The international school became the preferred option for both local and foreign parents. However, not all parents have plenty of choices for them, especially when they prefer some specific options such as International Boarding School, where they are in limited numbers and not available in all districts.
For parents in the Southern part of Thailand. They are some options available in the area of Surat Thani, Samui, Phangan, and Koh Tao. This article will answer your doubt about enrolling your children on boarding school and where can you find the nearest in your area.
Current options for International Education at Phangan and Koh Tao
We can not deny that there are fewer options for education on the island than on the mainland, especially in smaller areas like Koh Phangan and Koh Tao. In Phangan, the availability is two local schools, four international kindergartens, one international primary school, and one international college tutorial school. In Koh Tao, there is more scarcity of only one public school, one international daycare, and one international primary school. In comparison, larger Koh Samui currently has five international schools and plenty of nurseries available.
As a result of scarcity, some young islander students need to seek education elsewhere rather than in their hometown. These constraints made their life harder in some ways. First, they must enroll in schools elsewhere, such as Samui, mainland Surat Thani, and sometimes in Hat Yai or Bangkok. After that, they need to find long-term accommodation, transport, and support for daily life there.
Learning far away from home may be beneficial in some ways, such as the development of their self-management and responsibilities. However, learning far away from home also takes kids away from their parents and hometown, which could affect some aspects of their emotional and social development. However, even preferring to commute daily to schools, there is a trade-off as an increase in tiredness and fatigue.
Why are boarding schools perfect for young islanders?
In this case, boarding schools, or schools where students reside on their campus or their perimeter, would be a better option for students from areas with small populations, like Koh Phangan and Koh Tao, to enroll in a school that is not further away from their home. What would be a benefit for them enrolling in boarding schools, including
Better options for Continuous Education
Many boarding schools offer their students a complete stage of education from primary to upper secondary or advanced levels, which means students can seamlessly continue their education path without concern about relocating to new institutions that can be a school in further districts or provinces. Also, there are options of curriculums to choose from: locals, Americans, British, Europeans, or others and it helps parents and students choose a curriculum that is most suitable for them.
Better opportunities for doing activities
Enrolling in boarding school results on three consequences. First, living within or near the campus means there is no need (or very little need) in transporting between residence to schools, which results in students having spare time and energy that they can spend on lots of activities. Second, living with their friends means there is an option to perform group activities with friends of the same age and friends of different ages. Third, living within or near the campus means students could use school facilities to perform activities with a glimpse of teachers and caretakers.
Less complication in accommodation and living
Enrolling in boarding schools mean you do not need to find and be concerned about your children’s housing, transportation to and from school, and their daily needs for living and learning. Boarding school would take charge of these matters and make your children concentrate on learning, doing activities, and developing themselves.
Additional Care
Even if they are living away from their parents, students in boarding schools are under the responsibility of teachers and caretakers, acting as students’ second parents to take care of both physical, educational, social and mental. Students within boarding schools are also under the guidance of their seniors, which will aid them both in education and transition into the social sphere.
PBISS Boarding School, the best school for the residents of Samui, Phangan, and Koh Tao
Currently, there is no boarding school available in both Koh Phangan and Koh Tao. As a result, parents living in Koh Phangan and Koh Tao have no alternative but to enrol their kids in the nearest Koh Samui. However, transit between Samui and your house may be costly and time-consumed. PBISS, a prestigious international school of Samui, knows this concern and currently offering parents of Samui, Phangan and Koh Tao a Boarding school with the same standard as the school in Britain.
Located in Chaweng District, the heartland of Samui. Our boarding campus helps our students receive a touch of nature within our boarding house that includes a bedroom with an en-suite bathroom, Wi-Fi access throughout the campus, Catering and Laundry Services, and 24-hours security with CCTV surveillance. Our boarding students also have access to school world-class facilities, including STEM grounds, libraries, music studios, and sports facilities supporting their needs for doing activities.
In terms of education, PBISS is using our renowned Cambridge x STEM+ curriculum, which is available from Primary years through Advanced A-Level. Based on the globally-acclaimed Cambridge International Curriculum, combined with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics approach to the most subjects not limited to science and technology, Our curriculum is designed with help from Cambridge alumni to aid our students in learning out-of-the-box and help them gain knowledge not available from traditional classroom learning.
Sending them away from home may be a concern for some parents. At PBISS, we make our campus a home away from home, caring for our students, not only about their educational progress, but also their welfare, passion, and goals. We empowered inclusive culture in which students, parents, teachers, and caretakers cooperated as a group adjusting and monitoring the progress of students, helping them evolve into a better version of themselves.
A better part for children of Koh Phangan, Koh Tao, and even native Samui is that our boarding school is available with flexible options: full-time boarding which your children stay at the campus until summer break; weekday boarding which your children stay only on school days; Flexi-boarding which student can stay by their preference; and summer boarding, especially for your children’s next summer break. These made your children transit less while not far away made they can often visit their home.
We know local Samui and nearby needs for a quality international education which makes us works hard to provide the best International education available in Samui. Our proof of improvement is certification by Cambridge International Assessment in 2009 and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) in 2019. Even though, we try to improve ourselves to ensure that our students would receive an education which helps them transform into better ones.
If you are interested in enrolling your children into our boarding program or have some questions about our teaching or our policies on education. Please visit our campus directly or feel free to contact us via our email at info@pbiss.ac.th
