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How is Kasintorn Academy different from other bilingual schools? |
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What kinds of textbooks do Kasintorn Academy use and what type of curriculum used? |
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What are some examples of school policies? |
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What are some of the difference between Intensive Bilingual Program and Regular Bilingual Program? |
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What is the accent criteria of native English speaking teachers and Filipino teachers |
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Where does Kasintorn Academy hire the native English speaking teachers? Do they sign a contract with the school? |
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What are the school policies regarding teacher absenteeism and lateness? |
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Does the school condone spanking or hitting students as a form of punishment? |
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What are some examples of school extracurricular activities for students? |
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What grade levels are open for enrollment? |
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How is lunch for students? |
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What kind of qualifications do the teachers at Kasintorn Academy have? |
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What security measures does the school have? |
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How is Kasintorn Academy different from other bilingual schools?
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Kasintorn Academy offers two types of bilingual programs:
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Intensive Bilingual Program |
Regular Bilingual Program |
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Ratio of Instruction done in English
is 80% |
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Homeroom
teachers are Native English Speakers,
who stay with the class all day. |
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Number
of students in the classroom is between
25 and 28. |
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Air-conditioned
classrooms |
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No translation
by Thai teachers |
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Enjoy
close interaction with both Native English
Speaker and Thai teacher |
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Ratio of Instruction done in English
is 50 % |
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Homeroom
teachers are Filipino teachers (with
good accent), who stay with the class
all day. |
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Number
of students in the classroom is approximately
30. |
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Air-conditioned
classrooms |
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No translation
by Thai teachers |
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Enjoy
close interaction with both Filipino
and Thai teacher. |
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What kinds of textbooks do Kasintorn Academy use and what type of curriculum used?
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Majority of textbooks are ordered from many countries (i.e., UK , US, Australia , Canada , Singapore , and Hong Kong). Kasintorn Academy uses the National Curriculum from the Ministry of Education (Thailand).
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What are some examples of school policies?
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• Limited number of students per class
• Emphasis on learners.
• Two to three classes per grade level,
depending on the demand of the parents.
• Teachers must have a Bachelor of
Education with some experience
• Teachers must write lesson plans
and prepare well for each lesson
• Strict screening process for teachers
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What are some of the difference between Intensive Bilingual Program and Regular Bilingual Program?
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Intensive Bilingual Program |
โปรแกรมภาษาอังกฤษแบบธรรมดา
(Regular Program) |
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Ratio of Instruction implemented in
English is 80% , and in Thai, 20%
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Number
of students in the classroom is between
25 and 28. |
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Kindergarten
levels have a maximum of three homeroom
teachers. (i.e., two Thai teachers and
one Native English teacher) |
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Primary
levels have a maximum of two teachers
(i.e., one Thai teacher and one Native
English teacher) |
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Subject
matters taught in English are implemented
by Native English teachers |
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Ratio of Instruction implemented in
English is 50% , and in Thai, 50% |
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Number
of students in the classroom is approximately
30. |
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Kindergarten
levels have a maximum of three homeroom
teachers. (i.e., two Thai teachers and
one Filipino teacher) |
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Primary
levels have a maximum of two teachers
(i.e., one Thai teacher and one Filipino
teacher) |
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Subject
matters taught in English are implemented
by Filipino teachers |
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What is the accent criteria of native English speaking teachers and Filipino teachers
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Kasintorn Academy has a very strict screening process for teachers' accent before hiring a teacher.
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Where does Kasintorn Academy hire the native English speaking teachers? Do they sign a contract with the school?
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Kasintorn Academy uses many strategies to meet the increasing demands of native English speaking teachers. The school hires directly from many foreign English speaking countries. The school also contracts a few reputable agencies to hire teachers to work at the school. Teachers usually sign a minimum of one year contract.
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What are the school policies regarding teacher absenteeism and lateness?
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Kasintorn Academy incorporates many strategies to ensure that there is no interruption to student learning. When a teacher is absent or late, the school results one of our teachers (with a proven teaching record) to substitute.
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Does the school condone spanking or hitting students as a form of punishment?
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No, the school does not.
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What are some examples of school extracurricular activities for students?
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Kasintorn Academy has the following extracurricular activities:
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Sports: Students participate in both on-campus
and off-campus sport activities and competitions
(i.e., soccer, badminton, swimming). We also
have aerobic exercise each Monday and Friday
mornings. |
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Religion and
Ethics: Our students participate in Dharma
Quiz and Prayer Contest. Recently, our students
won first prize in the Prayer Contest (Primary
Level), and the Runner-Up prize in another
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Music and Dance:
Our students have been invited by many organizations
to perform on various occasions. Students
have performed on many TV programs to show
respect to their King and Queen and also have
won first place in a Thai traditional music
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Academic: Our
students participated in academic competition
and won first prize in English Language excellence
(i.e., Winner of English Skill Assessment
(Primary Five Level from New I.Q Center Co.,
Ltd) |
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Reading Programs:
Kasintorn Academy institutes various reading
programs to encourage more reading. |
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What grade levels are open for enrollment?
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Kasintorn Academy enrolls students from nursery-high school levels.
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How is lunch for students?
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Kasintorn Academy , in cooperation with Nutrition Department of Phaya Thai 3 Hospital, prepares menus for the student lunch on a monthly basis. The school posts daily lunch menu both on campus in front of the reception and on website for parents and students.
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What kind of qualifications do the teachers at Kasintorn Academy have?
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Thai and Filipino teachers at Kasintorn Academy have a bachelor degree in education. Native English speaking teachers have a bachelor of education or related field.
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What security measures does the school have?
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Kasintorn Academy has 24 hours security service. The school also issue student pick-up cards for parents who pick up students daily. Parents without the card will not be permitted to take the students out of the school. Visitors will also have to show their citizen ID to the security before entering the school grounds. After entering, they must display their visitor card at all time.
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