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The school offers over 100 co-curricular activities and sports. The campus includes outdoor, hands-on learning spaces such as a forest school and a 100-acre farm (Three-Generation Farm) to connect classroom learning with real-world contexts. Exploria provides activities across sports, arts, science clubs, and leadership, including service projects such as Model United Nations. Prem also offers all four IB programmes (PYP, MYP, DP, CP) and an Intensive English Programme.
The Prem Arts Centre houses Visual Arts Studios, Design Studios and the Artist Residency Thailand Programme. The Prem Music Academy offers instruction in instruments, vocal training, and music theory. Exploria includes annual music and drama productions, the Prem Symphonic Band, the Prem Jazz Ensemble, a rock band, drumming circle, and Creative Ukuleles.
Seven home languages are offered within the curriculum, and 40 nationalities are represented in the school community. Model United Nations (MUN) and related intercultural initiatives are part of Exploria's service offerings. The IB programmes (PYP, MYP, DP, CP) and an Intensive English Programme support intercultural understanding.
Nature trails and walking paths are available on the campus, alongside a Community Market Area. Exploria after-school activities run daily after school and at lunchtime, with sign-ups managed via Engage. The Prem House System provides annual events such as Premathlon, Sports Days, House Arts Challenge, and Prem's Got Talent.
Exploria's service opportunities include Model United Nations, Advocates for Global Welfare, Kozé Local Café, Precious Plastics, Student Council, Threads of Change and other projects. Three-Generation Farm and Traidhos Farm engage students in sustainable farming and community activities, with farm produce used in the canteen and sold at the Community Market. Forest School activities foster environmental stewardship and outdoor learning.
The Prem House System fosters leadership, with student leaders playing vital roles across house activities. Exploria includes leadership training and service projects such as MUN and Student Council, enabling students to develop leadership and civic responsibility.
Sports facilities include an Olympic-sized swimming pool, football fields, a gym, a dance studio, outdoor court space, and Junior School PE. The Prem Panthers Athletics program fields 32 teams across three sports seasons and competes in CMAC and MRISA. Golf, Tennis, Music and Swimming Academies provide year-round coaching within the Exploria programme. Forest School weekly visits (Early Years through Grade 1) support outdoor learning and wellbeing, complemented by multiple wellness spaces on campus.
Prem Tinsulanonda International School was founded as part of the Traidhos Three-Generation Community for Learning by Mom Luang Tridhosyuth Devakul, and named in honor of General Prem Tinsulanonda. Located on a 100-acre campus in Mae Rim, northern Chiang Mai, it serves both day and boarding students aged 3 to 19 years. The school follows the full International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum, offering PYP in early years through Grade 5, MYP for Grades 6–10, the IB Diploma Programme (DP), and the IB Career-related Programme (IBCP) for Grades 11–12. Facilities of the school include boarding apartments, six science labs, multiple sports fields, an Olympic-size pool, indoor sports hall, tennis, cricket and golf facilities, forest and farm-based learning areas, art and drama studios, an amphitheatre, auditorium, cookery school, medical centre, and design workshop.
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