Concordian International School


Concordian International School (Thai: โรงเรียนนานาชาติคอนคอร์เดียน, RTGSRong 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 5, then a full English immersion program with Chinese and Thai as additional languages from Grade 6 to Grade 12.

Concordian International School
โรงเรียนนานาชาติคอนคอร์เดียน
Address
Map
918 Moo 8 Bangkaew, Bang Phli


Thailand
Coordinates13°38′18″N 100°40′27″E / 13.6383°N 100.6743°E / 13.6383; 100.6743
Information
TypePrivate, Independent, international
Established2001
CEEB code695519
Head of SchoolLaurent Goetschmann
Faculty271
GradesPre-K - Grade 12
Enrollment1100
Average class size16-18 (Pre-K-G5) then 18-22 (G6-12) students
Student to teacher ratio4:1
Education systemIB
Color(s)     
Blue, Gray, yellow, green, orange
Athletics conferenceAISAA
MascotDragon
AffiliationsInternational Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS), International Schools Association of Thailand (ISAT)
Websitewww.concordian.ac.th
Concordian Front Entrance Image
The Front Entrance to the school
Concordian Library
The Library
The swimming pool

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

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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

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Concordian International School offers the full range of International Baccalaureate Organization[1] programmes, including:

Clubs & Activities

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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

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Concordian International School belongs to the AISAA Sports League. Concordian students compete regularly in multiple sports, starting in under 7 all the way to senior level in football, basketball, volleyball, 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 gymnasiums, 2 new tennis court, 4 squash courts, dance studios, and more.

Faculty

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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.[citation needed]

Mascot

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There are three Mascots for Concordian International School - all of them are Dragons.

Accreditation

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Concordian International School". International Baccalaureate Organization. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b International School Association of Thailand Archived 2008-06-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b "Concordian International School". Find Accredited Schools. New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Concordian International School". Membership Directory. COUNCIL OF INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  5. ^ Concordian International School, English Schools Organization