Dear Parents,
We are well underway with our DELVE planning and are excited to host an array of trips this year. I am thrilled that we are finally in a place where we get to organise these experiential learning opportunities for our students.
- IMPORTANT Permission Form Details
You will receive a form/email from Operoo asking you to complete the Parent Permission Form today. Before you click on “respond now” in the email from Operoo, look at the video linked in the next paragraph.
For the Parent Permission Form, look at the instructional video attached, providing you with step-by-step instructions on completing the form. Once you have logged in, there should be a form with your child’s trip name for you to complete. For example, “DELVE – “name of trip” – Overnight/Day Trip Permission / Medical Form.”
Once you have accessed the form, have a quick read, confirm, sign, and submit. Please complete the form on or before Friday, November 11th, 2022.
- Immunisations
Additionally, with the upcoming DELVE trips in December, it is important that your child is adequately immunised for these trips. Please see the attached list of recommended vaccines from International SOS Bangkok for the areas your child may be travelling to during DELVE.
Please note the following;
- vaccines listed are recommended and not compulsory.
- childhood vaccines should be up to date, especially tetanus.
- your child will need to consult with a physician of your choice before vaccines are prescribed and administered. Please ensure you take your child’s vaccination record with you, as this history is important.
- your child must be well to receive any vaccines.
In the past, families have gone to AETNA Family Clinic in Nichada to get a consultation and vaccines. Please call 02 960 4216 to make an appointment in advance, and please note that not all vaccines are stocked and may have to be ordered.
ISB has no formal affiliation with AETNA, and any queries or questions should be handled with the clinic directly.
- COVID
For safety reasons on overnight trips in and outside of Thailand, parents could be required to pick up their children if they test positive for COVID.
For all overnight trips, students will be required to take an ATK test the night before departure. If a student tests positive, they will have to immediately notify their teacher sponsors, Mr Assimakopoulos and Dr Dhave Setabutr.
- Visas
For all trips outside of Thailand, families are responsible for checking visa requirements, obtaining the proper visas for entry for their child’s DELVE, and obtaining reentry visas for Thailand.
- Updated Itinerary and Further Communication
Teacher sponsors will send out updated itineraries and information for your child’s DELVE. You may have already received this information from them. Please contact the teacher sponsors with questions specific to your child’s DELVE.
- Official Invoice/Support Letter
For businesses that require a letter or official invoice of support for DELVE costs, please email Khun Pat (Patarin Boonswad) directly (patarinb@isb.ac.th), which will be prepared within 3-5 business days.
Please send any questions directly to Peter Assimakopoulos (petera@isb.ac.th) or directly to the teacher sponsors of your child’s trip.
Kind regards,
Peter Assimakopoulos & Pat Boonswad
CAS and Service Learning Coordinator & HS Activities and DELVE Secretary