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Concordian International School

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Type
  
Private

Sponsor
  
Varnnee C. Ross

Enrollment
  
855

Mascot
  
Dragon

Number of students
  
855

Colors
  
Yellow, Blue

Established
  
2001

Grades
  
Nursery - Grade 12

Phone
  
+66 2 706 9000

Founded
  
2001

Faculty
  
160

Concordian International School

Average class size
  
16 all the way up to G4, then 20 to 22 in G5 to G12

Address
  
918 Moo 8 Bangna-trad Km.7 Road, Bangkaew, Bangplee, Samut Prakan 10540, Thailand

Similar
  
Bangkok Patana School, Internatio Community School (I, Berkeley Internatio School, KIS Internatio School, Ekamai Internatio School

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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 programs. It is a trilingual international school in Thailand running the International Baccalaureate program. 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.

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Concordian International is a private school, and a member of ISAT. It is accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organization, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), the Council of International Schools (CIS), and the Thai Ministry of Education.

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History

Concordian International School (Concordian) was founded in August 2001 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 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:

    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
  • International Baccalaureate Organization
  • New England Association of Schools and Colleges
  • International Schools Association of Thailand
  • References

    Concordian International School Wikipedia