Brighton College Bangkok e-News May June 2015

NEWSLETTER ISSUE 1, MAY/JUNE 2O15

A bird’s eye view of the Bangkok campus

The UK School of the Year 2013-14

Brighton College was founded in 1845, and is one of the leading co-educational schools in England today.

Brighton College Bangkok will open with a capacity for 1,500 boys and girls aged 2 to 18.

The College will share the aims and ethos of Brighton College UK, one of England’s leading schools, and will offer its pupils a traditional yet innovative curriculum, taking the best of both East and West. The school’s avowed aim is to become the leading British-curriculum school in Thailand.

Academic results consistently place Brighton among the top 3 schools for boys and girls in England; provision for art, music, dance and drama is exceptional, and the College’s sporting prowess is nationally renowned.

Every year, more and more of Brighton’s

will open its third sister school in Bangkok in August 2016.

The Pre-Prep School will open in August 2016, with the Prep and Senior Schools opening a year later.

ISA UK School of the Year 2013-14 ISA UK Senior Leadership Team of the Year 2014-15

TIMES Independent School of the Year 2011-12 TATLER Headmaster of the Year 2012-13 Brighton College Bangkok is a partnership between Brighton College and the Assakul family, whose businesses include the Ocean Group.

Brighton College Bangkok will offer the innovative Brighton College UK curriculum, leading to the award of IGCSEs and A-Levels.

Its pupils will benefit from outstanding pastoral care delivered through a traditional House system. pupils secure places at the world’s most esteemed universities, including Oxford and Cambridge. In 2015 a record 29 pupils won Oxbridge places.

The College’s former pupils number amongst Britain’s foremost business, professional and political leaders, including Professor Lord Skidelsky, Sir Michael Horden and Sir Thomas Graham Jackson.

L to R The Prep and Pre-Prep Buildings

A Brighton College Bangkok education will offer all pupils a caring, supportive and tolerant environment in which they can thrive and develop a lifelong passion for learning. In addition, the school will provide access to the latest educational technology and purpose-built state-of-the-art facilities for music, art, dance, drama, sport and cocurricular activities.

The iconic school will be built in the Krungthep Kreetha area of Bangkok. It will be is easy to get to by major expressways, and is around a 30-minute drive from central Bangkok and a 15-minute drive from Suvarnabhumi Airport.

L to R Performing Arts Centre, Senior School, Prep School

How to apply for a place for your son or daughter We understand that choosing a new school can sometimes be a daunting task; our Admissions team will be happy to guide you through the process.

Pre-Prep School (opening August 2016) The Pre-Nursery (aged 2-3), Nursery (aged 3-4), Reception (aged 4-5), Year 1 (aged 5-6), Year 2 (aged 6-7) and Year 3 (aged 7-8) are all open for entry in August 2016.

Prep School and Senior School (opening August 2017) Our Prep and Senior Schools will open in the second year of operation; however it is still possible to express your interest now. Year 4 (aged 8-9), Year 5 (aged 9-10), Year 6 (aged 10-11), Year 7 (aged 11-12), Year 8 (aged 1213), Year 9 (aged 13-14) and Year 10 (aged 14-15) will open in August 2017.

Contact information Register your interest online at www.brightoncollegebangkok.com. We can then keep you up to date with the latest admissions information, as well as all developments at Brighton College Bangkok.

For further queries, please email admissions@brightoncollegebangkok.com or telephone +662-512-1872 (landline) 089009111 (mobile).

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