Thailand, Phuket
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Students are expected to wear school uniforms; uniforms can be purchased in the office.
Breakfast and lunch are provided for full-time kindergarten/nursery; meals are included with enrollment and with a yearly maintenance fee that covers breakfast and lunch. A lunch menu is published by the school.
The school is run by a Holland-American and Thai management team; it is licensed by Phuket province and by the Thai government (Thai Ministry of Education).
Buds International School Phuket is a bilingual nursery, kindergarten, and primary school for children aged 1 to 12, based in Chalong, Phuket. It follows the California Common Core Standards in English and incorporates additional Thai and Mandarin (with optional Italian) language classes. Class sizes are capped at 14–18 students, maintaining a staff-to-student ratio of approximately 3:1. The school emphasises core subjects, group social learning, project-based work, and daily specialist lessons, including Thai, swimming (from age 3), and computer skills.
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