International Schools in Thailand

History


         The French International School of Bangkok A study that has been approved by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of France. And the Ministry of Education, Thailand School curriculum teaching . And a timetable similar to that used in the French Republic. Is entitled to completely upturn the judgment of students. As well as educational institutions in the Republic of France.

School administration under the supervision of the Office of Study Abroad France (AEFE , an agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France ) and the French Foundation for Education. Board and Parents

A graduate school is a junior high school and high school . By high school districts coordinate with Rennes . High School and the education area Montpellier Montpellier.

Currently, there are about 960 students who had a teacher teaching in a class by all classes.

French International School of Bangkok, a member of the International Schools Association of Thailand (ISAT).

Address


29 Sathorn Road Bangkok 10120
Tel : (02) 287 – 1599, 287 - 2639
Fax : (02) 679 - 2059

        "The world needs not only well-educated and intelligent people, but the world also needs them to be courageous and compassionate. We need people who extend their hands to help others and stand up for the right of all mankind": Founder of Concordian International School

Concordian International School (Concordian) was founded in August 2001 by school sponsor Varnnee Chearavanont Ross, who is part of the Chearavanont family. Concordian moved from its old campus in Thana City, Thailand in 2006 to the new campus at Bangkaew.

The school’s name is taken from the Old French concorde and from the Latin concordia, meaning “agreement” or “union”, and also from con, meaning together, and cor meaning heart: literally, "hearts together",

Address


100-100/1  Moo 4,  Bang Na-Trad  km.14   Bang Phli,   Samuthprakarn 10540
Tel  :  02-336-1155
E-mail  :  info@concordian.ac.th
www.concordian.ac.th

                 In 1994 the International School of the Regent’s was established by Dr. Virachai Techavijit. Beginning with 32 rental houses whereby the residents were executives of Exxon and Fluor Daniel, it inspired him to set up an international school to attract foreign engineers to work in the eastern part of Thailand. It started near Pattaya with 40 children and by 1995, the student numbers had tripled and the move was made to a larger and more peaceful facility on its present site. For the next five years the campus grew rapidly with the addition of a gymnasium, St. George’s Boarding House for Senior Boys and St. Andrews for Juniors, and the acquisition of a site for an Outdoor Education Centre on Ko Chang. With student numbers at 440 by 1999, a Pre-Nursery class was opened and A-levels were introduced.

By 2000 the growing popularity of the school led to the addition of two new campuses, The Regent’s Golf Academy in Ongkarak and The Regent’s prep school in Bangkok, which were merged a year later to form The Regent’s Bangkok Campus. The entire school became a member of the FOBISSEA organisation.

2001 saw the completion of a new Design Technology and Arts Centre for Pattaya Campus, and welcomed Mrs. Patricia Metham, from the famous Roedean School, UK, as Principal Elect. The following year the unique Global Connect Programme was expanded to include two new Bulgarian scholars, and the Regent’s School was inaugurated into the Round Square Group.

In 2003-2004 The Round Square Complex opened on Pattaya campus to accommodate the Primary School and the 440-seater Globe Theatre. Subsequently the Pattaya School was delighted to host the annual FOBISSEA Heads’ Conference in November.

In 2004-2005 the successful Global Connect Scholarship Programme continued to flourish, with an all time high of 26 students from Estonia, Bulgaria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Two sister programmes, Diplomatic Connect and Ministerial Connect were introduced this year, with two children of the acting Bulgarian Ambassador and the Bhutanese Minister of Human Resources being the founding members.

The start of 2005 welcomed Andrew Bennett as the new Head of School, and the brand new IDEALS International Education Centre on Ko Chang played host to the Regional Round Square Conference. Our own Regent’s representatives were joined by 136 delegates from schools in Australia, New Zealand and Canada for a thought-provoking and challenging conference themed “Same Same But Different”. Many of the delegates stayed on to help out with our school’s Tsunami Relief project on Krabi. In addition, the Primary FOBISSEA Games found their way to Regent’s Pattaya in May.

The first term of 2005-2006 saw the appointment of Mike Walton as Headmaster of Pattaya campus, and our delegates brought home the First Prize for Service from the Melbourne Round Square Conference. In January, both Regent’s Schools celebrated their Anniversaries with a memorable Gala Evening at the Thailand Cultural Centre. We also witnessed some impressive external examination results, including the highest score in Thailand in IGCSE Additional Mathematics. Especially notable was Girish Balakrishnan’s achievement of 11 As, with 9 of them A*.

During 2006-2007 Regent’s Pattaya broke ground forming the first fully elected parent body, the Parent’s Representative Group, and running the first workshop in South East Asia for the Global Issues Network. Round Square Activities continued to develop with staff and students attending the International Conference at Gordonstoun School, Scotland, the Regional Conference in Singapore and the Junior Conference in Melbourne. In addition, our support projects for schools in Ko Phi Phi and Mae Hong Son flourished with even more primary and secondary students taking part.

In November, we hosted the FOBISSEA U13 Games. Sixteen exchange students joined us from Round Square schools in Australia, South Africa, Canada, USA and India for a term each and twelve of our own students went on return visits. Drama students attended conferences in both Beijing (October) and Penang (February), and Senior girls presented at an Empowerment of Female Leaders Conference in Singapore (November).

Following this, the 2007-2008 school year came with news of our successful 5-year IB review, and we achieved re-accreditation from the World-wide Education Service (WES). The final report stated that “students thrive in response to the rich variety of learning experiences. An excellent ethos underpins school life. Relationships are outstanding”.

Throughout the academic year students continued to impress with some outstanding exam results and all aspects of school life continued to thrive. We hosted our first senior invitational FOBISSEA tournament and our students took part in a range of international sporting competitions; our golfers even won the Thailand International Schools Junior Golf Championship.

Round Square activities continued to take centre stage with students attending conferences in Singapore (June) India (Oct) and Australia (March and April). Our International Day in March was a resounding success both in attracting the local community to celebrate our Internationalism, as well as for raising funds for our many collaborative service projects to Mae Hong Son and Ko Phi Phi.  In addition, we had our hugely successful whole-school RS week, where every single student took part in projects both locally and across Thailand. This year, new projects were set up to include our students going to Peru for earthquake re-building.

The Exchange programme continued with exchanges to Australia and students joining us from South Africa, Canada, India and Oman. All our secondary students visited our IDEALS Study Centre on Ko Chang, with Subject teachers joining the Outdoor Education staff to deliver aspects of our academic curriculum on the island.

In August 2008 student numbers reached 1000 for the first time, with boarding numbers also up. We celebrated our best ever IB Diploma results of 43 points. IGCSE results rose to 76% A* to C grades, with 30% of grades being A*/A’s. A number of students got 9 A*/A grades. Lee Jin Jeun achieved the best in Thailand for IGCSE Maths while still in Year 10.

During 2008-2009 both the Exchange programme and our long term service projects resumed strong. Our local community partnerships continued to develop and for the first time we led a Round Square project to Kenya. Students attended the Round Square Conference in Canada. As well as hosting major sporting events including the Senior Games, our students represented us at Games in Penang and Brunei. There were a wide variety of mass participation sporting and money-raising events including the Pattaya Cross Bay Swim, the 24-hour swim, the Croston House Walk, the Coin Challenge and the Burma Action Week. Our students put on high quality drama productions and hosted an ISTA Festival and Shakespeare Weekend attended by other International schools. The Spring and Summer Music Concerts illustrated the incredible enthusiasm for and participation in music that exists throughout the school. More students enrolled in the International Award Programme with success at all levels including Gold Award. The year ended with an amazing Round Square week involving all students. Amongst our normal projects were a culture trip to China and a building project in a Himalayan village in India.

IB results were very encouraging, the average points score for Diploma students was again well above the world average. Once again most students reached their first choice university in a remarkable number of countries. We were pleased with our highest ever number of A-A* grades, with some of our students achieving these in 8 or 9 subjects.

In June the Regent’s school Pattaya had the honour of welcoming their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Pavlos and Prince Nikolaos, the sons of His Majesty King Constantine, former King of Greece. They had come to discuss with our students the hosting of the International Round Square Conference in October 2010. The 16 students of the steering committee had already begun the huge task of planning the two-week conference for up to a thousand delegates from around the world.

The year 2009-2010 saw the return and growth of all of the previous year’s events, including a RS International Conference in India; as well as the installation of more new and interesting opportunities for our students. In July, Mr. Walton visited Riddlesworth Hall in Cambridgeshire, UK. This school was to become the home of the Regent’s UK. In August, the first Regent’s student embarked on a year at this new and exciting venture. The range of Primary Trips increased with the Australia exchange and many other residential opportunities to encourage the independence of our younger children.

In August 2010, IGCSE results enabled our highest ever intake into IB including further ‘best in Thailand’ and ‘best in the world’ results. A number of students achieved 10 A/A+ grades. Our IB results continued to be well above the world average.

The year 2010-2011 was by far the most anticipated in Regent’s history. The Round Square International Conference brought together 750 delegates from 23 different countries to explore ideas of community and service under the theme “We Walk Together”. The preparations for the conference were extensive and included the building of a new cafe and seating area, months of training for our student Barazza leaders, and the organisation of activities and events with five different community partners. The conference was a remarkable success and continued to inspire the students long after it was over.

The spirit of “We Walked Together” led to the establishment of a new student enterprise, GoldFish, whose passionate executives got a chance to meet the infamous Bill Gates Senior. The unfortunate flooding disaster in Thailand led to many new relief missions and fundraising events for the school, and a few student delegates were able to attend the UNESCO Youth Peace Conference in Concondian International School.

The examination results continued to impress with an overall 73% A*-C pass rate in IGCSE – a 9% increase on the previous year. Our IB students’ results were once again well above the world average, with 9% of them gaining 40+ diplomas.

In August 2012 The Regent's School Pattaya saw one of its largest and most exciting changes to date - the school became a proud member of Nord Anglia Education, a family of premium international schools.

Address

33/3 Moo 1, Pong Sub-district,  Bang Lamung, Chonburi 20150
Tel : (038) 661 – 9888 Fax : (038) 661 – 9989
E-mail : isrpth@ksc15.th.com
www.isr.ac.th

Aspects executive and the History.

               The Administrative Building at Charter International School was built in 2006 to be as an icon showing love and warmth in the family. The design of the main building is similar to the Baan Si Chom Phu, the Thienprasiddhi Family's house. Baan Si Chom Phu (the pink house) is a three and a half-storey house built in European style, painted pink, and located on Silom Road . The house was owned by Mr. Singh to Thienprasiddhi, the great grandfather of the family. The house is estimated to have been built for more than 100 years, which is the era of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) of the Chakri Dynasty. Baan Si Chom Phu is the union that created famous families: Osathanugrah, Sukhosol, and Thienprasiddhi. Their ancestors once lived in this house. They grew up together. After they moved out, every weekend there were reunions at Baan Si Chom Phu when the families gathered, sang, danced and played music. It is believed that the house is a symbol of love and warmth and that there are angels protecting the house from harm. During World War II the area was bombed and a bomb was dropped in the front yard of the house but luckily it did not explode. The house was safe from the war. Therefore, the family believed that this house is the safest place in the world. Mr. Thada and Mrs. Lily Thienprasiddhi still live in the Baan Si Chom Phu House. They believe education is important so they built the early years school called Plengprasiddhi Kindergarten next to the house. There are now three branches of Plengprasiddhi Kindergarten School (Silom, Sailom, and Srinakarin). The family wanted to offer education not only to Thai children but international children; therefore, Charter International School was founded. Many architectural designs of the school building were proposed but they could not satisfy the family. The family wanted the school to become a second home for the children; therefore, the family proposed that the school be built based on the design of the Thienprasiddhi home.


Philosophy and instruction.

                To develop students holistically, so that they are independent, productive, lifelong learners, and become responsible global citizens.


PROGRAMS & EVENTS


Nursery The emphasis is on four main areas of child development and learning:    
- A Strong Child    
- A Healthy Child      
- A Skillful Communication    
- A Competent Learner
Kindergarten and Reception Six areas of learning cover the physical, intellectual, emotional and social development of children at this stage of education. Personal, Social and Emotional Development Students learn to be self-confident, take an interest in things, know what their own needs are, tell the difference between right and wrong, and be able to dress and undress. Communication, Language and Literacy Students learn to talk confidently and clearly, enjoy stories, poems and songs, hearing and saying sounds and linking them to the alphabet. They will read and write some familiar words and learn to use a pencil. Mathematical Development Students develop an understanding of mathematics through stories, songs, games and imaginative play. They become comfortable with numbers and ideas such as “heavier than” or “bigger”. They will be aware of shapes and space. Knowledge and Understanding of the World Students find out about the world around them and ask questions about it. They build with different materials, know about everyday technology and learn what it is used for. They find out about the past events in their lives and their families' lives. They learn about different cultures and beliefs. Physical Development Students learn to move confidently, controlling their body and handling equipment. Creative Development Students explore colours and shapes, try dance and movement, make things, tell stories and make music.
Primary school
Several areas of learning cover the physical, intellectual, emotional and creativeness of children at this stage of education. English As many of the students have or are learning English as a second or third language, great emphasis is placed on aspects of Literacy and on language across the curriculum. Students have a daily ‘Literacy Hour' which includes Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening. We use the Oxford Reading Tree scheme as the basis for teaching reading as well as Jolly Phonics. Students are encouraged to borrow books from the library for sharing and reading. Mathematics Students use the ‘Abacus' Mathematics scheme, covering number, shape, space, measures and handling data. They are taught how to use and apply mathematics and to explain what they are doing using mathematical language. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Students use PCs from Reception onwards, learning their way around a keyboard and how to manipulate a mouse, how to use software for word processing, publishing and graphics. In addition, they learn how to utilise other equipment such as tape recorders and digital cameras to help organise and present information. Knowledge and Understanding of the World Students find out about the world around them and ask questions about it. They build with different materials, know about everyday technology and what it is used for. They find out about the past events in their lives and their families' lives. They learn about different cultures and beliefs. Science Students are encouraged to discover the answers to their questions about what they see around them and to record their work. They learn about life processes and living things, materials and their properties and physical processes such as forces, light and sound. Music Students sing and play instruments to a variety of audiences including peer groups, the whole school, parents and visitors. They learn about music from different cultures and times
Secondary school
Art Children focus on three key areas:   - Exploring and developing ideas. - Investigating and making. - Evaluating and developing work. Design and Technology Children focus on three key areas: - Investigative, disassembly and evaluative activities (IDEAs). - Focused practical tasks (FPTs). - Design and make assignment (DMA). English Children focus on three key areas: - Speaking and listening - Reading - Writing This is done by learning about: - Narrative (plays and scripts) - Non-fiction - Poetry Geography Children focus on both the human and natural Environments and why we must be environmentally aware. History Children focus on major events in the past and how we can learn from them and how such events have shaped today’s world. ICT Children focus on three key areas: - Setting the scene. - Short focused tasks. - Integrated tasks.  Mandarin Children focus on four key areas: - Listening and responding - Speaking - Reading and responding - Writing Maths Children focus on four key areas: - Using and applying mathematics - Number and algebra - Shape, space and measures - Handling data  Music Children focus on three key areas: - Introduction - Exploration - Bringing it all together Physical Education Children focus on four key areas: - Acquiring and developing skills - Selecting and applying skills, tactics and compositional ideas - Knowledge and understanding of fitness and health - Evaluating and improving performance.   Science Children focus on four key areas: - Scientific enquiry - Life processes and living things - Materials and their properties - Physical processes  Thai Language and Culture Children focus on both Thai language and Thai culture Years 10 and 11 All students in Years 10 and 11 study course for the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) exams which take place at the end of Year 11. All students are required to study: English (Second Language leading to First Language) Mathematics First Language Thai or Foreign Language Mandarin Students can also choose up to 5 optional subjects from: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Art, Music, PE, Geography, History, ICT, English Literature, Mandari


The teachers and Awards. 

                 Jon Lane joined Charter International School in August 2011. He holds a Bachelor of Education degree as well as a Masters degree in Educational Management. Mr. Lane has many years of teaching and administrative experience in schools in seven different countries. Most recently Mr. Lane worked as Head of Primary at Sandford International School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Prior to that he was Director of the Suzhou Singapore International School in China and Educational Director and Deputy Director of two schools in Turkey, following on from teaching prior to this in Nigeria, Germany and England.


Address

999/9  Srinakharin rd.   Prawet ,  Bangkok 10260
Tel  :  02-743-4703-4
www.charter.ac.th