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The school emphasizes social and emotional development through Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) and ‘experience days’ that nurture resilience, reflection and self-awareness. Students take part in vertical group activities, student leadership roles, including Student Council and House Captains and school-wide ‘special days’ that support social cohesion. Qualified pastoral staff, including a counsellor, support this SEL framework.
Garden operates inclusive support under the UK’s SEND Code of Practice, assisting students across four main need categories: social–emotional and mental health, communication and interaction, sensory or physical, and cognition and learning. SEN support includes learner passports, an assess–plan–do–review cycle, in-class teaching assistant help, specialist referrals (e.g. to speech or occupational therapists), and support from an Inclusion team and counsellor. It is not a specialist SEN school, but a mainstream one offering tailored provisions
The school supports EAL learners via Quality First Teaching combined with specialist input, using a WIDA-based approach to assess and support language acquisition from Foundation through Year 13. Inclusive strategies include translanguaging, maintaining home language, and targeted interventions for students below WIDA proficiency level 2 or 3.
A dedicated school counsellor works closely with the Inclusion department to support students, especially in social–emotional and mental health areas. The school’s staff includes qualified pastoral care professionals who monitor students and coordinate wellbeing support . Counselling forms part of the broader learner support framework, adapting to individual needs via learner passports.
Details on safeguarding and child protection policies are not publicly disclosed on the school’s website.
Garden International School Bangkok, founded in 1999, is a co‑educational day school in the Sathorn district serving students aged 2–18. It follows the UK’s EYFS in Early Years, a modified British National Curriculum in Primary and Lower Secondary, Cambridge IGCSE in Key Stage 4, and Cambridge A Levels in Sixth Form. The school occupies a leafy, compact campus tucked among central Bangkok’s high‑rises, complete with gardens, an outdoor classroom, swimming pool, science labs, art studio and auditorium. Students engage in regular outdoor education trips from Year 3, residential camps, and competitive sports through GBAC and FOBISIA leagues. They can also participate in drama productions, choir, visual arts showcases, robotics, debating and yoga via a robust ECA program.
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