Concordian International School
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{{Infobox school
|name = Concordian International School|
native_name = โรงเรียนนานาชาติคอนคอร์เดียน|
image = Concordian International School Logo.png|
imagesize = 150px|
established = 2001|
type = Private, Independent, international|
system = IB|
head_name = Head of School|
head = Laurent Goetschmann|
streetaddress=918 Moo 8 Bangkaew, Bang Phli|
city= Bangkok, Samut Prakan|
country=Thailand|
coordinates = {{coord|13.6383|100.6743|region:TH_type:edu|display=inline,title}}|
enrollment = 1100|
faculty = 271|
class = 16-18 (Pre-K-G5) then 18-22 (G6-12) students|
ratio = 4:1|
grades = Pre-K - Grade 12|
ceeb = 695519|
affiliations = International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS), International Schools Association of Thailand (ISAT)|
conference = AISAA|
colors = {{colour box|Blue}}{{colour box|Grey}}{{color box|Yellow}}{{color box|Green}}{{color box|Orange}}
Blue, Gray, yellow, green, orange|
mascot = Dragon|
homepage = {{URL|https://www.concordian.ac.th/}}
}}
Concordian International School ({{Langx|th|โรงเรียนนานาชาติคอนคอร์เดียน}}, {{RTGS|Rong Rian Nana Chat Khonkhodian}}) is a Pre-K to grade 12 school located in Bang Phli District, Samut Prakan, Thailand. The school educates about 1100 students within the International Baccalaureate Organization programs. It is a trilingual international school in Thailand running the International Baccalaureate program. Concordian International School offers full immersion in English, Chinese and Thai from Pre-K until Grade 5, then a full English immersion program with Chinese and Thai as additional languages from Grade 6 to Grade 12.
Concordian International is a private school, and a member of International Schools Association of Thailand. It is accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organization the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), the Council of International Schools (CIS), and the Thai Ministry of Education.
History
Concordian International School (Concordian) was founded in August 2001[http://www.english-schools.org/thailand/concordian-international-school.htm Concordian International School], English Schools Organization 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, Bangna-Trad km7 in the Greater Bangkok province of Samut Prakan.
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",{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
Curriculum
Concordian International School offers the full range of International Baccalaureate Organization 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:
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| Badminton | Ballet | Basketball | Chess Club | Chinese Daily Language |
| Squash | Chinese Pinyin | Choir | Clay Works | Cooking |
| Community Service | Football | Go (Chinese Chess) | Golf | Gymboree - Yoga |
| Jazz Dance | Jazz K Pop | Drama | Piano | |
| Photography Club | Robotics | School Band | Shaolin Kung Fu | |
| Speech Club | Sports Activities (K2-K3) | Sports Stacking | Sweet Kitchen | |
| Swimming | Tech Club | Tennis | Indoor Tennis | |
| Thai Dance | Thai language for foreign students | Thai Story Time | Theatre Sports | ||
| Traditional Chinese Characters | Violin | volleyball | Weight Training | Young Entrepreneurs Club |
Sports
Concordian International School belongs to the [http://www.aisaa.org AISAA Sports League]. Concordian students compete regularly in multiple sports, starting in under 7 all the way to senior level in football, basketball, volleyball, swimming, golf, table tennis, badminton, and tennis competitively against other schools.
Concordian has invested more than 400 million baht in extra facilities, including a second swimming pool (50-meter covered swimming pool), 2 extra gymnasiums, 2 new tennis court, 4 squash courts, dance studios, and more.
Faculty
Mascot
There are three Mascots for Concordian International School - all of them are Dragons.
Accreditation
- Council of International Schools{{cite web |title=Concordian International School |url=https://cois.my.salesforce-sites.com/Map/exmapanythingSchoolInfo?Id=0010Y00000bHF64QAG |website=Membership Directory |publisher=COUNCIL OF INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS |access-date=16 August 2024}}
- International Baccalaureate Organization{{cite web |title=Concordian International School |url=https://www.ibo.org/school/002177/ |publisher=International Baccalaureate Organization |access-date=16 August 2024}}
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges{{cite web |title=Concordian International School |url=https://www.neasc.org/institution/concordian-international-school |website=Find Accredited Schools |publisher=New England Association of Schools and Colleges |access-date=16 August 2024}}
- International Schools Association of Thailand[http://www.isat.or.th/member_schools.asp International School Association of Thailand] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612200649/http://www.isat.or.th/member_schools.asp |date=2008-06-12 }}
References
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Category:International Baccalaureate schools in Thailand
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Category:2001 establishments in Thailand
Category:International schools in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region