Concordian International School Explained

Concordian International School should not be confused with Concordia International School Shanghai.

Concordian International School
Native Name:โรงเรียนนานาชาติคอนคอร์เดียน
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:13.6383°N 100.6743°W
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:
Blue, Gray, yellow, green, orange
Mascot:Dragon

Concordian International School 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[1] 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",

Curriculum

Concordian International School offers the full range of International Baccalaureate Organization programmes, including:

Clubs & Activities

The school offers the following clubs and activities to students:

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 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

Concordian International School has 240 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

There are three Mascots for Concordian International School - all of them are Dragons.

Accreditation

Notes and References

  1. http://www.english-schools.org/thailand/concordian-international-school.htm Concordian International School
  2. Web site: Concordian International School . Membership Directory . COUNCIL OF INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS . 16 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Concordian International School . International Baccalaureate Organization . 16 August 2024.
  4. Web site: Concordian International School . Find Accredited Schools . New England Association of Schools and Colleges . 16 August 2024.
  5. http://www.isat.or.th/member_schools.asp International School Association of Thailand