Harrow International School Bangkok

7.45 am for Lower and Upper School, 8.20 am for EYC.

2.40 pm, although extra curricular activities run until 5 pm.

Montri Transportation are the service provider for Door to Door routes to and from Harrow Bangkok. They are a well known and reputable company that provide transportation for many international schools in Bangkok. The Mo Chit, Bangkok Garden Towers and Ekamai Shuttle service are operated by Harrow Bangkok’s own buses. The service is a safe, reliable way for your children to travel to school. All children have an ID card that allows you to track their departure and arrival times. A text message can be sent to your phone on request.

Yes, which has recently been redeveloped to increase outdoor seating available.

Yes, we have vegetarian and halal.

Yes, full details available on our website.

18 in Junior and Upper school. We follow UK statutory standards for staff to pupil ratio with a maximum of 1:10 in our Reception classes and much lower ratios in the younger years. Pre-N classes are led by a class teacher, one teaching assistant and one nanny. Nursery and Reception classes are led by a class teacher and one teaching assistant with a shared nanny.

Digital literacy is a key component of our essential learner skills. Technology is a theme that runs throughout much of the children’s’ learning, from Early Years (using iPads in the classroom), to Juniors (where children can get involved in computer programming and animation) right up to the Senior School (for example shooting, directing and editing films and radio programmes). All classrooms have interactive white boards and Apple TV is also used.

The school does not practice any specific religion. We offer Religious studies at AS and A Level.

The range of Leadership in Action (extra-curricular) opportunities provides something for all interests and talents after lessons finish at 2.40 pm. Activities take place on and off campus five days a week, with many tournaments, expeditions and community service projects being available to the students at weekends and during the holidays; House Camps, the Duke of Edinburgh International Award Scheme and Expedition Week, amongst many other opportunities. See our website for further details.

PE and Games lessons are included in the curriculum and include sports such as football, swimming, basketball, gymnastics, volleyball, badminton, tennis, kayaking, climbing and biking, among others.

After School each day as part of the Co-Curricular Programme, Harrovians have the opportunity to take part in over 50 different sports training activities. A huge breadth of sports are on offer and range from individual activities such as Tae Kwon Do, Kayaking, Thai Boxing, Ballet, Archery and Trampolining to the more traditional sports of swimming, football, table tennis, cross country running, volleyball, basketball and badminton. Through these activities, students learn the value of being physically active and are developing positive personal and social attitudes. Harrow Bangkok is proud of its ‘Lions’ sports teams who compete both within Bangkok and throughout the Region. Harrow Bangkok is represented by both boys’ and girls’ teams at U9, U11, U13, U15, U17 and U19 level. The major seasonal sports are football, basketball, volleyball, tee ball and softball. In addition to this, swimming, tennis and gymnastics squads compete all year round. Harrow Bangkok is a member of the Bangkok Schools Athletic Conference (BISAC) and the Federation of British International Schools in South East Asia (FOBISSEA). These two conferences provide our students opportunities to compete regularly in Bangkok as well as all the major cities in South East Asia. Through regular team practice and competition our ‘Harrow Lions’ learn the value of hard work and commitment and they learn to face up to sporting challenges as individuals and team players.

We have an air-conditioned sports hall, swimming pool, flood lit football pitches and sports fields, covered multi-purposed athletics area, flood-lit tennis courts, climbing wall and a lake for sailing and water sports.

Culminating Cambridge English Proficiency Saturday School (a morning English enrichment programme) at Harrow Bangkok focuses on the language elements necessary for academic success within and beyond school. With small class sizes, ten weeks of intensive teaching and a strong teacher focus on individual learner needs, our programme provides each student with 30 hours of extra English teaching, practice and exposure. The Foundation English Programme is often a student’s first-step into Harrow Bangkok for students who need language support. The aim of the Foundation English Programme is to provide a framework where we ensure students have a strong enough base in the English language before attempting to study full-time in the mainstream classes. To provide the best support we can class sizes are small (usually between ten and fifteen) and we have a full-time Teacher assistant in the class alongside the main English teacher.

Thai Home Language, Thai Foreign Language, Modern Foreign Languages (Mandarin, French, Japanese, Korean)

Learning Support. Harrow Bangkok provides for students with a range of abilities. We have learning support teachers to work with students who may find some aspects of the curriculum in their lessons challenging.

The role of learning support teachers includes assessment of student needs, working with class teachers to provide for students who need additional support, creating a plan with targets to address specific needs of the students. It is important that school staff and parents work together collaboratively to ensure the best outcomes for students. There are regular meetings with parents to discuss the progress of students who are receiving help from learning support staff. If it is felt that we are not the school which can best provide for a particular student, the School will support and help parents in finding an alternative placement for their child. When deemed necessary, a specialist assessment may be recommended by an outside consultant, for example, by an Educational Psychologist or Occupational Therapist. Options for these types of assessment are provided by the Learning Support Co-ordinators. We have a dedicated Speech and Language Teacher who works across the School to help students overcome speech issues. After referral by a teacher or parent, children are assessed and supported with individual sessions tailored to meet the needs of the child. Both speech (e.g. articulation) and language (e.g. vocabulary, grammar, communications skills) issues are addressed and resolved.

Students who are identified as being ‘Gifted and Talented’ are offered extended support throughout both the Lower and Upper School, often through extension activities and special events and competitions. Support is provided by a specialist or class teacher in the Lower School and from subject teachers in the Upper School.

If required, an external educational psychologist can berecommended.