Looking For Schools For 15 And 17 Year Olds

[Polemi]

Hi. I have been looking on all kind of sites including this one but I cant find any answers to my questions, so I wonder if you could help me. My husband and I are going to have a ''gap year'' from our business in Greece and live in Thailand for a year. We have two children aged 15 and 17 (soon). They have only been to Greek spoken schools but we only speak English at home. We would like them to go to an english spoken school/college for a year to improve their written english and grammar. We are probably going to settle in Bangkok but are looking at Chaing Mai aswell. Does anyone have any suggestions? Also, is Bangkok or Chaing Mai better for two boys that are into cumputers and MC? Are there many teenagers that live in Chaing Mai that speak english? Thanks!

[PeaceBlondie]

Check in the Chiang Mai forum, and you will find there are about six international schools here, where English is the spoken language. I am prejudiced in favor of ChMai, but the int'l school kids here can mix easily enough, even if APIS and Prem are up in the nearby hills. I know nothing about compooters. Does MC stand for motorcycles? Very dangerous...

[Polemi]

Yes PeaceBlondie MC does stand for motorcycles and yes very dangerous The boys are good drivers and have been driving alot in Greece and in Thailand on holidays. Why do you think Chaing Mai is better? Last time we were there is about 18 years ago, so I guess it has changed slightly. We know BKK and the southern parts well but my husband doesnt want to go up to CM when we go on holidays. I will make him go when we come in january.

[bggg]

I too am prejudiced towards Chiang Mai and Prem school in Chiang Mai. I lived in Bangkok for 2 years and it did not suit me at all. There are a lot of international kids up here. Its a great community and IMO much easier to meet and get to know people her than in BKK. One of the schools here organizes socials for the kids and kids attend from all the international schools. You have a small but decent enough sized city (restaurants, malls, cinema's etc.) surrounded by tons of things to do easily accessable in the countryside and mountains

[DeanSJ]

Dear Ms. Polemi,

I am the Head of an upper secondary international high school in Bangkok. My school has a lot of experience helping foreign students adjust and excell in their studies.

We have a very strong ESL department to assist non-native students. Our classes are very small (about 10-15 students), and the teachers are professional educators from western countries.

Your children would feel at home at our school. We already have one Greek student (his father is an embassy officer here in bangkok), and I am originally from Greece (although I left almost three decades ago).

Please feel free to contact me anytime if you require further assistance in choosing a school in Thailand. My email address is: [email protected]

Kind regards,

Dean Lanaras