Srithammarat Suksa School
Srithammarat Suksa School (Thai: โรงเรียนศรีธรรมราชศึกษา) is a private Christian school in Nakhon Si Thammarat, southern Thailand.
History
Srithammarat Suksa School was the first private school in Nakhon Si Thammarat. The school was built in 1901 by a group of U.S. American Presbyterian missionaries who came to Nakhon Si Thammarat in order to teach people about Christianity. Their leader was Mr. Ekkles. In the early days, the school was called “The American School” and only boys were able to attend the classes. In 1941, the old name of the school was changed from “The American School for Boys” to Sithammaratwittaya School.
The school has grown into a co-educational institution of more than 5000 students from Kindergarten to Grade 12.
English programme
The Srithammarat Suksa School English Programme was started in 2000 and is one of the largest English programs in southern Thailand with students from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12. More than 800 students study most of their subjects in English under a faculty of 40+ native English speaking teachers from a variety of Western countries.
The English Programme is separated into three parts:
- Anuban (Kindergarten-including Nursery in Thai) English Programme: AEP
- Pratom (Primary in Thai) English Programme: PEP
- Mathayom (Secondary in Thai) English Programme: MEP
The AEP and PEP operate classes of no more than 30 students, with several sections for each grade. The MEP classes are capped at 30 students with several sections for each grade. All classes are taught in teams, with a Thai homeroom teacher or teachers’ assistant working with the Native English speaking Teacher. There is also the new EIP (English Immersion Program) where students from the regular program are taught English by native English speaking teachers.
There are 1,000 English books in the EP library alone plus a teacher resource room of books from around the globe. The EP utilizes curriculum and standards from North America, Singapore, Australia, England and Thailand.
The foreign staff of EP number about 40 from the US, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. The English Progrmme purchased and built a new English Programme campus in 2011. The new facility is the school’s 3rd campus (out of four).