Concordian International School

Concordian International School
Location
Bangkaew, Samutprakarn Thailand
Coordinates	13°38′18″N 100°40′27″E / 13.6383°N 100.6743°E / 13.6383; 100.6743Coordinates: 13°38′18″N 100°40′27″E / 13.6383°N 100.6743°E / 13.6383; 100.6743
Information
Type	Private
Religious affiliation(s)	None
Established	2001
Sponsor	Varnnee C. Ross
Faculty	140
Grades	Nursery - Grade 12
Enrollment	777
Color(s)	Blue, yellow, green, orange
Mascot	Dragon
Website	www.concordian.ac.th

The Front Entrance to the school

The Library

The swimming pool

Concordian International School (Concordian) is a nursery to grade 12 school located in Bangkaew, Samutprakarn, Thailand. The school educates about 780 students, (the majority are Thai), 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. Concordian International is a private school, and a member of ISAT.^[2] It is accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organization,^[1] the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and the Council of International Schools (CIS).

History

Concordian International School (Concordian) was founded in August 2001^[3] 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^[1] 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

• Chairperson and School Director - Varnnee Chearavanont Ross^[4]
• School CEO and Elementary Principal - Laurent Goetschmann
• DP Principal & Dean of Academics - James Leung
• MYP Principal and Director of Curriculum - Aloha Lavina

Concordian International School has 140 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

CIS Mascots

There are three Mascots for Concordian International School - all of them are Dragons. The MYP Dragon pictured is designed by Thomas Adam Johnson, a Canadian teacher and artist who graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design.

Accreditation

• Council of International Schools^[5]
• European Council of International Schools
• International Baccalaureate Organization ^[1]
• International Schools Association of Thailand^[2]
• New England Association of Schools and Colleges^[6]

References

External links

• Official site