A great opportunity to get a traditional British education in the comfort of hospitable Thailand is the Regents School. Here, students from all over the world are offered balanced, effective educational programs starting with a kindergarten (children from 2 years are admitted to the school) to the last grades of the secondary school (18 years).
The doors of Regents International School in Thailand opened in 1994, and over the years the school has earned an excellent reputation and respect for colleagues and students from all over the world, prestigious British Council accreditation, positive reviews and recommendations from independent educational agencies from around the world. The campus is located near Chonburi, the "water city" (30 kilometers): it's about 100 kilometers east of Bangkok, right on the shore of the Gulf of Thailand.
Educational programs that are personally supervised by Director Jan Blake (in office since 2015, graduated from the University of Sheffield), fully comply with high British and international standards. All the teachers came from the UK and other English-speaking countries: together with the general international atmosphere of the campus (representatives of many cultures and nationalities study at the Regents International School in Thailand), this forms an excellent opportunity for active language and academic as well as personal development. After completing the program, students receive a prestigious international certificate of secondary education and can continue their studies in any country in the world. The quality of education is clearly demonstrated by the graduates' statistics: many students who completed the IB program successfully enter the best world universities from among the TOP-100:
This educational stage is designed for children 7-11 years old. The educational program completely corresponds to the British national standard: here the real citizens of the world, the persons with bright individuality, respect and tolerance to the surrounding world are brought up.
The main focus of studying is on the development of language (in particular, speech and communication skills), there is a special support program for foreign students for whom English is not native. The main items are in the following list:
Additionally, the following options are paid:
In middle classes, children from 11 to 14 years continue to master the main subjects of the school curriculum, preparing for senior graduation classes and examinations. The main disciplines in the curriculum are:
Additionally, the following options are paid by a foreign students:
Students from the age of 14-16 complete the high school course and are preparing for the GCSE exams: the certificate of the same name is highly valued all over the world and gives the chance to continue studying in any country in the chosen, even prestigious and ranking educational institution. The curriculum is quite ambitious and includes a fairly large number of disciplines:
Additionally, the following options are paid by a foreign students:
The international university preparation program is designed for 2 years and gives the right to enter any university around the world - it is recognized in almost all countries. The IB results are accepted even by such famous universities as Oxford and Cambridge, educational institutions that are part of the Ivy League and Russel Group.
Subjects for the curriculum are chosen by students independently, in all, 31 specialties are offered: 3 subjects are studied during the first year and 3 others are studied during the second year. The studying is quite intensive, in-depth, at an increased level of complexity, students are taught to conduct independent research, to write term papers. It educates the independence of thinking, independence and ability to manage their time, to work effectively, critical and analytical thinking.
In addition (except for selected subjects) students attend classes on the theory of knowledge, CAS (Creativity, Action, Mutual Assistance) course, and by the end of the program they write an extended essay (the subject is approved with the teacher, the volume is not less than 4000 words).
Additionally, the following options are paid by a foreign students:
For the students prepared comfortable residences: all 3 houses are carefully guarded at night and in the afternoon, two of them are reserved for boys and one for girls. The rooms are designed for 1-2 people, bathrooms and toilets in sufficient numbers are located on the floors, as are cozy living rooms for relaxation and functional small kitchens.
Meals are organized on a full board basis, three times a day - for this 3 spacious dining rooms are built on the territory. The diet is balanced and varied: there is a vegetarian table, and from a rich abundance of delicious dishes it is easy to choose what a particular schoolboy will like. Fresh fruit is served daily on the table, and in the café on campus you can buy something to eat and refreshments.
A lot of attention in Regents International School in Thailand is paid to sports activities and active recreation: it develops a competitive spirit in children, helps them to have fun, to improve their physical form and health. There are 6 qualified instructors working at the school: they conduct both compulsory studying included in the school curriculum and various electives, and the classes can be conducted both on campus and outside. On a regular basis the following sports are offered:
Additionally, many clubs and sections on interests, creative and academic communities have been opened. For example, there is a culinary club where children can learn how to cook traditional national dishes from different countries, dance studio and theatrical circle - children even put their performances, and in their free time visit the best theaters in the capital. You can learn to play on African drums, master the art of debating and chess, play various musical instruments and attend a vocal studio, massage parlor and beauty classes. Many students are attracted to a variety of crafts and arts:
Since 2009, the department of the world famous art school Julliard has been working at Regents International School in Thailand - its main building is in New York, and it has been repeatedly recognized as the best profile school in the world. Here, Julliard provides children with interesting curriculum for studying in specialized music universities, and enrolling in the course is based on the evaluation of talents, and not on financial opportunities.
The territory of Regents International School in Thailand is located 10 kilometers from the city: the school is fenced, the territory is carefully guarded 24/7.
The sports infrastructure is well developed and adjusted:
A separate theater for 300 seats, cozy theater studios, dance classrooms, art and craft workshops are equipped for pupils. Not far from the school campus there is a cozy cafe where you can relax and chat with friends over a cup of tea or coffee.
For the learning process in the institution also prepared everything you need: comfortable, fully equipped auditoriums and lecture halls, a 3D printer of the latest model, more recently, new modern computers were purchased. In the music studio there are Macintosh computers, children actively use iPads and laptops, and they have free access to Wi-Fi.
The following options are additionally paid on the program:
Required documents, depending on the type of institution:
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Language courses, schools and children's language camps | Primary and secondary education - private schools | Preparation programmes for entering universities - higher education | Higher education (after completing accredited programs A-level, IB, High School) - Bachelor, Master, MBA |
- we recommend to apply 6-9 months before the start of the course (some camps and schools offer discounts for early booking or for lengthy study programs) - there are some very popular and high demand children's camps, where the applications need to be submitted 1 year in advance (in particular Switzerland , Great Britain , USA , Canada , Austria) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the training program, - some schools have a specific time frame (September-November - please specify an individual school) - some schools require tests in several stages (UKISET, internal tests of the school: English, mathematics, logics, subjects, interview, some require a personal visit) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the program, - for Foundation and Pathway programs, IELTS and TOEFL certificates are usually required, respectively | - recommended submission one year before the start of the program, - the deadline normally closes in January, for TOP HEIs and, as a rule, in March in other universities - for a bachelor, a Foundation or Pathway preparatory program a completed A-level, IB, High School + IELTS / TOEFL are required - for Masters you need a graduated higher education, in some cases you need a pre-Masters program - MBA requires completed higher education, work experience preferably at least 2-3 years, etc. |