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Our students have started the 2021-2022 academic year strong. Many of them have started their own clubs, participated in virtual performances, and received excellent test scores for college-level classes. Read on to learn about their achievements.  Folk Song Club Performs Online   The MUIDS Folk Song Club held its first online performance of the year on…

It has been an exciting month at MUIDS. We recently welcomed several 10th grade students as they completed summer school while the student body held virtual elections for the student government. Catch up on the highlights below. Student Government Elections Held Virtually  MUIDS recently held its annual student government elections. Seven different political parties competed…

Students in MUIDS’s “Skills for Leadership and Management” class recently created their own companies, and presented their earnings reports to members of the faculty.  Both companies, CAWY and Got Ya’ Back, created their own products and sold them to customers inside and outside the MUIDS community. CAWY created a bag that holds face masks and…

Mr. Simon Gauci, the Deputy Director for Student Services, explains how he and his colleagues help students stay on track for graduation.   In high school students are taught how to act independently and manage their own affairs; sometimes though they need help. Student Services helps them move through this transition so that they can stay…

Dr. Stephen Coryelle, MUIDS’s Deputy Director of Academics, discusses the extraordinary academic challenges students and teachers faced this year, and how they overcame them. The “New Normal” we are all living through is anything but normal. Teachers and students are teaching and learning under extraordinary circumstances, whether due to a lockdown that forced them to…

Teamwork is the building block of success, a fact not lost on MUIDS students as they begin competing in House competitions. The House system at MUIDS is a way of organizing students into different teams for competitive activities throughout the school year. Students are divided into one of four teams: Berserker, Titan, Phoenix, Olympian. This…

Conserving the planet is everyone’s job, mainly because it’s the only one we have, a fact not lost on MUIDS’s “Red Cross Youth Club.” The club, along with members of the MUIDS faculty, recently visited Sri Nakhon Khuean Khan Park and Botanical Garden as part of an environmental restoration program. Students, working in groups under the…

An education is about more than getting good grades; it’s about learning how to take control of your life. Mr. Simon Gauci, the Deputy Director for Student Services, has spent his career helping young people manage their lives and work towards their definition of success.  He discusses his career as an educator as well as…

All transitions are challenging; transitioning to a new school is no exception. “When I first went to MUIDS’ Open House I thought the school was fascinating,” twelfth grader Maprang recently confessed. “I thought the atmosphere at MUIDS was very welcoming. Still, I was nervous about leaving my old school for a new one.” She soon…

The first quarter of the 2020-2021 school year has ended. MUIDS is proud of its new 10th grade students as they continue to transition to their new school. Dr. Stephen Coryelle, MUIDS’s Deputy Director for Academics, spoke about how the Class of 2023 is adjusting to the MUIDS curriculum, what challenges they’re facing, and how…