School Information
The two schools affiliated with the English and Japanese language teaching internship of the Puean Program are the Wat Nuanoradit School and Satri Wat Absornsawan School. Their basic information is below.
Wat Nuannoradit School
Location: Bangkok
Grades 7 – 12 (Matthayon 1-6)
Students: 2446
Class Size: 30 ~ 50
English Teachers: 20 (15 Thai and 5 non-Thai)
Languages taught: Chinese, English, and Japanese
Programs: Normal (M1 – M3), Art/ music/ sports, Science/Math, Dual Education, Chinese/English, Japanese/English, Gifted Program (Science/Math), Intensive English Program, English/Math
Satri Wat Absornsawan School
Location: Bangkok
Grades: 7 – 12 (Matthayon 1-6)
Students: 1902: Class Size = ~ 50
English Teachers: 15 (Thai and non-Thai teachers)
Languages taught: Chinese, French, German and Japanese
Programs: Gifted Science (Math), Gifted English, STEM-A, Chinese, Normal Programme
Video of schools
2023 Program Highlights
Sports Day at the WN School
Classes at the AS School
Basic Education Core Curriculum for all Subjects in Thai Schools
Both the WN and AS school curricula are based on the Basic Education Core Curriculum.
There are five key competencies that students are expected to acquire across subjects.
- Communication capacity
- Thinking capacity
- Problem solving capacity
- Capacity for applying life skills
- Capacity for technological application
English Learning Standards for Schools in Thailand
First, the English curriculum in Thailand has strands or four major areas: Language for communication, language and culture, language and relationship with other learning areas, language and relationships with the communities. Each grade in Thailand has standards. There are indicators for each standard. The indicators show the types of tasks that students must be able to perform to show that they have met the standard.
Wat Nuannoradit School Goals and Curriculum
WN School Goals for Foreign Languages
1. Students are able to use foreign language for purposes of communication, effective learning and application in daily life.
2. Students are able to use foreign language to seek knowledge and experiences from various sources of data and information in order to acquire knowledge and engage in processes of analytical, critical and creative thinking, so as to be attuned to social change and scientific and technological progress.
3. Students are able to apply foreign language for working in real life or study in further.
Wat Nuannoradit School Matthyom, Homerooms, and Programs
Wat Nuannoradit Curriculum for Grades 7 to 9
You can see a list of classes for Grades 7 to 9 at Wat Nuannoradit. It shows how much English the students study. The standards for the national curriculum will give you an idea of the learning content.
Satri Wat Asbsornsawan School Goals and Curriculum
Satri Wat Absonsawan Matthyom, Homerooms, and Programs
Satri Wat Absorsawan Curriculum for all Grades
The Satri Wat Absornsawan curriculum for all Matthyom can be viewed below. The list of classes are written in Thai with some English translations. From page 14, there are descriptions for the courses. WN class objectives are likely similar.
On October 22, 2018, we talked about how national curriculum in Thailand and Japan are similar and different. Below is a summary of some of the points. Vision: There are similarities. Both are focusing on enhancing the abilities of all learners. They also take a holistic approach to development (physical,… Read more »