Prem Tinsulanonda International School

Prem Tinsulanonda International School

Infobox School2
name = Prem Tinsulanonda International School
abbreviated Name = PTIS


motto =
established = 2001
type = Private school
grades = Kindergarten-G12
head_name = Head
head = David Baird
city = Chiang Mai
state = Chiang Mai Province
country = Thailand
students = 410
teaching_staff = 60
athletics = Prem Panthers
school_colors = white, blue and black
mascot =
free_label =
free =
website = http://www.premcenter.org/

Prem Tinsulanonda International School is a K-12 day and boarding International school which opened in August 2001 in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. The campus is 90 acres, and the student body numbers over 400 with over 36 nationalities represented. In February 2002, the School was authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization, Geneva, to offer the International Baccalaureate IB Diploma Programme for Grades 11 and 12, the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme for Grades 6-10 and the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme for Kindergarten to Grade 5.

Location and facilities

The school is situated 10 kilometres north of the city of Chiang Mai in the Mae Rim District. The school caters to both day students from Chiang Mai and to boarders from all over the world. A comprehensive boarding programme offers students academic support and cultural, outdoor and sporting pursuits. Teachers are recruited internationally for their International Baccalaureate experience, and most teachers live on campus. The campus has an Olympic-sized pool, tennis courts, international standard cricket pitch, gymnasium, weight and fitness room, professional standard art studios, Design & Technology suite, outdoor amphitheater, veranda style canteen, multi-media library and wireless internet facilities.

Namesake

The school is named after General Prem Tinsulanonda ( _th. เปรม ติณสูลานนท์), a former Thai military officer and Prime Minister of Thailand from 1980 to 1988. He now serves as the chief advisor of the King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej. He is said for playing a key role in the 2006 Thai coup d'état, which ousted Thaksin Shinawatra, as well as the appointment of the post-coup Parliament and Interim Government of Surayud Chulanont.

Notable alumni, faculty, and students

*Prem Tinsulanonda - Former Thai Prime Minister
*Mechai Viravaidya - Politician and Activist

ee also

*Prem Tinsulanonda, Co-founder of PTIS
*Mechai Viravaidya, Honorary Vice Chairman

External links

* [http://www.premcenter.in.th/ Prem Tinsulanonda International School]


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