General Information

WELCOME TO IPC
Thank you for your enquiry regarding IPC International Kindergarten and IPC's 1 to 3. This information sheet will provide you with details regarding our school. If you would like further details, please call the Administrator or stop by for a school tour any weekday morning between 9am and 12.00am.

ABOUT OUR SCHOOL
Since opening over twenty three years ago, we have strived to become a school "Where Learning is Fun". By providing our children with a beautiful and stimulating environment and an amazingly varied timetable taught by passionate teachers, we have reached our goal.

We are licensed by the Ministry of Education and have over 28 nationalities! Our children love to come to school and leave us with a love of learning that will stay with them throughout their academic careers and beyond. Creativity, problem solving, sharing and caring are introduced at appropriate stages and practiced on a daily basis at all levels. We operate on an open door policy with parents’ involvement encouraged and appreciated.

ENROLMENT
Enrolment is at any time during the year. Children must be aged between eighteen months and three years for the 1 to 3 Campus. At the Kindergarten Campus they must be aged between three years and six years to enroll. Should you join part way through a term the fees will be on a pro-rata basis. If your child is three and you are not sure which campus they will be attending, please contact us and we will be able to guide you depending on their date of birth.

SCHOOL HOURS

8.30am - 12.30pm (optional Afternoon Class until 2.30pm)

AFTERNOON CLASS
This is offered to children in Kindergarten everyday and in Nursery on Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday. The children are given a healthy lunch and then participate in extra activities such as art and craft, drama, pottery. and music.
Transportation is also available at 2.30pm.

STAFF
All our Teachers are highly trained and qualified. Please ask for details of qualifications when you visit us. Each Teacher has a full time Assistant and two Thai nannies. In addition, IPC has five full time office staff on duty daily. Specialist Teachers for computer, art, pottery, cooking, physical development, Thai language, fairy tale theatre, Tae Kwon Do, Thai culture, drama, music and movement are trained especially for IPC.

CURRICULUM
We offer a well-balanced curriculum based on the child's age and stage of development. At IPC we follow the British National Curriculum, please ask for details when you visit us. We are recommended by NIST, Bangkok Patana, Shrewsbury International, St. Andrews, Kesinee, I.S.B, Ekamai International and Harrow International for our thorough, well rounded early education programme.

ACTIVITIES
We offer a range of special activities for the children. As well as our garden/playground area that provides space for free play, water play and garden walks which enable the children to observe the school animals at close quarters. Other specialist activities for the children to enjoy during the school day include Art, Pottery, Cooking, Library/Story time sessions, Thai Culture, Drama, Waterplay and Music and Movement. The nursery children also enjoy Physical Development at Baba-grow and Fairytale Theatre. For children in K1 and up there is also Computer, Tae Kwon Do and Basic Thai Lessons. These activities are accommodated in our purpose built rooms and studios.

EVENTS
You will be invited to attend special events throughout the school year. These include our IPC Christmas Party (when children enjoy a visit from Santa!), International Day and our end of year celebration, the Graduation and Moving Up ceremony. In addition, the children enjoy special activities for Chinese New Year, Valentines Day, Songkran (Thai New Year), Easter Parade and Halloween Parade and many more.

UNIFORM
At IPC we do not have a uniform that the children must wear. We do however, have IPC T-Shirts on sale. Click here to find out more!

SNACKS
We offer the children snacks mid-morning in class. The teachers use this opportunity daily to stress self-help, sharing and good table manners. Children prepare their own snacks if possible (i.e. spreading jam and butter on bread). We offer a rotating selection of nutritious snacks and fresh fruit. Very young children will receive a mid-morning bottle of formula if required (to be provided by parents).

TRANSPORTATION
Air-conditioned buses with individual seat belts provide transport in certain areas. Monitors are provided for safety as well as mobile phones for constant contact. These buses operate independently of IPC. Please ask the Administrator for details.

FIRE POLICY
At IPC we continuously ensure that the safety of the children comes first. Regular checks are carried out of the school and school grounds to ensure that all fire exits and fire routes are clear and there are no fire hazards.

FIRE DRILL
All teachers and staff have copies of our fire drill in their classrooms and they are also posted in strategic areas. Fire drills are carried out at least once a term during school time to ensure that staff and children are fully conversant with fire escape routes and the procedure. This ensures also that the children are not too afraid should we need to evacuate the school at any time.

PLAYGROUPS
Every Monday morning from 9:30 to 11:30 we run an IPC's 1 to 3 Playgroup for children up to 2.5 years. All welcome! Bookings are required. Click here to find out more.

CHILDRENS PARTIES
We also hire out the use of the schools (out of hours) for the use of children's parties. Click here for more details.


BABA-GROW PARTIES
Baba-grow by IPC is also available for Party Hire. Baba-grow parties usually last around 1 hr and 30 min. Our trained Baba-grow Instructors will lead the children in a 45 minute to 1 hour session (depending on the ages) followed by cake and presents which you provide. Call us for more details and availability on 02 258 8085 (thai) or 081 318 9006 (eng)


SUMMER SCHOOL
(7th July 2008 to 22nd August 2008 ) Summer School is open to all children aged 18 months - 6 years. Fun filled and creative learning programs will be taught in addition to special activities and outings (as deemed suitable for the different age groups).