Garden International School Bangkok

Garden International School Bangkok
Location
Yannawa, Bangkok
Thailand
Information
Type Private, Mixed Day "British International School"
Established 1999
Head of School David Figes
Enrollment 300
Average class size 20 students
Student to teacher ratio 5:1 in Primary and 10:1 in Secondary
School colour(s) Blue and White
Website www.gardenbangkok.com

Garden International School Bangkok is a British curriculum international school in Sathon District, Bangkok, Thailand.[1] It is part of the MBF Taylors Ltd. Education Group, which owns schools in Malaysia,[2] Rayong in Thailand [3] and also English language and bilingual schools in both Thailand and Malaysia.


Accreditation & Affiliation

Garden International School Bangkok is a CfBT candidate school.,[4] and is accredited by the Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA) and the International Schools Association of Thailand.[5] The school is also a Cambridge Examinations Centre.

For Sport and Physical Education, the school competes in The Greater Bangkok Athletics Conference (GBAC).[6]

Curriculum

The school provides a British education based on the National Curriculum of England and Wales and accepts students from Early Years, up to students taking their IGCSEs in Year 11. In 2016, Garden International School will offer AS and A2 International A Levels for Years 12 and 13 (Key Stage 5).

All students up to the end of Year 9 study the core areas of English, Science, Mathematics, Music, Art, a Foreign Language, Humanities, Computing and Physical Education. After the completion of Year 9, students study their core IGCSE subjects of English, Maths and Science choosing additional IGCSE subjects so that students take other subjects that are of personal interest and could lead to further study at A Level.

ICGSEs available are:

In Year 12, students study four subjects at AS Level and then continue with three subjects to complete their studies at A Level. The subjects for AS and A Level are:

Garden students perform consistently well in external examinations, with 94% of the class of 2016 attaining at least five IGCSEs with grades A*-Cs and 34% of IGCSE grades being A* or As.

In addition to academics, the school provides other opportunities for students to develop themselves based on experiential education; outdoor trips and opportunities to work with other schools in extra curricular activities such as the Tournament of Minds[7] and the International Day of Forests Debates [8] are some of the opportunities that are provided.

Campus

Garden International School has two campuses separated by Yen Akart Road, which puts its location in downtown Bangkok near both Silom and Sathorn Road, two of Bangkok's commercial hubs. The First School campus educates Early Years, Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. The Upper School Campus educates Upper Primary/Key Stage 2 (Years 3 to Year 6), Lower Secondary/Key Stage 3 (Years 7 to Year 9); Upper Secondary/Key Stage 4 and 5 (Years 10 and Year 11; for students taking IGCSE and Years 12 and 13 for students taking A Levels).

In 2016 the school began construction on new facilities to expand the Early Years part of the school with a plan to also improve the facilities for the Primary and Secondary School in 2017.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Contact Us." Garden International School Bangkok. Retrieved on 28 February 2013. "2/1 Yen Akart, Soi 2, Yen Akart Road, Sathorn, Bangkok 10120, Thailand."
  2. ↑ http://www.gardenschool.edu.my/
  3. ↑ http://www.gardenrayong.com
  4. ↑ "ISQM Accreditation" (PDF). CfBT. 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  5. ↑ "International Schools Association of Thailand". International Schools Association of Thailand. 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  6. ↑ "Greater Bangkok Athletics Conference". GBAC. 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  7. ↑ http://tom.edu.au/Branch/th/Default.aspx
  8. ↑ http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/environment/1048253/life-in-the-forests

External links

Coordinates: 13°42′52″N 100°32′46″E / 13.714569°N 100.54624°E / 13.714569; 100.54624


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