Thai-Chinese International School
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| Thai-Taiwanese International School | |
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101/177 Moo 7 Soi Mooban Bangpleenives, Prasertsin Road, Bangplee Yai , 10540 THAILAND | |
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| School type | Private International School |
| Motto | Learning from the Past. Living in the Present. Looking to the Future. |
| Established | 1995 |
| Head of school | Dr. Steven E. Ballowe |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrolment | circa 800 |
| Education system | American-based system |
| Language | English, Chinese, and Thai |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges(WASC), The Private Education Commission of the Thai Ministry of Education(Thailand), The Ministry of Education, Republic of China(Taiwan), East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools(EARCOS), International Schools Association of Thailand(ISAT) |
| Website | http://www.tcis.ac.th/ |
Thai-Chinese International School (T.C.I.S.; Mandarin Traditional: 泰國中華國際學校, Simplified: 泰国中华国际学校, Pinyin: Tàiguó Zhōnghuá Guójì Xuéxiào; Thai:โรงเรียนนานาชาติ ไทย-จีน) is a private, non-profit day school in Bang Phli District, Samut Prakan Province, in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region of Thailand.[1] It was founded in 1995 for the purpose of providing English language education as well as Traditional Chinese language for the Taiwanese communities in Bangkok, as well as Thai and other communities. The school currently has circa 100 staff and teachers and 800 students. TCIS is located within a 15-minute drive from the Suvarnabhumi International Airport of Thailand.
History
The Taiwanese Ministry of Education previously oversaw the school and designated it as an overseas Taiwanese school. It removed TCIS from the list on February 1, 2006 since TCIS was unable to conform to the Taiwanese standards.[2]
Students
The students are multi-lingual.
Thai-Chinese International School offers a PreK-12 curriculum that draws from the American standards for the core curriculum. Since TCIS is a tri-lingual school, all students must take classes in Mandarin, Thai, as well as their core classes in English.
Academic Program
Curriculum Overview
The school offers a college preparatory curriculum including Advanced Placement(AP) courses in varies subjects and has music, arts, sports departments that offer diverse courses for all students enrolled. Intensive Mandarin language courses with an emphasis in Chinese history and culture are taught daily. English is the medium of instruction in all courses other than Thai and Mandarin.
License and Accreditation
The Thai-Chinese International School is licensed under/accredited by:
- The Private Education Commission of the Thai Ministry of Education
- The Ministry of Education, Republic of China (Taiwan).
- The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
- East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS)
- International Schools Association of Thailand (ISAT)
References
- ^ Home. Thai-Chinese International School. Retrieved on 28 February 2013. " TCIS 101/177 Moo 7 Soi Mooban Bangpleenives, Prasertsin Road, Bangplee Yai, Samutprakarn 10540 Thailand"
- ^ "Overseas Schools" (Archive). Taiwanese Ministry of Education. Retrieved on January 10, 2016. "Unable to conform to domestic curriculum standards, Thai-Chinese International School was removed from the list of overseas schools under the guidance of the ministry on February 1st, 2006."
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