ASEAN

Adopting the Common European Framework (CEFR)

WHEN Thailand’s new school year begins in May, teachers and schools across the country will begin the process of aligning their English language teaching with the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR). This alignment with internationally recognised language standards is a positive step towards raising the standards of English in Thailand, but it […]

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ASEAN’s international school boom

AFTER years of deliberation, the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is now a reality, and with English recognized as the economic bloc’s official language, demand for high quality English language education is expected to boost the region’s international school sector. The nature of international education has shifted significantly over the past two decades, from previously servicing expatriate […]

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2016 GTCi highlights ASEAN disparity

RESULTS from the 2016 Global Talent Competitiveness index (GTCi), which measures the ability of countries to attract talent, highlight, among other things, a vast disparity across the recently established ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). Of the 109 countries in this year’s GTCi report, six nations are from Southeast Asia. Holding on to the top spot in ASEAN, and […]

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International Kindergarten & Primary School

We are proud to announce that in August this year Varee Chiangmai School will open an international kindergarten and an international primary school to compliment the already successful international secondary school which opened in 2010. Students studying in the new international kindergarten and international primary school will follow the world renowned English National Curriculum. On Saturday 30th January, […]

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