{"id":2216,"date":"2024-10-02T01:50:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T01:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rpis.ac.th\/home\/?page_id=2216"},"modified":"2024-12-11T15:43:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T15:43:33","slug":"rpis-student-news-september-30-2024-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rpis.ac.th\/home\/news-events\/rpis-student-news-september-30-2024-2\/","title":{"rendered":"RPIS News – Third Article"},"content":{"rendered":"
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RPIS Life, through Middle School Eyes<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n

Published October 31, 2024 \u2212 Brief student news staff bios are below the article<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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A main difference is the way Middle Schoolers communicate and interact. In High School, it’s much quieter than Mi<\/span><\/span><\/span>ddle School; students there are really focused on advanced topics. Middle School seems more relaxed because the subjects aren\u2019t as complex yet. It feels very welcoming and friendly<\/span>.\u00a0
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How does Middle School compare to Primary School?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/b>\"\"\"\"<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n

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It’s not a huge jump, but for new students who are not used to doing everything in English, it can be an adjustment. By the second quarter, new Middle School students are more used to studying in English, and it gets easier. RPIS students help each other, especially with difficult subjects like Math. In Primary School, the material was new, but now it\u2019s easier because Middle Schoolers have the basics already, so can make bigger steps of progress more easily.<\/span>
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Which subjects are your favorites?<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n

\"\"\"\"In Middle School, everyone learns core subjects daily: Math, English, Etymology, Literature, Science, and Social Studies. We all like Art and Music \u201cmini-classes\u201d (two lessons weekly). Recently, Art students made Zentangle pattern drawings\u2014with repeating elements. We even decorated our classroom with them. In Music, at our October UN event, we performed while wearing costumes from around the world<\/span><\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\" \"\" <\/span><\/span>We are involved in athletics daily. A popular sport here is basketball, and we play other sports too. We\u2019re okay at making baskets\u2014not the best, but not terrible.<\/span> In the past, there was more focus on individual skills, now attention is more on playing as teams. The coach has us doing physical conditioning, so there is a lot of running and climbing. Middle School students often play basketball with the High School<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Do you have lunch and snacks in the RPIS Canteen?<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n

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Lunch is the main meal and it\u2019s delicious. Some of the food comes from the school garden. The menu is a mix of everything, especially Chinese, Japanese, Western, and Thai food. Sometimes we have Italian dishes, and on Fridays we always include Thai noodles. Students with special dietary needs are always accommodated. We also have snacks twice-a-day in the Canteen (sometimes a nice lady shows up to serve cones and cups of coconut ice cream from her cart). But what\u2019s most important in the Canteen is that we use this time to chat and learn about each other more and more<\/span><\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In our classes, we know each other very well, but not everything is transparent, much like any other family. Some of us have been together since Primary School. Some moved to RPIS or to Thailand more recently, and <\/span><\/span>so we are still growing in those friendships. <\/span><\/i>It is a very welcoming environment, so friendships grow quickly. Also, we have a small number of students per teacher, so we help each other with classwork and also enjoy having fun together.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n

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RPIS Student News <\/em>
Staff For This October 31, 2024 Article<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/span>News Editor: <\/span><\/strong>nom de plume <\/em>Chelsea, <\/strong><\/span>favorite thing is creative arts<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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\"\"News Writer: <\/span><\/strong>nom de plume <\/em>Naima<\/strong><\/span>, favorite thing is esthetics<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Photography Editor: <\/span><\/strong>nom de plume <\/em>Sponge-Bob<\/strong><\/span>, favorite thing is crocheting<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Photography Team:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0nom de plume<\/em> Ruizhi, favorite thing is math<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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Photography <\/span><\/strong>Team: <\/span><\/strong>nom de plume <\/em>Youli<\/strong><\/span>, favorite thing is guitar<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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