Dara Academy

Dara Academy
Location
Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Province
Thailand
Information
Type Private school
Established 1878
Director Dr. Uayporn Wangtrakul
Teaching staff approx. 400
Grades 1-12
Number of students approx. 7000
School color(s) Red and White
Website http://www.dara.ac.th/

Dara Academy (Thai: โรงเรียนดาราวิทยาลัย), is a private, coeducational Christian school founded by members of the Church of Christ in Thailand. It has the highest enrollment of any school in Northern Thailand.

Namesake

In 1888, the school was named "Phra Racha Chaya Girls School" after Phra Racha Chaya (พระราชชายา) Chao Dara Rasmi (ดารารัศมี), a princess from the Thipjakrathiwong Dynasty of Chiang Mai. Technically, she was a commoner from the point of view of the Chakri Dynasty, and was thus initially appointed as a Chao Chom. She was later "ennobled" and given this particular title, which, although higher in status than Chao Chom, was still the most junior among the royal wives of King Chulalongkorn who were born princesses.

In 1923 the school was renamed "Dara Academy". "Dara" means "star" in Thai language.

Royal visits

Native-speaker Program

Dara employs over 30 native speakers for its foreign language program (called NP), teaching English and Chinese.

Countries represented include:

Native Speaker Program website

Address

196 Kaewnawarat Rd, Tambon Watget, Amphoe Muang, Chiang Mai 50000

Address (Thai language): 196 ถ.แก้วนวรัฐ ต.วัดเกต อ.เมือง จ.เชียงใหม่. 50000

See also

External links

Coordinates: 18°47′53″N 99°00′46″E / 18.7980118°N 99.0126944°E / 18.7980118; 99.0126944

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, November 12, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.