| Kasetsart University Laboratory School, Center for Educational Research and Development | |
| Motto: | Intelligence, endurance, steadfastness and morality lead practitioners to success |
| Type: | Public, Laboratory |
| Grades: | 1-12 |
| Director: | Pakamas Nantajeewarawat, Ph.D. |
| Address: | 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Lat Yao |
| City: | Chatuchak |
| Province: | Bangkok |
| Postcode: | 10900 |
| Country: | Thailand |
| Founder: | Ubol Reangsuwan |
| Students: | 4768[1] |
| Faculty: | 507 |
| School Colors: | Purple and Green |
| Website: | http://www.kus.ku.ac.th/ |
Kasetsart University Laboratory School, Center for Educational Research and Development (Thai: โรงเรียนสาธิตแห่งมหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์ ศูนย์วิจัยและพัฒนาการศึกษา;), informally known as Satit Kaset (Thai: สาธิตเกษตร;), is a well-known laboratory school in Bangkok, Thailand, operated under the auspices of Kasetsart University's Faculty of Education. The school is located in Bang Khen campus of the university.[2]
Kasetsart University Laboratory School was established on 22 April 1971 as the field base for the students of the Faculty of Education, under John Dewey's principle "The conception underlying the school is that of a laboratory ... It has two main purposes: (1) to exhibit, test, vertify and criticize theoretical statements and principles, (2) to add to the sum of facts and principles in its special line.". The founder and first principal was Prof. Dr Ubol Reangsuwan.The school provides elementary, junior, and high school levels education. It also has the International Program and the Multi-Lingual Program. The enrollment of students is officially done only in Grade 1, but it is known that there are some minor enrollments in Grade 7 and 10. The students with special needs including autism and hyperactivity, are accepted into the special program.[3]
The International Program of Kasetsart University Laboratory School was first provided in 1994. It was the result of the government's plan to develop the English skill of Thai people. The International Program, sometimes referred as Satit Kaset IP, was the first public international school in Thailand. The program is run in a separate building located in the same campus as the regular program. With the exception of classes such as Thai language, Buddhism (Grades 7-12), Thai Music, D. Skills (Grades 7-12), Chinese (Grades 7-12), HPE or Health and Social Culture (Grades 1-6), all classes are taught in English by native speakers using an American-based curriculum.
The Multi-Lingual Program (Thai: โครงการพหุภาษา) was initiated in 2000. Unlike the IP, subjects in this program are taught in Thai, same as the normal program, but the students of this program have to choose the "third language";Chinese or Japanese, in Grade 4. The program has its own campus in Amatanakorn Industrial Park, Chonburi, 28 kilometers from Si Racha campus of Kasetsart University.