Field Trips 

Learning “beyond the classroom” is an integral part of the school curriculum and all students are involved in field trips. At NIST, Field trips are included in the tuition fees and are not charged as an extra fee (with the exception of the Secondary Ski trip).

Early Years & Elementary

In the Elementary school, there is at least one field trip incorporated into each unit of inquiry. Parental help is valued, and teachers may ask for suggestions and volunteers.

Secondary

All Year 7-11 students are expected to participate in the “Week on the Wild Side” field trips that take place in early December. Throughout the school year, there are also a number of other field trips that support curriculum work and student development. If your son/ daughter is going on a field trip that involves leaving school, you will be expected to sign a permission slip attached to the bottom of an information letter or an overnight stay form.

Week on the Wild Side 2007 Reports

Year 7

Monday morning - Buses left for Pattaya on time.
The kids have been great and the activities so far have run very smoothly. Everyone's having a good time and the accommodation has worked out fine. We'll try and send some pictures later.
Wednesday was another excellent day with the kids fully engaged and behaving well. We expect to arrive back at NIST at 3:15. 

Year 8

Sunday evening - Train left on time.
Good night on the train. Train is on time and nearing destination.
A great day for everyone yesterday. There were a few minor problems with rooms that were quickly solved. The programme continues today with more kayaking, team building and rafting.
All well. Train on time and on way back to school.Year 9
Sunday evening - Train left on time.
Good night on the train. Train is on time and nearing destination.
Year 9 Upper Mae Taeng Valley: Arrived safely in Chiang Mai on Monday morning. All students completed the trek. The weather was beautiful and students were eating sat round a camp fire at 8:45 Monday evening. The weather not as cold as anticipated.
Completed a fantastic day 3. Rafted 10Kms to the Karen Village. Students are about to cook their own meals and sleep in traditional long houses in the farming village. Will be sitting around camp fires and star gazing this evening. All very tired and smelly but in good spirits and having fun
Following great day on the river rafting, the students enjoyed the bonfires, the camp performances and are getting ready for orienteering. Everyone is tired but having fun, no problems, so far.
Orienteering and team activities done. Cleared up campsite ok. All tired but in great spirits. Train caught on time. A few minutes late back to BKK. All arrived safely at school. 

Year 10

Despite the two minor injuries yesterday that were dealt with efficiently by the local clinic everyone is having fun and enjoying themselves. The students are very tired after their trekking and ready for sleep. The only noise in the camp site are other users, let’s hope they don’t keep the NIST students awake! 

Year 11

Nam Wa Day 2 (Sunday). All OK. Weather not as cold as expected. Water level a little low in places. One student bounced out of raft, but ok a few bruises but should be alright to paddle today. Second night camp set up and everyone going to sleep early.
14:30 Nam Wa 1 have finished their trip. All safe and sound. Few rafts got stuck on rocks today and one student fell out but was returned to the raft quickly. All students showering in Nam and preparing to catch train for return to Bangkok.
Year 11 Nam Wa trip returned safely this morning.
Nam Wa 2: Everything has gone very well on the first two days on the river. No problems with the rapids or the slightly chilly weather. The students are having fun and are perfectly on schedule.
Nam Wa 2. All safely back at Nam, on train and just arrived in school 6:35.

Ski Trip

We all had a great first day. The visibility was poor but the snow was great. The staff/instructors have all been really impressed with our students saying that they are all very polite, nice and encouraging to each other. Despite the conditions they never complained and all have been determined to conquer the mountain. They continue to be in good spirits this evening albeit a little tired.

It has been snowing non-stop since we the group arrived. Some runs were closed yesterday but the students had another fantastic day out and many are picking up the new skill very quickly. It was -4C on the mountain and the powdery snow is several feet deep.
Today the NIST ski trip group had a glorious day at the slopes. The beginners are improving a lot from the first day. The more advanced group are making their way through the exotic slopes. The condition at the slopes was superb. There was a tad bit of snow fall and wind, but by the end of the day the sky was lucid. Then after that we returned to Les Elfes and had some munchies. After everyone got changed, they had a choice of activities. After an awesome dinner by the wonderful chef, we had the torch light walk. We went to the peak of Verbier. Then we came back down and warmed ourselves up and some of us went straight to bed, but some of us were still up playing some games with their friends until bed time. It was a great day and everyone is looking up to another great day of skiing and snow boarding at the slopes. (By KK, Peerapat and Andree)