vspin134 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 My 4 year old daughter has been to ABS school for almost a year and a half now. The experience has been great - they taught well training kids respects "wai" and all. Recently they are expanding to welcome AEC neighboring countries and we feel they may not be able to keep up with quality over quantity. Btw we tried kindergarten program at NIS 2 years back and the program just started and there weren't ready to take in our daughter at that time. Any recommendation on any other school? Money is not an issue but we do not throw money at unnecessary expenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackArtemis Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Lanna Chiang Mai International American Pacfic Prem Grace Nakon Payap The German Christian school (Where students learn in German) Varee International Are the international schools with international curriculum. Panyaden is a bilingual school, international student body using Thai cirriculum I am not sure where Chiang Mai Christian School falls The Thai schools with English programs are: Prince Royal Dara Monfort Regina Coeli Sarasas Witaed Varee and a few more that I can't think of off the top of my head. All have various good points, and bad points. They vary in religious doctrine, and their emphasis on what a proper education should be. Hopefully some parents or staff can share their input. But you can google these schools, and at least read their philosophy and see if it is in line with your own views. Good Luck And if anyone feels I made any errors on my list, feel free to correct me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vspin134 Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 Thanks blackArtemis. We will wait for other parents filling more feedback on this. We do prefer medium sized us curriculum international school with Thai language taught in some class. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlanetX Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 In terms of NIS, I guess you tried the "day care program" because the kindergarten program is for students aged 4-5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceChee Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 We have our kid at Nakorn Payap and he's 2 and seems to be enjoying the program very much I have been through their school orientation and the 4 teachers at the kindergarten area are really really patient with the kids as we drop and pick him up daily After about 6 weeks there including the summer program , he has made much progress in terms of being more vocal and singing and dancing a lot and enjoying the craft work and the interaction with the kids We like the fact that he has to share toys, eat with the rest without being able to choose what he wants We enjoy watching him picking up the social skills, he bit a kid and the kid stratched him back on the face He picked up an important lesson on life that every one needs to be treated with respect As we use English with him at home it's a good complement to the bi-lingual aspects in school The school has a few western teachers are teaching subjects in English and is a good combination with their Thai counterparts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsupdoc Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 My son moved from ABS to Nakorn Payap (NIS) and I am still very happy with that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cm das Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 I have a 3 year old daughter in her second year at Panyaden. She loves it and I am very happy with her social & linguistic development since she's been there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vspin134 Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 We will check out NIS once again...you are right we were there two years ago with new day care program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowels Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 My son moved from ABS to Nakorn Payap (NIS) and I am still very happy with that. My 4-year old son has been studying at ABS for the past 6 months, and I'm not particularly impressed with his progress. It's still early days, and I'm sure he'll settle in, but if not, I may look at different schools later in the year. Out of interest, what advantages do you think NIS has over ABS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsupdoc Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 My son moved from ABS to Nakorn Payap (NIS) and I am still very happy with that. My 4-year old son has been studying at ABS for the past 6 months, and I'm not particularly impressed with his progress. It's still early days, and I'm sure he'll settle in, but if not, I may look at different schools later in the year. Out of interest, what advantages do you think NIS has over ABS? Obviously NIS is more expensive than ABS but NIS offers far superior facilities, smaller class sizes (but much bigger class rooms), the teachers have better credentials, the hygienic standards are better and they usually don't make you pay more for extra's like school trips etc. Maybe ABS is better at marketing themselves but that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaamNaam Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 I have a 3 year old daughter in her second year at Panyaden. She loves it and I am very happy with her social & linguistic development since she's been there. Ditto for Panyaden. Unique in every way. Kids absolutely love it there. Why after 18 months at ABS are you looking for alternatives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jowels Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 whatsupdoc - thanks for the reply. I'd certainly agree that ABS market themselves quite well. The comment concerning teachers at NIS having better credentials is interesting. A few teachers at ABS have been there several years, but based on the salaries paid (apparently around 30k pm) some of the newer kindergarten teachers probably only hold a TEFL certificate. According to the NIS website their teachers need a BEd or a Bachelor degree in a related area to the subject taught. However what they ask for, and what they actually get, may be very different. The kindergarten 2 class sizes at ABS are currently 20 and 21. Although that's not too excessive the teachers must struggle to give the kids individual attention. What are the class sizes like at NIS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vspin134 Posted July 2, 2013 Author Share Posted July 2, 2013 Our 4 year old is at K2 now and we like ABS teachers especially when it comes to activities and events, we see lots of teachers really participate and enjoy the events. I doubt the hygienic standard of larger ABS to smaller class at NIS (my daughter catch cold from school a few times a month). About catching cold it may just be individual immune system, we can't just blame school of kid getting sick. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsupdoc Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 My son's grade at NIS has 2 classes with about 12 kids each Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naboo Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Does anyone have experience of the Montesorri kindergarten/primary in Hang Dong? Post the good, PM me the bad to stay within forum rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackArtemis Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 I've heard nothing but good about the Montesorri school and know a few parents and their kids who went there and left due to their child's age, not because they didn't like it. Also, a proper school should list their staff on their website stating their qualifications, barring that they should willingly give this info to any prospective student. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now