Ekamai International School
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| Ekamai international School โรงเรียนนานาชาติเอกมัย | |
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Sukhumvit 71 , 10110 Thailand | |
| Coordinates | 13°43′53″N 100°35′32″E / 13.7314°N 100.5923°E |
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| Former name | Adventist English School |
| School type | International school |
| Motto | "Empowers, Inspires, Serves" |
| Denomination | Seventh-day Adventist |
| Established | 1946 (Relocated in 1957) |
| Founder | Seventh-day Adventist Mission |
| School number | +66 2 391 3593 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Classes | Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12 |
| Education system | United States |
| Classes offered | 5 study programs that are equivalent to the Ministry of Education M6 Certificate. |
| Classrooms | < Number of classrooms in the school --> |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Flames |
| Accreditation | Adventist Accrediting Association [AAA], [Western Association of Schools and Colleges [WASC], Thai Ministry of Education, ONESQA, ISAT, EARCOS |
| Newspaper | EIS Newsletter, Breeze |
| Website | http://www.eis.ac.th |
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Ekamai International School (EIS) (Thai: โรงเรียนนานาชาติเอกมัย, RTGS: Rong Rian Nana Chat Aekkamai) is a private, non-profit, co-educational, international school founded by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is located in Watthana District, Bangkok, Thailand and educates students from pre-kindergarten to the twelfth grade.[1] In 1993, the school acquired an international school license.[2] The school is part of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist education system.[3][4][5][6]
History
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From the end of World War II in 1945, missionaries from the United States entered Thailand for evangelization. In 1946, American Adventist missionaries founded a church missionary training institution, located at Phyathai Road.[7] The first classes in the 1940s were held in a temporary building made out of thatched bamboo and a metal roof, and the adventist missionaries called this newfound institution as ‘Child Training Center’ and later as ‘Christian Training Center’, or CTC as how it was abbreviated.[8]
In 1957, the institution moved to its present location amid concerns from the congregation’s members for having relocated far away from Bangkok’s urban center at that time. The name Adventist English School was given to this institution simultaneously as several properties in Soi Ekamai (Sukhumvit 63) were purchased and consolidated to expand the campus. Until the 1970s, school enrollments were limited to the children of American missionaries and expatriate foreign residents in Bangkok. Since its founding, the school was the first educational institution in Thailand to use English as a medium of instruction.[8]
In 1992, during the government of Anand Panyarachun, Thailand's Ministry of Education classified the Adventist English School as an international school in an attempt by the Thai government to reorganize the categories of private institutions nationwide. Therefore, the school was renamed as Ekamai International School (EIS) and continues to operate under this name until the present day.
In 1998, EIS received accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and adopted the academic credit system based on American high schools. The school later offers AP (Advanced Placement) programs and examinations authorized by the College Board at the high school level.
Curriculum
[edit]The school teaches a curriculum based on the US education system in American English from pre-kindergarten to the twelfth grade with AP (Advanced Placement) Program by the College Board. Thai language and cultural instruction is given along with several foreign languages such as Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and Spanish classes. The school is open to pupils of all nationalities and religions.
The school is a member of the International Schools Association of Thailand, and of the East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools. Other authorizing bodies include the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, California, US; the International Schools Association of Thailand (ISAT); the Adventist Accrediting Association (AAA) - the official Seventh-day Adventist Education Department's accreditation body, headquartered in Maryland, US; and the Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment.
The school offers a general education diploma; a college preparatory diploma; a college preparatory diploma with a focus on business studies and a college preparatory diploma with a focus on medicine or engineering.
Students attend religious education classes and a weekly chapel service. There are after-school Bible studies, spiritual self-development programs, and school wide prayer groups. Events such as week of prayer are also held at school every two quarters.
Facilities
[edit]The school facilities include a high school building; a middle school building with a conference room; and a primary and elementary building. There is also a music education and "pathfinder" building. The school has a soccer field and a covered court that serves as basketball, tennis, and badminton courts. Other facilities include libraries, health clinic, counseling offices, storage areas, science and computer laboratories, and a chaplaincy. The school has an air-conditioned cafeteria, a snack bar, a bakery, and a uniform shop.
Administrators
[edit]| Position | Name |
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| Director | Mrs. Saowanee Kiatyanyong |
| Manager | Mr. Panuwat Kattiya |
| Treasurer | Mrs. Chayaporn Wittayapiban |
| Academic Principal | Mrs. Shireen Bazliel |
| Church Pastor | Pastor Karlo Agustin Diel |
See also
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- List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary and elementary schools
- List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools
- Seventh-day Adventist education
- List of International Schools
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges
- East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools
References
[edit]- ^ Home Ekamai International School Ekamai International School website. Retrieved on 7 March 2013.
- ^ "EIS - About EIS". Ekamai International School. 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ Real Education Reform CS monitor website
- ^ "Seventh-day Adventists - Christian Denomination | Religion Facts". Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ^ "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ^ Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (1 April 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ "EIS - Home Page". www.eis.ac.th. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ a b History. Ekamai International School website. Retrieved 2009-09-02
