American Pacific International School (Thai: โรงเรียนนานาชาติอเมริกันแปซิฟิก, RTGS: Rong Rian Nana Chat American Paesifik) is a privately owned boarding school in Chiang Mai, Thailand with a kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, and high school. The school operates on two campuses. American Pacific International School Primary (APISP) is in suburban Chiang Mai while the main boarding campus (MBC) is 25 kilometers from the city center. APISP has pre-nursery to grade 6 and the MBC has grades 5–12. It is a fee paying school, that opened in 1997, and makes annual tuition charges of 480,000 baht, or 12,800 USD.[1]
The school is one of only a few to accept residential students from the age of six. The school currently maintains four boarding houses: Odden Hall, Bundarik Hall, Sakthong House and Inthanon House.[2]
Curriculumedit
The school's curriculum aims to generate the skills of creativity and enquiry in a multi-cultural environment.[3]
It offers an American-style curriculum to those aged from two to eighteen within Thailand, and is fully registered with the Royal Thai Ministry of Education.[4] The school has been accredited by The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) from the United States.[5] The current principal is Luis Ramirez. The current head of school is Stacey Gailey. Previous heads include Greg Schellenberg, Ross Hall, Peter Welch,[6] Keith Wacker[5] and Barry Sutherland.[7] The founding head was Gordon Jones, formerly of the Taft School, Connecticut, USA.
Teaching staffedit
The teaching staff of the school mainly originate from the United States, with some from Australia, Thailand and Canada.[4] Keith Wecker, a previous head teacher, did a podcast in late 2006 about his experience of being the head of the school.[8]
american, pacific, international, school, thai, โรงเร, ยนนานาชาต, อเมร, นแปซ, rtgs, rong, rian, nana, chat, american, paesifik, privately, owned, boarding, school, chiang, thailand, with, kindergarten, elementary, school, middle, school, high, school, school, . American Pacific International School Thai orngeriynnanachatixemriknaepsifik RTGS Rong Rian Nana Chat American Paesifik is a privately owned boarding school in Chiang Mai Thailand with a kindergarten elementary school middle school and high school The school operates on two campuses American Pacific International School Primary APISP is in suburban Chiang Mai while the main boarding campus MBC is 25 kilometers from the city center APISP has pre nursery to grade 6 and the MBC has grades 5 12 It is a fee paying school that opened in 1997 and makes annual tuition charges of 480 000 baht or 12 800 USD 1 American Pacific International SchoolorngeriynnanachatixemriknaepsifikAddress158 1 Moo 3 Hangdong Samoeng RoadBanpong HangdongChiang Mai 50230ThailandCoordinates18 47 18 N 98 50 32 E 18 788387587959424 N 98 8422678875713 E 18 788387587959424 98 8422678875713 InformationEstablished1997HeadmasterStacey GaileyGradesPre Nursery 12Websitehttp www apis ac th Contents 1 Residence 2 Curriculum 3 Teaching staff 4 References 5 External linksResidence editThe school is one of only a few to accept residential students from the age of six The school currently maintains four boarding houses Odden Hall Bundarik Hall Sakthong House and Inthanon House 2 Curriculum editThe school s curriculum aims to generate the skills of creativity and enquiry in a multi cultural environment 3 It offers an American style curriculum to those aged from two to eighteen within Thailand and is fully registered with the Royal Thai Ministry of Education 4 The school has been accredited by The Western Association of Schools and Colleges WASC from the United States 5 The current principal is Luis Ramirez The current head of school is Stacey Gailey Previous heads include Greg Schellenberg Ross Hall Peter Welch 6 Keith Wacker 5 and Barry Sutherland 7 The founding head was Gordon Jones formerly of the Taft School Connecticut USA Teaching staff editThe teaching staff of the school mainly originate from the United States with some from Australia Thailand and Canada 4 Keith Wecker a previous head teacher did a podcast in late 2006 about his experience of being the head of the school 8 References edit Broader education gains appeal in Asia International Herald Tribune October 27 2006 American Pacific International School Archived from the original on 2008 02 06 Retrieved 2007 10 26 High School Programs Abroad Program American Pacific International School in Thailand Archived from the original on 2008 06 12 Retrieved 2007 10 26 a b American Pacific International School International Schools in Thailand Thailand Schools a b an American International School in Thailand Chiang Mai Boarding Day Elementary Middle High Schools Nursery Kindergarten English Summer Programs APIS Newsletter October 2007 permanent dead link The Learning Edge Corporation News New Directors Join Board Chris talks with Keith Wecker Headmaster American Pacific International Archived from the original on 2007 05 14 Retrieved 2007 10 26 External links edit nbsp Schools portal Official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American Pacific International School amp oldid 1171393373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
