The course crafted in the international school Chiangmai is aimed to augment confidence and faster learning skill among students. To err is human, but students learn fast from their mistakes, and then it does not remain an error but a learning process. The school ecosystem encourages the students to learn in their own space, making mistakes and learning from them. Wax and wane are both sides of the same coin. Falling and rising make the students more resilient and keener to meet the potential challenges of life.
The Measure of the Academic Progress Test
The non-English and non-Thai students slowly become proficient in supplementary languages. The communication between two different mother tongue students becomes fluid, and the language skill becomes evident in the Measure of Academic Progress test. The online MAP test is conducted twice a year at the early and end of the session for students from classes two to nine. This test is conducted to assess the improvement of students in science, mathematics, and language.
WIDA Model
The English language course is drafted according to the international context WIDA model is used to assess proficiency in the English language for interim students, and WDA Screener is applied to determine the English language aptitude of new students. WIDA model is an online testing platform to determine the proficiency of English in four fields; listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Each aspect is tested separately, and the results are published online in the administrative portal. The results are displayed instantly after the exam, and the examiner has given speaking and writing marks. The WIDA assessment and instructional teaching supports a reciprocated and included language and content learning.
The International Schools’ Assessment (ISA)
The International Schools’ Assessment (ISA) test evaluates students’ progress in mathematical, reading, and writing aptitude ranging from year six to eleven. This appraisal test is particularly premeditated for learners from diverse ethnical backgrounds and formulated according to the prescribed format of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). The Australian Council of Educational Research plans and develops this appraisal program. This test platform compares the progression of the institution’s students with other international school learners.
The ISA assessment platform evaluates mathematical literacy, reading, and writing skills of individual students with other international school pupils who undertake the same test. The ISA information gives a comprehensive report of student progression and enables the school authority to monitor and alter academic programs accordingly. This scorecard is one of the major benchmarks while chalking academic and curriculum courses.
The School Fees
The school fees and other charges are reviewed annually in international school Chiangmai. An application fee of THB 3,000 is charged per student during application submission, which is not refundable. Once the school authority accepts the application through acceptance email, the parent must deposit THB 50,000 as a guarantee place fee. This amount is also non-refundable. A refundable deposit of THB 5,000 for primary and THB 15,000 for a secondary student is applicable invoiced with the tuition fee before the start of the first semester. The amount is refunded after graduation, or a notice of sixty working days from the parent, or when the school issues a transfer certificate other than a disciplinary one.