, that women must be treated the same way as men want to be treated. But far too often, we still act in various forms of ineffective, crazy hierarchies…
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An Insane World
The world we see, that seems so insane, is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds. — William James 1842–1919 This…
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