TICC SCHOOL ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION: KIS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
KIS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Mission: To offer a challenging and dynamic international education that inspires and supports students in developing knowledge, skills, and characteristics to take responsible action for the betterment of their local and global communities. • Curriculum: International Baccalaureate (IB) for 3-19 years. One of the very few schools with an IB Primary, Middle Years and Diploma Program concentrated on critical thinking, independence and ownership of learning. 75% of the grades for the IB Diploma depend on exams and the remaining 25% in class learning. • Campus: Centrally located in Bangkok. • Diversity: Students from 55 nationalities. • Member of AISAA and is a candidate school with BISAC • Extracurricular activities: Whole range of extracurricular activities such as Football, Taekwondo, Rock Band and Student Council. Academic Clubs include: World Scholar’s Cup, Robotics Club, Coding Club • Scholarships: Academic and financial scholarships up to 30%, unique refugee scholarship program and One Million Baht Scholarship Program • Language classes: 30-40% achieve Bilingual Diploma • KIS Cares: Buddy System Program to help all new students transition to KIS. Grade 6-12 have pastoral care system; Family System which builds the community and connectedness between students.
Links to Italy: Affiliation with top universities in Italy including: • Accademia Italiana Fashion and Design Institute – Fashion • Politecnico di Milano – Architecture • Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Campus di Milano) – Communication Management • External tutors are supported by KIS and two types of programs are available: 1) Language Acquisition: Italian students living abroad are assisted in acquiring Italian language. 2) Language Literature framework: For interested students looking to learn Italian language through a literature framework.
Address: 999 123-124 Pracha Uthit Rd, Samsen Nok, Huai Khwang, Bangkok 10310 Tel: +66 (0) 2274-3444 | Email: info@kis.ac.th |Website: www.kis.ac.th 24 INFORMA
