The Covid crisis: One headmaster’s struggle to minimize the impact of the school closures
Wellington College International School took an unusual approach to the school closure in March last year – and re-wrote the school’s entire calendar in order to minimize the time spent teaching online instead of face-to-face. The strategy succeeded – until the next shutdown hit Thailand in January. “We didn’t make any changes to the calendar […]
In dispute over school fees, parents face a lonely struggle
When the coronavirus broke out in Thailand in mid-March last year, the international schools here all closed down and transitioned to online teaching. This however raised a serious question for parents: With students no longer receiving the same type of education or access to school facilities they had been promised when they first enrolled, how […]
“We need to put schools under the spotlight”
More and more international schools are opening in Thailand, but despite the fact we live in the information age, it is surprisingly difficult to find independent news or facts about what is happening in these schools. TIS Monitor wants to change that – and is launching today as Thailand’s first news service focusing on the […]
Ten more schools plan to open in the Kingdom
The number of international schools in Thailand continues to increase. Applications from ten schools that wish to start operating in the Kingdom are currently being processed. According to figures from the Office of the Private Education Commission (OPEC), part of the Ministry of Education that administers and oversees international schools in Thailand, a total of […]