This article is the second part of our Thailand international school series. If you’d like to learn more about international schools’ tier systems, accreditation, curricula, and more, check out International Schools in Thailand: A Primer for Expat Parents. What follows is more information on seven of the most well-known international schools in Bangkok. These do […]
International Schools in Thailand: A Primer for Expat Parents
Of all the stresses that moving to a new country generates for families, finding a good school must surely rank as one of the biggest. For the kids, there’s all the hassles of learning in an entirely different setting: the new course materials and the social nightmare of making new friends, many of whom will […]
Bangkok Libraries for Kids: Memberships, Services, and Locations
As a homeschooling family in Bangkok, libraries help us educate our daughters. Libraries provide us with all the supplemental books we’d rather not ship into Thailand because of weighty costs and added taxes. And compared to the expensive costs of international schools, library memberships are cheap. But libraries aren’t only places to read and check-out […]
Study Abroad in Thailand: Universities, Programs, Visas, and Costs
Choosing a university can be one of the hardest decisions that you’ll ever have to make, especially since this is directly tied to your life and career goals. Oblivious to this fact, I found myself studying in the de facto state of Northern Cyprus a few years ago, in desperate need of a way out.We […]
Thai SIM Cards: Plans, Data, Price, and Registration
It was a ritual every year. I’d turn my phone off at JFK International Airport and wouldn’t turn it back on again until I returned home from Thailand. I basked in the glory of being disconnected–even for just a few weeks. But this was long before smartphones and GPS and Expedia and Facebook.In this guide […]