American Pacific International School

infobox school
name=American Pacific International School
streetaddress=158/1 Moo 3 Hangdong-Samoeng Road
region=Banpong, Hangdong
city=Chiang Mai
country=THA
postalcode=50230
grades=K-12
website=http://www.apis.ac.th
established=1997
headmaster=Peter Welch

American Pacific International School is a boarding school in Chiang Mai, Thailand with a kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, and high school. The school operates on two campuses. American Pacific International Kindergarten (APIK) is in suburban Chiang Mai while the main boarding campus (MBC) is 25 kilometers from the city center. APIK has pre-nursery to grade 1 and the MBC has grades 1-12. It is a fee paying school, that opened in 1997, and makes annual tuition charges of 480,000 baht, or 12,800 USD. [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/16/news/riedthai.php?page=1 "Broader education gains appeal in Asia"] , International Herald Tribune, October 27 2006]

Residence

The school is one of only a few to accept residential students from the age of six. The school currently maintains four main houses: Odden Hall, Bundarik Hall, Sakthong House and Inthanon House. [ [http://www.apis.ac.th/resident.html American Pacific International School ] ]

Curriculum

The schools curriculum aims to generate the skills of creativity and enquiry in a multi-cultural environment. [ [http://www.highschoolprogramsabroad.com/listingsp3.cfm/listing/41045 High School Programs Abroad Program - American Pacific International School in Thailand ] ]

It offers an American-style curriculum to those aged from two to eighteen within Thailand, and is fully registered with the Royal Thai Ministry of Education. [ [http://www.english-schools.org/thailand/American%20Pacific%20International%20School.htm American Pacific International School - International Schools in Thailand - Thailand Schools ] ] The school has been accredited by The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) from the United States. [ [http://www.learn4good.com/great_schools/thailand_american_international_day_boarding_school.htm American International School in Thailand,Chiang Mai Boarding Day Elementary,Middle,High Schools,Nursery,Kindergarten,English,Summer Programs ] ] The head teacher is Peter Welch, [ [http://www.apis.ac.th/viewnews.php?newsID=110 APIS Newsletter October 2007 ] ] and has been previously Keith Wacker [ [http://www.learn4good.com/great_schools/thailand_american_international_day_boarding_school.htm American International School in Thailand,Chiang Mai Boarding Day Elementary,Middle,High Schools,Nursery,Kindergarten,English,Summer Programs ] ] and Barry Sutherland. [ [http://theledge.com/html/newsDirectors.htm The Learning Edge Corporation - News: New Directors Join Board ] ]

Teaching staff

The teaching staff of the school mainly originate from the United States, with some from Australia , Thailand and Canada. [ [http://www.english-schools.org/thailand/American%20Pacific%20International%20School.htm American Pacific International School - International Schools in Thailand - Thailand Schools ] ] Keith Wecker, a previous head teacher, did a podcast in late 2006 about his experience of being the head of the school. [ [http://odeo.com/audio/5271863/view Chris talks with Keith Wecker (Headmaster,American Pacific International ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.apis.ac.th/ Official site]