Established in 1984 and serving an international community of over 40 nationalities, ELC International Schools provide 5 centres of excellence for children from 18 months to 11 years.
Three Purple Elephant toddler centres and The City School are centrally located in Phrom Phong and Thonglor, easily accessible to the BTS Skytrain, and walking distance from world-class international amenities. The Country School is located within the expat town of Nichada Thani, commutable into the city.
Environment and facilities
The small size of our schools ensures all students and parents are known, giving everyone in our care the personal attention they deserve. Every student is able to achieve their full potential enabling them to become a harmonious individual as they participate in life both inside and outside of their school community.
Curriculum
ELC follows the Ontario Curriculum, and this works alongside our inquiry-led pedagogical approach of ‘Project’, an in-depth exploration of key concepts in contemporary topics that connect all curricular disciplines.
ELC’s approach fosters the growth of each child, promoting innovative thinking and collaborative research skills, which provides a strong foundation for high school programmes globally.
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
More than 40 different nationalities |
| Most common nationality |
Mixed |
| Ratio of local students to international students |
30 / 70 |
| Native English speaking teachers |
Yes |
| Language support for students not fluent in English |
Yes |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Danish
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| Max. number of students per class |
16 |
| Average number of students per class |
Toddler: 12
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| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
| Use of technology in the classroom |
Yes |
| Is the school ready to use virtual classrooms when needed? (e.g. teaching lessons online if the school is closed, e.g. during COVID-19 closures) |
Yes |
| Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Yes |
| Approximate hours of homework given |
Depends on year level |
| Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs |
Yes |
| Learning support offered |
Enrichment Programme
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| The school supports gifted, able and talented students |
Enrichment Programme |
| Student access to education psychologist |
Yes |
| Waiting list |
Some of our schools |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes |
| School start time |
Schooltimes depend on year level. The opening hours of the schools are 7:30 am - 4:00 pm |
| School finish time |
Schooltimes depend on year level. The opening hours of the schools are 7:30 am - 4:00 pm |
| Supervised care before/after school |
Yes. Extended Hours and After School Activities. |
| School bus service available |
Yes |
| Uniform required |
No |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Brazillian soccer
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| Sports activities included |
Swimming classes
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| Facilities at the school |
Creative Arts
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| Sports facilities at the school |
Basketball pitch
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| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Established in 1984 and serving an international community of over 40 nationalities, ELC Family of International Schools provide 5 centres of excellence for children from 18 months to 11 years. Three Purple Elephant toddler centres, designed for children from 18-36 months, and The City School, welcoming children from 3-11 years, are centrally located in Phrom Phong and Thonglor, easily accessible to the BTS Skytrain, and walking distance from world-class international amenities. The Country School for children 18 months to 5 years is located within the expat town of Nichada Thani, commutable into the city. Environment and facilities
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| Teaching approach of the school |
Curriculum
If you happen to be here at one of those magic moments when a child’s cognitive evolution has taken a giant leap forward, you might just see Math pirouetting to Mozart, Art whirling with Astronomy, Physics partying with Proust, and a roomful of children from a diversity of cultures playing with Robotics like they were the greatest toys they’ve ever seen! ELC’s approach fosters the growth of each child, promoting innovative thinking and collaborative research skills, which provides a strong foundation for high school programmes globally. School Tour
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A WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION THAT LASTS A LIFETIME
We are a specialized boutique primary school located in the heart of Bangkok’s residential district, tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the city’s busy streets.
Our environment is one of the most beautiful in the world, presenting opportunities for inquiry where children and teachers co-construct, developing creative partnerships using a number of languages to explore curricular concepts pertinent to the various disciplines.
Teachers, and children, along with our highly competent pedagogical research team, work in collaboration to form a special kind of place, a community of learners where everyone is invited to grow in mind, and sensibility, and engage in meaningful dialogue to deepen their conceptual understanding of the real world, and possible worlds of the imagination.
LEARNING IN A NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
We respond to the curious nature of young children by providing them with rich experiences that encourage a ‘sense of wonder’. With wondering comes discoveries that the children eagerly share with one other, their teachers, and their families. They come to see themselves as part of an interactive world where they can build a rich and meaningful community with connections between home and school, and the world beyond.
We believe that every child is born with the many languages of life, and that these languages are interactive by nature. The children are given many opportunities to investigate their ideas through these languages, making sense of their world, and sharing their perceptions with their friends.
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AT ITS BEST
ELC offers world-class international early years education, for children from the age of 18 months and up.
Our environment – a thoughtful, creative and wonder-filled environment – fuels the young child’s learning and imagining.
The beautiful and inspiring spaces, both inside and out, are purposefully designed to encourage natural exploration, and heighten the curiosity of those fortunate enough to inhabit these environs. Exploring the variety of materials set out as intentional provocations, the children are given opportunities to investigate their ideas, inviting inquiry, dialogue and co-construction, and allowing the children to deepen and expand their knowledge.