Mater Dei - Thailand 2017 Group 1

Thailand 2017

Materdei School Thailand

Friday morning we farewelled the Thai girls as they departed the Boarding House for the airport.  Although sad to leave, they were looking forward to some Thai food once they arrived home!

Mrs Pawsey (Principal), Ms Chirariyakul (Jin), Mrs Pearman (Head of Boarding), Ms Vijitboonyaruk (Mee) and Ms Marshall (Boarding Supervisor).

Mater Dei - Thailand 2017 Group 1

Thailand 2017

Materdei School Thailand

Thursday was the last day at the College for the first group of Thai visitors.  They performed a beautiful farewell with traditional Thai dancing.  

Mater Dei - Thailand 2017 Group 1

Thailand 2017

Materdei School Thailand

Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary

A typical Aussie experience for the Thai girls on Wednesday when they visited Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary - feeding the Kangaroos and cuddling a Koala!

Mater Dei - Thailand 2017 Group 1

Thailand 2017

Materdei School Thailand

The Mayor of Toowoomba, Mr Paul Antonio warmly welcomed the Thai group at the Council Chambers on Monday. The girls enjoyed an afternoon tea, a visit to the Council Chambers where official Council meetings are held and listened as The Mayor spoke about the local area.  

Mater Dei - Thailand 2017 Group 1

Thailand 2017

Materdei School Thailand

The weekend was the perfect weather to visit the Gold Coast for the girls.  

They had a quick stop at the beach on Saturday before spending the day at Sea World.  

Mater Dei - Thailand 2017 Group 1

Thailand 2017

Materdei School Thailand

The Cobb and Co Museum in Toowoomba was opened in 1987 when the Queensland Museum was looking for space to display its catalogue of horse-drawn vehicles.  The Museum also hosts an interactive Science festival.  

Today the students discovered Toowoomba "Now and Then" learning how things such as technology has changed over the years, and "Swamp to City" which teaches the students who were the traditional owners of the land, and learning about some of the historical Toowoomba landmarks. 

They also discovered a very large friend outside!
 

Mater Dei - Thailand 2017 Group 1

Thailand 2017

Materdei School Thailand

The Thai students have been enjoying settling into life in the Boarding House and attending classes - the week is going so quickly!  On Tuesday the girls enjoyed visiting a number of the beautiful parks in Toowoomba. 

Wednesday the group visited Highfields Pioneer Park for some Aussie history and an Indigenous workshop (learning about the Didgeridoo and throwing a Boomerang).  

Mater Dei - Thailand 2017 Group 1

Thailand 2017

Materdei School Thailand

The College warmly welcomed 22 students and 2 teachers visiting from Materdei School in Bangkok this morning.  The group will be staying in the Boarding House.  They enjoyed a swim in the College pool when they arrived on Sunday afternoon.  

This morning they were refreshed and ready to begin their 2 week stay.  Today they will explore the College and meet their "buddies" who will accompany them from class to class.

 

Mrs Meibusch will be teaching the girls Intensive English as part of their visit to the College.