Concordian International School
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Concordian International School (Thai: โรงเรียนนานาชาติคอนคอร์เดียน, RTGS: Rong Rian Nana Chat Khonkhodian) is a Pre-K to grade 12 school located in Bang Phli District, Samut Prakan, Thailand. The school educates about 1100 students 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 Pre-K 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 International Schools Association of Thailand.[2] It is accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organization[1] the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC),[3] the Council of International Schools (CIS),[4] and the Thai Ministry of Education.
History
Concordian International School (Concordian) was founded in August 2001[5] 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, Bangna-Trad km7 in the Greater Bangkok province of Samut Prakan.
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",[citation needed]
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 | |
Squash | 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 International School belongs to two sport league: TISAC and AISAA. Concordian students compete regularly in multiple sports, starting in under 9 all the way to senior level in soccer, basketball, swimming, golf, table tennis, badminton, and tennis competitively against other schools.
Concordian has invested more than 400 million baht in extra facilities, including a second swimming pool (50-meter covered swimming pool), 2 extra gymnasium, 2 new tennis court, 4 squash courts, dance studios, and more.
Faculty
- Founding Director - K. Varnnee Chearavanont Ross
- Head of School / CEO - Mr. Laurent Goetschmann
- Elementary Principal - Ms. Ariel Wang
- Elementary Principal - Mr. Tim Byrum
- Secondary Principal - Mr. William Berry
- Secondary Principal - Ms. Sally Wen
- Secondary Principal - Ms. Min Li
Concordian International School has 240 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[3]
- International Schools Association of Thailand[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e International Baccalaureate Organization
- ^ a b International School Association of Thailand Archived 2008-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "New England Association of Schools and Colleges". Archived from the original on 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b "Council of International Schools". Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
- ^ Concordian International School, English Schools Organization
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