The ’21–’22 school year begins August 16. Read an update from the Head of School here.
RIS iGEM Team Impress at the 2019 Giant Jamboree in Boston

–by Ms. Elisia Brodeur – As promised in the last issue of Ad Astra, here is the follow-up on this great team of diligent, hardworking RIS students who truly embody all […]
RIS Class of 1997: Water for Life

In collaboration with Rotary BKK, the Class of 1997 are proud to share the completion of their second water purification plant built at Ban Huay Nam Phu school in Prachuab […]
Life of Po: Interview with Photographer Po Bunya

–Interview by Michael Sawatsewi– Po Ariya Bunyapamai is an alumnus of RIS from the Class of 2008. Now based in Zürich, Switzerland, Po is living the dream and traveling the […]
High School Spirit Week and Games Day

–by Ms. Shirley Gamble– One of the first projects that this years’ Student Council worked very hard on was HS Spirit Week, which was held from September 24–27, 2019. The […]
AP Seminar: A New Research Course in HS

–by Mr. Jeff Gepner and Ms. Elisia Brodeur– RIS introduced a new class in high school this year: AP Seminar, the first year of the AP Capstone™ Diploma program from […]
Winner of “The Voice Kids Thailand 2019”

-An Interview with Siri (Mac) Chaikul by Ms. Elisia Brodeur- Congratulations, Mac! Tell me about this incredible experience! How many times did you appear on the show? To audition for […]
David Rochela: Professional Footballer Visits RIS!

–by Borja Ferraz– David Rochela Calvo is a professional footballer from Spain who plays central defender for the Thai Port Football Club (Port F.C.). I would like to start by […]
Alumni News Roundup

1. Our very own Debbie Klongtruadroke, Class of 1996, recently released a touching new Christian ballad entitled Jesus First In All (Ewing Entertainment) on YouTube. The song is described as a “prayer to aid […]
A non-profit founder, CNN-featured public speaker, and Harvard pre-college student—at 16

–An Interview with Irawadee (Bai-dteuy) Thawornbut by Elisia Brodeur– I recently sat down to speak with new RIS student Irawadee Thawornbut, a junior in high school. A self-described social entrepreneur, […]
RIS Student Presents Invention to HRH Princess Sirindhorn

–By Pathid (Pat) Liamtrakoolpanich and Elisia Brodeur– Congratulations to Pathid Liamtrakoolpanich, a current RIS Senior, for being chosen as one of seven—out of 51 teams—at the 12th Global Student Innovation […]