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The campus includes a farm and a Forest School space for outdoor learning. The farm hosts ducks, goats, rabbits, and a tortoise, and a Butterfly Garden complements outdoor learning spaces. Makerspaces and a Design Lab support hands-on, cross-curricular learning and ECAs. The curriculum extends beyond the English National Curriculum and uses the learner-centred principles of the International Baccalaureate. Personalised teaching is provided through small class sizes. The school holds UK accreditations, including ISQM Gold Level accreditation since May 2012 and Outstanding British School Overseas.
There is a football field on campus. There is a swimming pool on campus. The ECAs include a range of sports clubs such as football, badminton, basketball, gymnastics, and taekwondo. ECAs run after school from 2:40pm to 3:30pm (Mondays through Thursdays).
From Little Learners (ages 1–2) to Year 9, the school provides education across early years to lower secondary. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) follows the UK EYFS framework. First School serves 2–5 years; Middle School 5–10 years; Upper School 10–14 years. The curriculum is designed to build critical thinking, creativity, and independence and extends beyond the English National Curriculum with learner-centred IB principles. The school emphasises values, wellbeing and community and delivers personalised teaching through small class sizes. The school holds UK accreditations, including ISQM Gold Level since May 2012 and Outstanding British School Overseas.
The school offers 25 after-school clubs. ECAs are designed to enrich learning through cross-curricular opportunities in the Samakee farm and in the Makerspaces and Design Lab. Clubs include Art Club, Badminton, Ballet, Basketball, Chess, EY Cooking, Forest School Club, Gymnastics, Photography, Minecraft Explorers, STEM Toy Maker, Swim Development, Taekwondo, Thai Language Club, Thai Story Time, and more. ECAs take place from 2:40pm to 3:30pm (Mondays to Thursdays) and are led by school staff as well as external providers.
St. Andrews Samakee International School, located in Nonthaburi just north of Bangkok, is a co-educational day school for children aged approximately 1 to 14. It follows the British curriculum, including the Early Years Foundation Stage. With around 152 students, the school maintains small class sizes to support personalised learning. English is the language of instruction, and there is a strong emphasis on social development within a close-knit community. A distinctive feature is the on-site farm and environmental programme, which fosters student engagement with sustainability and service, complemented by STEAM-focused activities. Under the leadership of Head of School Ms Monica Sudhirak, Samakee promotes curiosity, confidence, and care through learner-centred teaching. The school is particularly suited to families seeking a values-driven British international education in a supportive environment just outside central Bangkok.
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