HEI Schools is an award-winning international kindergarten from Finland that has consistently been ranked at the top of the World’s Best Education Charts.
The University of Helsinki, the school’s co-founder, is a part of HEI’s daily working team, constantly striving to research, plan, and innovate for a successful implementation of the Finnish early education system.
HEI Schools has been recognized through the Vuoden Huiput Grand Prix, Best Service & Product Award (2018), the Fast Company World Changing Ideas Award (2019), and the Hundred Innovation Awards (2019 and 2020).
Now, the HEI Schools concept has found its way also to central Bangkok, where a brand new campus opened in November 2021.
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is respected around the world as one of the most rigorous high school diploma programs. Students select six IB courses at the end of 10th grade and work tirelessly for two years to sit the exams.
KIS International School’s graduating class of 2022 was challenged to handle this trying curriculum entirely during the pandemic. They began their IBDP courses in August 2020 and spent most of the following two years online or in a hybrid model of instruction.
As a result, forty percent of the graduating class undertook the additional challenge of a bilingual diploma, and forty percent also achieved a score of 35 or higher.
KIS’s IBDP average score of 33 continues to be above the worldwide average of 32, with an overall pass rate of nearly 90%. They leave KIS with the lifelong skills that the IB curriculum instills: principled, caring, and knowledgeable risk-takers ready to improve the world.
The students have been expertly guided by our faculty to develop skills in such areas as thinking critically and creatively, problem-solving, reflecting, communicating, social skills, collaboration, self-management, self-motivation, resilience, emotional management, time management, research, and information literacy. These skills allow the students to continue learning throughout their lives and to have what it takes to be the innovators of the future.
Thanks to the outstanding results, the students have been accepted at top universities around the world.
About KIS International School
KIS International School is known for its dynamic curriculum and passionate educators that guides students toward thinking for themselves and taking control of their learning. Students develop skills to help them become global leaders that can transform the world into one that is more compassionate, sustainable, and prosperous.
As the only school in Bangkok now offering all four IB programs, KIS is proud of its holistic educational approach to learning.
Lappset’s Castle Opening Soon at Ohkajhu in Chiang Mai
Ohkajhu is an organic food restaurant chain in Thailand who came to us with a fascinating new project of creating an outdoor play area for their original branch in Sansai, Chiang Mai. We were honored to be a part of this project to celebrate Ohkajhu’s success story, as they have expanded all over the country and brought healthy food to a new level in Thailand, and to introduce a new Lappset playground from Finland to Chiang Mai.
We worked closely with the client and decided on a castle theme with neutral tone which complemented the greenery of the area.
The playground is expected to be open in June 2022 at Ohkajhu Sansai Branch, Chiang Mai (410 Moo 2 Chiang Mai Outer Ring Rd, Nong Chom, San Sai District, Chiang Mai 50210).
Thailand’s First Halo Cubic Now Open at Hyatt Regency Phuket
Halo Cubic by Lappset Finland is a modern treehouse that is both unique and playful. It is a perfect fit for Hyatt Regency Phuket Resort ’s new kids club area. The tall structure has been modified to perfectly fit the outdoor extension of the newly renovated kid’s club at the hotel. With various play functions in the three cubes and two massive slides, children and adults experience fun and excitement through exploring this 8-m high tower.
Visit Thailand’s first Halo Cubic at the newly renovated Hyatt Regency Phuket Resort in Kamala Beach, Phuket (16/12 Moo 6 Kamala, Amphur Kathu, Phuket 83150).
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The South East Asia Center (SEAC) has launched an education initiative based on the Finnish model in 12 Thai schools, while trying to inspire widespread educational reform across the region.
The community-based, educational and social service organization announced its cooperation with Code School Finland. Aringya Thaloengsri, SEAC chief capability officer and managing director, says it had been carefully selected from 94 institutions around the world.
“With the strength of Finnish education, and this coding school’s reputation for a world-leading education model, I believe that the partnership can only help to improve and develop Thai educational standards, so our children have every opportunity to grow up to be quality adults and be prepared in every dimension for the working world.”
The curriculum not only focuses on hard skills such as coding, AI or robotics but also the soft skills such as learning techniques, critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication, business skills and user-centric ideas.
Jyri Järviaho, Finnish ambassador to Thailand, says this is a positive and timely step with education in its current state of flux.
“Finland has a long tradition of investing and developing its education system.”
In the Worldwide Education for the Future Index, Finland ranks number one.
Songkran is the traditional Thai New Year. It is a celebration that embraces goodwill, love, compassion. and thankfulness, using water as the means of expression. The word Songkran derives from Sanskrit and means to move or step forward.
Songkran takes place when the sun moves from Pisces into Aries. It falls on 13-15 of April every year, marking the New Year, according to the Brahmin solar system.
The first Songkran day is known as Maha Songkran or the grand Songkran. 13 April is also declared the Day of the Senior or Elderly by the Thai government.
14 April is designated as Family Day to celebrate family love and togetherness.
15 April is the Thai New Year’s Day and it’s also the final day of Songkran celebrations in many parts of the country. Offerings are left at temples on this day to ring in the New Year, with plenty of other events also taking place.
The Thai government has declared Songkran festival as extended public holidays to enable the people to return to their hometown for family reunions, merit-making and reuniting with others in their community.
For the the do’s and don’ts during the Songkran Festival, please click HERE.
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Bangkok Patana School’s “Mien Made – Equity Partnership Programme” is a student-led project that helps preserve the Mien culture, providing the residents of rural Phayao a more sustainable future.
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TFCC would like to wish all of you a very merry Christmas & a happy New Year!
As Bob Hope put it, “My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?”
Keep loving.
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In this Thai PBS World interview, Finland’s Ambassador to Thailand, Mr Jyri Järviaho, talks about the Finnish education, circular economy, and the Thai-Finnish cooperation.
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Park & Garden is a playground and recreational product specialist based in Bangkok, Thailand. For the past 27 years, Park & Garden has been representing Lappset Group (Finland) in the Thai market.
Lappset Group provides play and sport experiences for people of all ages. The company was founded in Rovaniemi, Finland, in 1970. It is made up of the parent company in Finland and subsidiaries in eight countries. Lappset’s network of partners, including Park & Garden, covers approximately 60 different countries all over the world.
To get more information or customize a play and sport project with Park & Garden, get in touch via the channels below:
Bangkok Patana School has started a trial program with ATK test kits for staff coming onto the school campus. The goal is to provide a safe, staggered, and controlled return to school for all staff and students.
The trial will help the school to set proper processes in place for the hopeful return of students to the campus in limited groups. Strict COVID-19 measures remain in place including social distancing with a reduction of all unnecessary contact across classes and teams, regular deep cleaning, and protective health and wellbeing measures.
Vaccination rates and ATK testing will also be factored into the reopening approval and planning. Currently 85% of the staff on campus are fully vaccinated and 99% of the staff have at least one vaccine.
Should the application be granted, Bangkok Patana hopes to bring back students over a period of weeks in small groups and with ATK testing kits to be sent home with students for testing at home.
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HEI Way Finds Bangkok
/in Members, News /by TFCC StaffHEI Schools is an award-winning international kindergarten from Finland that has consistently been ranked at the top of the World’s Best Education Charts.
The University of Helsinki, the school’s co-founder, is a part of HEI’s daily working team, constantly striving to research, plan, and innovate for a successful implementation of the Finnish early education system.
HEI Schools has been recognized through the Vuoden Huiput Grand Prix, Best Service & Product Award (2018), the Fast Company World Changing Ideas Award (2019), and the Hundred Innovation Awards (2019 and 2020).
Now, the HEI Schools concept has found its way also to central Bangkok, where a brand new campus opened in November 2021.
Contact:
HEI Schools Bangkok
Sukhumvit 36, Klongton Nua, Wattana, Bangkok
+6682-002-5555
[email protected]
KIS Celebrates Strong Results
/in Members, News /by TFCC StaffThe International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is respected around the world as one of the most rigorous high school diploma programs. Students select six IB courses at the end of 10th grade and work tirelessly for two years to sit the exams.
KIS International School’s graduating class of 2022 was challenged to handle this trying curriculum entirely during the pandemic. They began their IBDP courses in August 2020 and spent most of the following two years online or in a hybrid model of instruction.
As a result, forty percent of the graduating class undertook the additional challenge of a bilingual diploma, and forty percent also achieved a score of 35 or higher.
KIS’s IBDP average score of 33 continues to be above the worldwide average of 32, with an overall pass rate of nearly 90%. They leave KIS with the lifelong skills that the IB curriculum instills: principled, caring, and knowledgeable risk-takers ready to improve the world.
The students have been expertly guided by our faculty to develop skills in such areas as thinking critically and creatively, problem-solving, reflecting, communicating, social skills, collaboration, self-management, self-motivation, resilience, emotional management, time management, research, and information literacy. These skills allow the students to continue learning throughout their lives and to have what it takes to be the innovators of the future.
Thanks to the outstanding results, the students have been accepted at top universities around the world.
About KIS International School
KIS International School is known for its dynamic curriculum and passionate educators that guides students toward thinking for themselves and taking control of their learning. Students develop skills to help them become global leaders that can transform the world into one that is more compassionate, sustainable, and prosperous.
As the only school in Bangkok now offering all four IB programs, KIS is proud of its holistic educational approach to learning.
Information: [email protected] & www.kis.ac.th
Lappset Expands in Chiang Mai and Phuket
/in Members, News /by TFCC StaffLappset’s Castle Opening Soon at Ohkajhu in Chiang Mai
Thailand’s First Halo Cubic Now Open at Hyatt Regency Phuket
SEAC Launches Finnish Education Initiative in 12 Thai Schools
/in News /by TFCC StaffThe South East Asia Center (SEAC) has launched an education initiative based on the Finnish model in 12 Thai schools, while trying to inspire widespread educational reform across the region.
The community-based, educational and social service organization announced its cooperation with Code School Finland. Aringya Thaloengsri, SEAC chief capability officer and managing director, says it had been carefully selected from 94 institutions around the world.
“With the strength of Finnish education, and this coding school’s reputation for a world-leading education model, I believe that the partnership can only help to improve and develop Thai educational standards, so our children have every opportunity to grow up to be quality adults and be prepared in every dimension for the working world.”
The curriculum not only focuses on hard skills such as coding, AI or robotics but also the soft skills such as learning techniques, critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication, business skills and user-centric ideas.
Jyri Järviaho, Finnish ambassador to Thailand, says this is a positive and timely step with education in its current state of flux.
“Finland has a long tradition of investing and developing its education system.”
In the Worldwide Education for the Future Index, Finland ranks number one.
You can read the full article by clicking HERE.
Songkran – The True Thai New Year
/in Seasons /by TFCC StaffSongkran is the traditional Thai New Year. It is a celebration that embraces goodwill, love, compassion. and thankfulness, using water as the means of expression. The word Songkran derives from Sanskrit and means to move or step forward.
Songkran takes place when the sun moves from Pisces into Aries. It falls on 13-15 of April every year, marking the New Year, according to the Brahmin solar system.
The first Songkran day is known as Maha Songkran or the grand Songkran. 13 April is also declared the Day of the Senior or Elderly by the Thai government.
14 April is designated as Family Day to celebrate family love and togetherness.
15 April is the Thai New Year’s Day and it’s also the final day of Songkran celebrations in many parts of the country. Offerings are left at temples on this day to ring in the New Year, with plenty of other events also taking place.
The Thai government has declared Songkran festival as extended public holidays to enable the people to return to their hometown for family reunions, merit-making and reuniting with others in their community.
For the the do’s and don’ts during the Songkran Festival, please click HERE.
“Mien Made” Empowers Those in Need
/in Members, News /by TFCC StaffMerry Christmas & Happy New Year!
/in News, Seasons /by TFCC StaffTFCC would like to wish all of you a very merry Christmas & a happy New Year!
As Bob Hope put it, “My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?”
Keep loving.
H.E. Jyri Järviaho: Finland Is a Leader in Circular Economy
/in News /by TFCC StaffIn this Thai PBS World interview, Finland’s Ambassador to Thailand, Mr Jyri Järviaho, talks about the Finnish education, circular economy, and the Thai-Finnish cooperation.
MEMBER INTRO: LAPPSET
/in Members, News /by TFCC StaffMEMBER NEWS: Bangkok Patana Starts Trialing with ATK Test Kits
/in Members, News, Update /by TFCC StaffBangkok Patana School has started a trial program with ATK test kits for staff coming onto the school campus. The goal is to provide a safe, staggered, and controlled return to school for all staff and students.
The trial will help the school to set proper processes in place for the hopeful return of students to the campus in limited groups. Strict COVID-19 measures remain in place including social distancing with a reduction of all unnecessary contact across classes and teams, regular deep cleaning, and protective health and wellbeing measures.
Vaccination rates and ATK testing will also be factored into the reopening approval and planning. Currently 85% of the staff on campus are fully vaccinated and 99% of the staff have at least one vaccine.
Should the application be granted, Bangkok Patana hopes to bring back students over a period of weeks in small groups and with ATK testing kits to be sent home with students for testing at home.