Written by: Mr Lewis C (HoF)
The Maths Faculty celebrated Pi Day last Thursday, 13th March 2025, with engaging and educational activities. The day immersed students in mathematics through challenges, puzzles, and hands-on exploration. The theme also found its way into Science classes. Students explored Pi's relevance in various scientific disciplines, from calculating gear circumference in physics to understanding molecular movement in chemistry.
Throughout the day, activities took place all over the High School. Students participated in events like a 3.14km Fun Run and a Number Hunt with 26 math questions assigned to 26 teachers they had to track down. At break time, students were competing in a Pi Recital Competition and a Stop Watch Competition, and the Stemettes (a student-led initiative) organised a ‘Pi-your-teachers’ game. Last month, Year 7 students submitted Pi-themed design t-shirts into a competition, and the winning design was worn by Maths teachers and used as a prize for many of the activities taking place.
The events fostered healthy competition and collaboration, with House Points awarded to participants and winners. Pi Day successfully demonstrated the fun and practical applications of mathematics across different subjects and sparked curiosity and excitement!
Summer camps are a valuable opportunity for students to continue learning and growing in new ways outside school. Children build confidence, develop new skills and interests, make new friends, and stay mentally engaged in a relaxed, supportive environment. Through hands-on activities in sports, arts, music, robotics, and more, students are encouraged to try new things, solve problems, and work together with students from different schools and communities come together.
Four senior students from St Andrews Bangkok proudly represented our school at the NAE Student Summit 2025, held at The Village School in Houston, Texas. Joined by peers from 52 Nord Anglia schools worldwide, they spent a week developing their leadership skills through workshops, hands-on activities, and expert-led sessions focused on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Highlights included working with UNICEF and the World’s Largest Lesson, volunteering at the Houston Food Bank to help provide over 12,000 meals, and presenting a capstone project on improving access to healthcare in Bangkok.
The Marble Run Expo at St Andrews Bangkok is a powerful example of how inter-year group collaboration enriches learning across age levels. Year 7 students, working as designers and project leaders, created personalised marble runs for their Foundation Stage ‘clients’ - an engaging challenge that fostered empathy, active listening, and creative problem-solving. Through this event, older students gained confidence, leadership skills, and the ability to adapt communication for younger audiences, while our youngest learners were empowered by seeing their ideas brought to life and felt inspired to incorporate some design elements in their own marble runs.
