The NIST Elementary Music Department production Lost in Space, first staged at the school in 2015, will soon be available worldwide through school musical publisher Maverick Musicals. Under the new name The Black Hole, it will be the second original NIST show to be published after Creepytown, which has already been performed some 30 times in schools and community […]
In 2015, the NIST Drama Department developed a special unit in Year 11 that focused on the power of drama to create change in the world. The goal was for students to develop skills in the course that they could then use to impact a community positively by drawing attention to both local and global […]
“I don’t want to go to bed!” As parents, how many times have we heard these words? Too many, I imagine many of you saying. At the performances of Dust and Dreams in April, audiences were confronted by not one, but fifty confident eight and nine-year-olds from Year 2 and Year 3 pouting, complaining and […]
In many schools around the world, you would expect to see year 6 students in a classroom, sitting in their desks as they passively listen to a lesson by their teacher. This is not the case at NIST. On Tuesday, 26 April, it was the students who were presenting and engaging with gathered teachers, parents […]
Mixed Up! is an annual fundraising concert held at NIST, where students from international schools around the Bangkok area join together for a night of awesome music. Performers of all kinds bust out their best chords to win the battle of the bands, with other members of the community attending to cheer on their friends and family, […]
When an intergalactic portal is opened between the galaxy Andromeda and the Milky Way, a lowly team of satellite repairmen must battle black holes, aliens and asteroid fields to overcome a menacing threat to planet Earth. When the dreaded Cyborgs enter the portal to claim the Milky Way for themselves, the fate of planet Earth is […]
On Saturday, 9 May, NIST International School hosted its inaugural auction fundraising event, AuctioNIST. With an array of splendid art pieces available to suit all palates and prices, the evening included canapés, wine and the opportunity to win fabulous door prizes. Dozens of beautiful pieces produced by students, staff, parents and friends of NIST were available, and proceeds from both the […]
In an extraordinary opportunity, NIST International School’s Concert Choir took to the stage in New York City on Monday, 13 April when Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presented Ring of Fire: The Music of Southeast Asia at Avery Fisher Hall in the Lincoln Center. Featuring both traditional and contemporary pieces, the event included performers from NIST and other […]
The arts teachers at NIST, bucking the trend of standard musicals, have consistently delivered their own self-penned productions for several years. These performances have proved to be every bit the equal of other professional shows, and this year’s Supernova: The Musical added another notch to their belts. Over 200 year 4, 5 and 6 students were involved in the production, […]
The performing arts at NIST have steadily evolved over the past few years, adding new features and events regularly. Based on the wonderful performances of our students in the final events of this year, our instrumental music recitals have achieved new heights! Over the last two consecutive Mondays, performers from the NIST Instrumental Music Programme provided […]