International School Bangkok

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International School Bangkok
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Address
39/7 Soi Nichada Thani, Samakee Road, Pakkret, Nonthaburi 11120 Thailand
greater Bangkok
Pak Kret District, Nonthaburi Province
Thailand
Information
Type Private
Established 1951
Headmaster Andrew Davies
Grades Preschool-12
Age range 4-18
Enrollment 1,800
Language English
Campus size 37 acres (0.15 km2)
Campus type Suburban
Color(s)      Black (Primary)
     Gold (Secondary)
Athletics Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball, Badminton, Track & Field, Swimming, Touch Rugby etc.
Athletics conference Interscholastic Association of Southeast Asian Schools (IASAS)
Mascot Panther
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) (USA)
Tuition - Pre-Kindergarten: $13,591
- Elementary (Grades K-5): $20,851
- Middle (Grades 6-8): $23,516
- High (Grades 9-12): $24,644.
(A one-time registration fee of approximately $7,961 is also charged) [1]
Website www.isb.ac.th

The International School Bangkok is a private PK-12 American-style school in the Pak Kret District of Nonthaburi Province, Thailand in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area.[2] It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) in the USA.

ISB history

ISB opened in 1951.[1] Its initial enrollment was 50 children of United Nations and U.S. diplomats. First located on Rajadamri Road,it was known as the International Children's Center (ICC). ISB expanded to provide both primary and secondary education for English-speaking children in Bangkok. In 1960 ISB moved from the U.S. Embassy-owned grounds to Sukhumvit Soi 15. A few years later, ISB opened a second campus on Viphavadi Rangsit road, but it closed in the mid-70s with the American drawdown from Vietnam. Finally In 1992, International School Bangkok was relocated from Soi 15 to the present US $25-million campus in the Pak Kret District, Nonthaburi Province, that it owns and maintains itself, and that consists of a separate elementary, middle, and high schools interwoven into one Thai-style complex. ISB has students enrolled from more than fifty countries, which promotes rich intercultural experiences.

Parents oversee the operation of ISB, which is a nonprofit and non-sectarian school. Parents are members of the school association and elect the governing board of ISB.

Notable alumni

  • Jon Cole {1968} Acclaimed best-selling author "Bangkok Hard Time", international heroin trafficker formerly incarcerated in Bangkok. In 1990; received a Royal Pardon from His Majesty The King of Thailand http://bangkokhardtime.com/

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Thailand, Bangkok: International School Bangkok", United States Department of State
  2. ↑ "Contact US." International School Bangkok. Retrieved on 1 March 2013. "39/7 Soi Nichada Thani, Samakee Road, Pakkret, Nonthaburi 11120 Thailand"
  3. ↑ Reske, Henry J., "10 Things You Didn’t Know About Timothy Geithner", US News & World Report, November 24, 2008
  4. ↑ http://www.marylouiseparker.org/
  5. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1245526/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
  6. ↑ http://www.mipt.org/terrorism/files/pdf/Goodbary-Bio.pdf
  7. ↑ http://www.richardpowers.net/biography.htm
  8. ↑ http://www.bailhe.net/JB%20bio.htm
  9. ↑ http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/79/biz_singaporerichest08_Ho-Kwon-Ping_YY3K.html
  10. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179070/
  11. ↑ http://sec.edgar-online.com/iomagic-corp/10-k-annual-report/2007/07/13/section16.aspx
  12. ↑ http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/85/biz_07thailand_William-Heinecke_RZDW.html
  13. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0495378/
  14. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001750/

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