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Britain's ex-PM Blair teaches Thai children

Lamphai Intathep Bangkok Post 17.01.2012
Former British prime minister Tony Blair talks to students during his visit to the Education Ministry yesterday.

The government's "2012 English Speaking Year" programme was given a big boost yesterday, with Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair acting as an honorary English teacher for a group of young students.

UK university to open campus in Thailand

Sean Coughlan BBC News 12.01.2012

Minister joins Muslim protest of school's hijab ban

Lamphai Intathep Bangkok Post 11.01.2012
UK university to open campus in Thailand

A UK university is to open a campus in Bangkok - in what is claimed as the first such UK branch university to be established in Thailand.

Minister joins Muslim protest of school's hijab ban

Hundreds of Muslims have staged a protest at Government House against the Wat Nong Chok secondary school's ban on wearing head scarves.

Elite Asian students cheat like mad on US college applications

From sleep to social lives, there is little Asia’s most upwardly mobile students won’t sacrifice for education. Though they belong to the so-called “Asian Century,” American colleges remain the premier destination for the elite from Shanghai to Singapore to Seoul.

Thailand To Adjust Educational Courses To Suit Asean Community

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has ordered educational authorities to adjust courses to suit demand of regional labour markets, as part of Thailand's preparations for the establishment of the Asean Community by 2015.

Kids flooded with relief as schools reopen

Students returning to flood-affected schools after enduring a delay of more than a month to the start of the new semester are joining in a new extra-curricular activity - cleaning up in the wake of the deluge.

UNICEF Donates 'School In A Box' For Thailand's Flood-affected Students

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has donated basic school supplies for Thai students, whose schools have been severely damaged by recent flooding, Thai News Agency reported.

School's cool ... Ansford

A HEADTEACHER got a roasting yesterday for turning the school heating OFF on one of the coldest days of the year — to save the planet.

Students at the The Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School in Michigan are being taught what to do when children ask for toys that parents can't afford or for Santa's help finding their parents a job

It will soon be time for every child to draw up their list for Santa. But now they could be in for something of a surprise - when Santa asks them to take a few things off of it.The largest Santa school in the U.S. has been advising its students on how to lower children's expectations in the economic downturn.


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