Yearbook AY 2018-2019 (Ekkamai campus)

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SCHOOL STORY
ABOUT SISB EKKAMAI
Founded in 2001, SISB currently has three campuses
in Thailand, which adopt the Singapore and UK
curricula as the foundation for teaching and learning.
The SISB name is inspired by our first campus,
the Singapore International School of Bangkok
(2001), the first Singapore International School that
was established in Thailand which pioneered the
Singapore education curriculum.
Singapore International School of Bangkok was
founded through the cooperative efforts of a group
of Singaporean and Thai parents who were keen to
invest in an institution to provide their children with
quality education that develops fluency in English,
Chinese and Thai. Motivated by their beliefs in the
merits of the Singapore-based curriculum, they
established SISB in 2001.
SISB provides a standardised curriculum underscored
by the twin principles of the Singapore education
system and consistently delivers high quality
education that many have come to trust of
SISB. Through a broad-based and unique multilingual
curriculum, SISB offers effective learning
environments, opportunities and challenges to foster
students as lifelong learners and future leaders. With
more than 1,000 students of over 20 nationalities,
and strong teaching and support staff hailing from
over 20 countries, the SISB community is inspired by
a global outlook and enriched by cultural diversity.
SISB upholds the reputation of the globally
renowned, excellent education system of Singapore
and holds the duty to contribute positively to the
development of education in Thailand.
With the rapid growth of its student population, SISB
identified the need to expand its campus facilities.
On 7 June 2012, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha
Chakri Sirindhorn presided over the Grand Opening
of SISB Pracha Uthit campus, a new campus spanning
17,000 square metres in Pracha Uthit. The campus
features SISB Preschool, well-equipped classrooms, a
library, science and computer laboratories, a multipurpose
hall, basketball court, swimming pool,
playgrounds and offers full-fledged curricula for
students from age 2 to 18.
SISB also launched the construction of a new
Secondary School Complex in Pracha Uthit. The
complex is a THB 600 million project, spanning
9.5-rai (built-up area 26,600 sqm), which is the
largest investment of the SISB Group to date. The
complex is an extension to the current SISB Pracha
Uthit campus and will house a dedicated Secondary
section which will cater for up to 800 more students,
a Sports Complex with extensive facilities including
a 25-metre swimming pool, a 450-seat Auditorium
and a Dormitory which can accommodate up to 400
students, with full completion expected by July 2016.
SISB has also inaugurated a new 1.25-rai SISB Building
in Pracha Uthit (built-up area 2,200 sqm) as part
of the first phase, which serves as the head office
for the SISB Group and also features a dedicated
compound for the Nursery 1 students of SISB Pracha
Uthit. The building includes a canteen, playground
and full-fledged classrooms, and serves as the venue
for SISB Academy and SISB Learning Centre, two new
programmes which SISB has recently launched.