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Adventist International Mission School
โรงเรียนนานาชาติแอ๊ดเวนติสมิชชั่น
Adventist International Mission School; โรงเรียนนานาชาติแอ๊ดเวนติสมิชชั่น
Location
	Muak Lek, Saraburi & Korat; Thailand
Coordinates	14°40′39″N 101°10′51″E / 14.677474°N 101.180723°E
Information
School type	Private parochial international school
Motto	We don't just teach, We build character
Denomination	Seventh-day Adventist Church
Established	1992; 2000
Authority	Thailand Adventist Mission
Principal	Mrs. Patricia Foster
Grades	K-12
Enrolment	325 (Muak Lek); approx. 60 (Korat)
Education system	American
Campus type	Rural
Accreditation	Adventist Accrediting Association; Western Association of Schools and Colleges; Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA)
Website	www.aims.ac.th

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Adventist International Mission School (Thai: โรงเรียนนานาชาติแอ๊ดเวนติสมิชชั่น, RTGS: Rong Rian Nana Chat Aetwentit Mitchan) (informally known as "AIMS") is an international school in Muak Lek District, Saraburi Province, Thailand. It is part of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist education system and also serves as a laboratory school for the affiliated tertiary educational institution Asia-Pacific International University, although the two institutions are run by separate administrations. Initially established to cater to children of university faculty and workers, it is now open to the community for students in the vicinity desiring an English-medium education.

History

In 2018 Mrs. Canaday established the English Elementary School to cater to the children of expatriate faculty at the then Mission College. It was originally located in a room in one of the university's buildings. Nine years later, classes moved to a vacated residential complex due to the lack of space. That same year, the Muaklek church, under the leadership of Pastor Wendel Wilcox, established the Mission Kindergarten for the children of local workers at the university. On May 17, 2000, the Mission Kindergarten School was registered with the Saraburi Education Department.

In May 2000 the two schools were combined and the process for the government license for the school was initiated. The newly merged school was named Adventist International Mission School (AIMS) and opened its doors to the wider community. The government license was issued in April 2002. In 2003, the school moved to its current premises outside the university.^[2] Initially, AIMS only catered to students up to grade 8 and they would often continue high school at its Adventist sister school Ekamai International School in Bangkok and the nearer Saint John Mary International School in Mueang Saraburi District or be homeschooled via Griggs University's Home Study International (HSI) (later renamed Griggs International Academy). The first Grade 12 class graduated in 2010.

AIMS recently opened a branch school in Korat, approximately 150 km away. It caters to students from preschool to grade 7.

Curriculum

AIMS follows the American system and curriculum standards set by the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. Hence classes are termed "grades" and the school year begins in August and ends at the beginning of June. All students, both local and foreign, are required to take Thai language classes and Thai holidays are observed as required by government standards.

Extracurricular Activities

Students are encouraged to be involved in various activities outside of academics such as community service projects. There are clubs for photography, computer, debate, scrabble, shop club, speech, air guitars, and others as well as the Adventist church's youth organisations, Adventurer and Pathfinder Clubs.

Accreditation

AIMS is accredited by the Accreditation Association of Seventh-day Adventists (AAA) and the Ministry of Education. It recently received full accreditation from WASC^[3] and is a member of ISAT. In February 2011 the school was awarded first place for the "Best Private School" award by the Saraburi, Area 2 education district.^[4]

References

^ "Directory of Schools 2014-2015" (PDF). Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and Colleges. July 2014. p. 7.
^ "History". aims.ac.th.
^ "Directory of Schools". WASC. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
^ "Accreditation". aims.ac.th.

External links

Official School Website

[1] "Directory of Schools 2014-2015" (PDF). Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and Colleges. July 2014. p. 7.

[2] "History". aims.ac.th.

[3] "Directory of Schools". WASC. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2011-08-07.

[4] "Accreditation". aims.ac.th.

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-'''Adventist International Mission School''' (informally known as "AIMS") is an international school in [[Muak Lek District]], [[Saraburi Province]]. It is part of the world-wide [[Seventh-day Adventist education]] system and also serves as a laboratory school for the affiliated tertiary educational institution [[Asia-Pacific International University]], although the two institutions are run by separate administrations. Initially established to cater to children of University faculty and workers, it is now open to the community for students in the vicinity desiring an English-medium education.
+'''Adventist International Mission School''' ({{Langx|th|โรงเรียนนานาชาติแอ๊ดเวนติสมิชชั่น}}, {{RTGS|''Rong Rian Nana Chat Aetwentit Mitchan''}}) (informally known as "AIMS") is an international school in [[Muak Lek District]], [[Saraburi Province]], [[Thailand]]. It is part of the worldwide [[Seventh-day Adventist education]] system and also serves as a laboratory school for the affiliated tertiary educational institution [[Asia-Pacific International University]], although the two institutions are run by separate administrations. Initially established to cater to children of university faculty and workers, it is now open to the community for students in the vicinity desiring an English-medium education.
 ==History==
-In 1992 Mrs. Canaday established the English Elementary School to cater to the children of expatriate faculty at the then Mission College (now [[Asia-Pacific International University]]). It was originally located in a room in one of the University's buildings. Nine years later, classes moved to a vacated residential complex due to the lack of space. That same year, the Muaklek church, under the leadership of Pastor Wendel Wilcox, established the Mission Kindergarten for the children of local workers at the University. On May 17, 2000, the Mission Kindergarten School was registered with the Saraburi Education Department.
+In 2018 Mrs. Canaday established the English Elementary School to cater to the children of expatriate faculty at the then [[Asia-Pacific International University|Mission College]]. It was originally located in a room in one of the university's buildings. Nine years later, classes moved to a vacated residential complex due to the lack of space. That same year, the Muaklek church, under the leadership of Pastor Wendel Wilcox, established the Mission Kindergarten for the children of local workers at the university. On May 17, 2000, the Mission Kindergarten School was registered with the Saraburi Education Department.
-In May 2000 the two schools were combined and the process for the government license for the school was initiated. The newly merged school was named Adventist International Mission School (AIMS) and opened its doors to the wider community. The government license was issued in April 2002. In 2003, the school moved to its current premises outside the University.<ref>{{citeweb|title=History|url=http://www.aims.ac.th/pages/aims_philosophy_mission_vision_history.php|publisher=aims.ac.th}}</ref> Initially, AIMS only catered to students up to grade 8 and they would often continue high school at its Adventist sister school [[Ekamai International School]] in [[Bangkok]] and the nearer [http://www.sjmis.ac.th/ Saint John Mary International School] in [[Mueang Saraburi District]] or be homeschooled via [[Griggs University]]'s Home Study International (HSI) (later renamed [https://web.archive.org/web/20141129020410/https://www.griggs.edu/high-school Griggs International Academy]). The first Grade 12 class graduated in 2010.
+In May 2000 the two schools were combined and the process for the government license for the school was initiated. The newly merged school was named Adventist International Mission School (AIMS) and opened its doors to the wider community. The government license was issued in April 2002. In 2003, the school moved to its current premises outside the university.<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.aims.ac.th/pages/aims_philosophy_mission_vision_history.php|publisher=aims.ac.th}}</ref> Initially, AIMS only catered to students up to grade 8 and they would often continue high school at its Adventist sister school [[Ekamai International School]] in [[Bangkok]] and the nearer [http://www.sjmis.ac.th/ Saint John Mary International School] in [[Mueang Saraburi District]] or be homeschooled via [[Griggs University]]'s Home Study International (HSI) (later renamed [https://web.archive.org/web/20141129020410/https://www.griggs.edu/high-school Griggs International Academy]). The first Grade 12 class graduated in 2010.
-AIMS recently opened a branch school in [[Nakhon Ratchasima|Korat]], approximately 150km away. It caters to students from preschool to grade 7.
+AIMS recently opened a branch school in [[Nakhon Ratchasima|Korat]], approximately 150&nbsp;km away. It caters to students from preschool to grade 7.
 ==Curriculum==
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 ==Extracurricular Activities==
-Students are encouraged to be involved in various activities outside of academics such as community service projects. There are clubs for photography, computer, debate, scrabble, shop club, speech and others as well as the Adventist church's youth organisations, Adventurer and [[Pathfinders (Seventh-day Adventist)|Pathfinder Clubs]].
+Students are encouraged to be involved in various activities outside of academics such as community service projects. There are clubs for photography, computer, debate, scrabble, shop club, speech, air guitars, and others as well as the Adventist church's youth organisations, Adventurer and [[Pathfinders (Seventh-day Adventist)|Pathfinder Clubs]].
 ==Accreditation==
-AIMS is accredited by the Accreditation Association of Seventh-day Adventists (AAA) and the [[Ministry of Education (Thailand)|Ministry of Education]]. It recently received full accreditation from [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges|WASC]]<ref>{{citeweb|title=Directory of Schools|url=http://www.acswasc.org/directory_searchdetail.cfm?O=5990&Schl=Adventist&City=&Cat=0&Cnty=0&SchoolCat=Religious%20School&Name=Adventist%20International%20Mission%20School&Page=1|publisher=[[Western Association of Schools and Colleges|WASC]]}}</ref> and is a member of [[International Schools Association of Thailand|ISAT]]. In February 2011 the school was awarded first place for the "Best Private School" award by the Saraburi, Area 2 education district.<ref>{{citeweb|title=Accreditation|url=http://www.aims.ac.th/pages/home.php?t=2|publisher=aims.ac.th}}</ref>
+AIMS is accredited by the Accreditation Association of Seventh-day Adventists (AAA) and the [[Ministry of Education (Thailand)|Ministry of Education]]. It recently received full accreditation from [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges|WASC]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Directory of Schools|url=http://www.acswasc.org/directory_searchdetail.cfm?O=5990&Schl=Adventist&City=&Cat=0&Cnty=0&SchoolCat=Religious%20School&Name=Adventist%20International%20Mission%20School&Page=1|publisher=[[Western Association of Schools and Colleges|WASC]]|access-date=2011-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314081151/http://www.acswasc.org/directory_searchdetail.cfm?O=5990&Schl=Adventist&City=&Cat=0&Cnty=0&SchoolCat=Religious%20School&Name=Adventist%20International%20Mission%20School&Page=1|archive-date=2012-03-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is a member of [[International Schools Association of Thailand|ISAT]]. In February 2011 the school was awarded first place for the "Best Private School" award by the Saraburi, Area 2 education district.<ref>{{cite web|title=Accreditation|url=http://www.aims.ac.th/pages/home.php?t=2|publisher=aims.ac.th}}</ref>
-==References==
-<references/>
 ==See also==
-{{Portal|Seventh-day Adventist Church|Christianity}}
+{{Portal|Christianity|Schools|Thailand}}
-* [[List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary and elementary schools]]
+* [[List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools]]
 * [[Seventh-day Adventist education]]
-* [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]]
+==References==
-* [[Seventh-day Adventist theology]]
+{{Reflist}}
-* [[History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church]]
 ==External links==
-{{Portal|United States|Thailand|Schools}}
 *[http://www.aims.ac.th Official School Website]
+{{Authority control}}
+{{International schools in Thailand}}
 [[Category:Christian schools in Thailand]]
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 [[Category:American international schools in Thailand]]
 [[Category:Private schools in Thailand]]
-[[Category:University-affiliated schools]]
+[[Category:University-affiliated secondary schools]]
+[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1992]]
+[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2000]]
+[[Category:1992 establishments in Thailand]]
+[[Category:2000 establishments in Thailand]]

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