Concordian International School
Concordian International School | |
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Location | |
Bangkaew, Bangna-Trad Km 7, Samutprakarn - Bangkok Thailand | |
Coordinates | 13°38′18″N 100°40′27″E / 13.6383°N 100.6743°ECoordinates: 13°38′18″N 100°40′27″E / 13.6383°N 100.6743°E |
Information | |
Type | Private |
Established | 2001 |
Sponsor | Varnnee C. Ross |
Faculty | 160 |
Grades | Nursery - Grade 12 |
Enrollment | 855 |
Average class size | 16 all the way up to G4, then 20 to 22 in G5 to G12 |
Color(s) | Blue, Gray, yellow, green, orange |
Mascot | Dragon |
Website |
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Concordian International School (Concordian) is a nursery to grade 12 school located in Bangkaew, Samutprakarn, Thailand. The school educates about 830 students, (80% Thai/Chinese descendents, 20% foreigners), within the International Baccalaureate Organization[1] programs. It is a trilingual international school in Thailand running the International Baccalaureate program.[1] Concordian International School offers full immersion in English, Chinese and Thai from Nursery until Grade 4, then a full English immersion program with Chinese and Thai as additional languages from Grade 5 to Grade 12.
Concordian International is a private school, and a member of ISAT.[2] It is accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organization,[1] the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), the Council of International Schools (CIS), and the Thai Ministry of Education.
History
Concordian International School (Concordian) was founded in August 2001[3] 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",
Curriculum
Concordian International School offers the full range of International Baccalaureate Organization[1] programmes, including:
- the Primary Years Programme (PYP),
- the Middle Years Programme (MYP), and
- the Diploma Programme (DP).
Clubs & Activities
The school offers the following clubs and activities to students:
Badminton | Ballet | Basketball | Chess Club | Chinese Daily Language | |
Chinese Pinyin | Choir | Clay Works | Cooking | ||
Community Service | Football | Go (Chinese Chess) | Golf | Gymboree - Yoga | |
Jazz Dance | Jazz K Pop | Drama | Piano | ||
Photography Club | Robotics | School Band | Shaolin Kung Fu | ||
Speech Club | Sports Activities (K2-K3) | Sports Stacking | Sweet Kitchen | ||
Swimming | Tech Club | Tennis | Indoor Tennis | ||
Thai Dance | Thai language for foreign students |
Thai Story Time | Theatre Sports | ||
Traditional Chinese Characters |
Violin | volleyball | Weight Training | Young Entrepreneurs Club |
Sports
Concordian belongs to the TISAC league for sports. They compete regularly in under 11 and senior in soccer and basketball. Students also play individual sports, including swimming, golf, and tennis competitively against other schools.
Faculty
- School Sponsor - K. Varnnee Chearavanont Ross
- Head of School and Elementary School Principal - Mr. Laurent Goetschmann
- Secondary Principal & Academic Director - Dr. James Leung
Concordian International School has 160 full-time teachers, all fully qualified teachers coming from the United States, Canada, Australia, England and for our Chinese section from China and Taiwan.
Mascot
There are three Mascots for Concordian International School - all of them are Dragons.
Accreditation
- Council of International Schools[4]
- International Baccalaureate Organization [1]
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges[5]
- International Schools Association of Thailand[2]