Garden International School (GIS) is celebrating after being given official accreditation by the Council of International Schools (CIS).
GIS, which is based in Ban Chang near Pattaya, went through a detailed assessment, with inspectors visiting the school to check CIS’s high standards were being met.
Like many schools, Garden International School has been a member of CIS for many years, but is now fully accredited by CIS – making it the first international school on the Eastern Seaboard to be given the prestigious honour.
(L to R) Principal Dr Stuart Tasker, IB student Rohit Ghosh, primary student Inez Gordon and General Manager James Abraham.
This is fantastic news for the school and everyone associated with it, as it confirms it is keeping to the internationally-recognised high standards that it sets itself.
CIS is a global non-profit membership organisation. It helps schools that have a ‘desire to provide students with the knowledge, skills and abilities to pursue their lives as global citizens; and a commitment to high quality education’. The award of Accredited Status shows that GIS has achieved ‘high standards of professional performance in international education and has a commitment to continuous improvement.’
Principal Dr Stuart Tasker said, “The process of accreditation is an arduous one. Many people – staff, students and parents – contributed to a major self-study on philosophy, systems and processes.
“The CIS visiting team then made their own judgments against their set standards, with the decision of awarding full accreditation the very pleasing result. It was a major undertaking for our community and we are very proud to be awarded such privileged status.”
Garden International School was founded in 1994 and teaches children aged from 3 to 18. It has been offering the International General Certificate of Education (IGCSE) since 1996 and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme since 1999. GIS has more than 400 students from 35 countries, making it a truly international school.
As well as offering boarding to students, it has a range of facilities, including a swimming pool, football pitch, specialist music rooms, electronic whiteboards, science labs, computer suites, library and two halls.
For more on the school, visit www.gardenrayong.com.
