Thai-Chinese International School
| Thai-Chinese International School | |
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| Learning from the Past. Living in the Present. Looking to the Future. | |
| Address | |
| 101/177 Moo 7 Soi Mooban Bangpleenives, Prasertsin Road, Bangplee Yai Samut Prakan Province, 10540, THAILAND | |
| Information | |
| School type | Private International School |
| Established | 1995 |
| Director | Dr. Charles C. Knisley |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrolment | circa 800 |
| Education system | American based system |
| Language | English, Chinese, and Thai |
| Hours in school day | Eight |
| Accreditation(s) | 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://web.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 Taiwanese Government has already dropped out and now it is fully based on the American curriculum. 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.
School's 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.
University Acceptance
2008-2009
- Academy of Art University (U.S)
- Assumption University (Thailand)
- Australian National University (Australia)
- University of Sydney (Australia)
- Bangkok University (Thailand)
- Boston University (U.S)
- University of California at Berkeley (U.S)
- University of California at Los Angeles (U.S)
- Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
- University of Colorado at Boulder (U.S)
- Feng Chia University (Taiwan) (逢甲大學)
- Fu Jen Catholic University (Taiwan) (輔仁大學)
- Georgia Institute of Technology (U.S)
- Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (Hong Kong)
- University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
- Mahidol University (Thailand)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (U.S)
- McGill University (Canada)
- Michigan State University (U.S)
- University of Michigan (U.S)
- National Central University (Taiwan) (國立中央大學)
- National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan) (國立成功大學)
- National Chiao Tung University (Taiwan) (國立交通大學)
- National Dong Hwa University (Taiwan) (國立東華大學)
- National Taiwan University (Taiwan) (國立臺灣大學)
- Northeastern University (U.S)
- University of Oregon (U.S)
- Pepperdine University (U.S)
- Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Japan)
- Soochow University (Taiwan) (東吳大學)
- University of Southern California (U.S)
- Taipei Medical University (Taiwan) (臺北醫學大學)
- Thammasat University (Thailand)
- Vanderbilt University (U.S)
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)