American School of Bangkok
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| American School of Bangkok | |
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| Location | |
| Information | |
| Type | International school |
| Motto | "Building Leadership" |
| Established | 1983 |
| Principal | Mr. Benjamin Tamte (Sukhumvit) and Mr. Simon Faulkner (Green Valley) |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Campus | Sukhumvit and Green Valley Campus |
| Abbreviation | ASB |
| Website | http://www.asb.ac.th/index.php |
The American School of Bangkok (ASB, Template:Lang-th), a member of the International Schools Association of Thailand, is an international school located in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand. The school has two campuses - the Sukhumvit campus is located in the Watthana District in Bangkok and the Bangna campus is located in the Bang Phli District, Samut Prakan Province.[1]
Open in 1983, it offers private education and is accredited by The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), The Thai Ministry of Education and The Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA). Students from 50 nations attend the school.
Both campuses offer a nursery through high school program. Students are educated in an American curriculum which features inquiry based learning, project-based learning in middle school and Advanced Placement (AP) classes in high school. ASB is a designated AP school, and as part of its community outreach program the school orders and processes AP exams for students who attend other institutions.
ASB Green Valley is recognized for its golf team. The school team consists of a Junior World Champion and eight national champions. Students have the opportunity to start learning golf at five years old.
The school is a member of the Bangkok International Schools Athletic Conference (BISAC) as well as the Thailand International Schools Athletic Conference (TISAC), and fields teams in many sports. The ASB basketball team has won championships and tournaments (especially the Varsity team), and has risen to the ranks of elite basketball teams. ASB also competes in sports such as baseball and football, and the baseball teams have won tournaments. ASB stresses community service and holds charitable fund-raising events including the annual Sukhumvit Fair which has raised money for causes in Thailand and abroad.
References
- ^ "Contact Us." The American School of Bangkok. Retrieved on February 28, 2013. "SUKHUMVIT CAMPUS (Pre-K to Grade 12) Address: 59-59/1 Sukhumvit Road Soi 49/3 Wattana, Bangkok 10110 Thailand" and "BANGNA CAMPUS (Pre-K to Grade 12) Address: 900 Moo 3 Bangna-Trad Road Km. 15 Bangplee, Samutprakarn 10540 Thailand"
