LIST – Providing a high quality British education in Chiang Mai

LIST is alone in Chiang Mai in offering established British IGCSE and A Level courses. Students work towards the widely recognised Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and later the Cambridge Advanced Level (A Level) qualifications. Students also have the opportunity to prepare for the British IELTS (English proficiency) qualification and even the American SAT tests – if they so wish. Students leave LIST with qualifications that are highly regarded throughout the world and that can allow them direct entry to universities all over the world.

LIST offers a truly distinctive education, being the only school in the North of Thailand to offer a British education from nursery right through to graduation. In recent years LIST has become the de facto choice for those seeking a true international education, with a British twist, here in Chiang Mai. It has also developed quite a reputation for being a positive and friendly school where students genuinely enjoy their education. The doors at LIST are always open, to students, teachers and parents, making the campus a small community that embraces the collective spirit of the school.

LIST, with it's established British educational programme, is now turning out students year after year with high level qualifications that provide them with real opportunities in life. Students following IGCSE and A Level courses at LIST are now reaping the rewards of joining well established courses - staffed by experienced, well qualified, teachers.

Testament to the merits of the school's system are the children who each year gain top grades. Last year one of LIST's students passed a very impressive 7 IGCSE examinations, without getting lower than an A grade: 5 at A* (awarded for exceptional performance), and 2 at grade A. In addition students at LIST were recognised by Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) for exceptional achievements in their IGCSE examinations: Top grade in Thailand Awards for both Combined Science and Physical Education and a High Achievement Award for Japanese Language.

To give all parents peace of mind you are able to see how your child is developing within the system. From the early years of primary school and on through middle school LIST students, each year, take standardised assessment tests from CIE in the core areas of Maths and English, so that parents are fully aware of how their child is doing against real international standards. Also, in an effort to make sure no students find themselves out of their linguistic depth, Lanna has initiated basic English language tests for all applying students; this ensures that your son or daughter is working alongside similarly capable students - to attain the best results. Younger students, however, get the chance to take Intensive English classes prior to entry to improve their English.

Both the PTO (Parent Teacher Organisation) and the Student Council are important parts of the LIST community. The student Council at LIST has real “teeth”, with the students taking on real responsibilities and learning important lessons along the way. The PTO is super active and plan lots of events to get the staff and parents together throughout the year. Teachers and parents at Lanna enjoy a close relationship, a relationship that helps to preclude problems in the students' school experience.

The buildings at Lanna have been though various stages of renewal and expansion of late. A large covered sports ‘Dome’ has been built, many new classrooms have been erected, and a state of the art high speed computer network has been installed throughout the campus. Other new additions to the school are two impressive science laboratories that have been built to meet the needs of Advanced Level science studies. Lanna also has decent sporting facilities including three hard sports courts for soccer, basketball etc., and an excellent swimming pool.

In an effort to become more environmentally aware, and also an active participant in helping to sustain the natural environment, LIST has initiated various ‘green’ programmes. For several years now the school has had an active recycling policy and has been involved with various tree planting and clean-up initiatives throughout the city. Building upon this they have now developed a five year plan to actively increase the school's environmental friendliness, with many new initiatives being introduced. They are developing links with local environmental organisations and are working to include Education for Sustainable Development within all areas of the school curriculum.

Making the right educational choice for you children is never easy, though LIST’s doors are always open for you and there is always someone at hand to answer any questions you may have; or deal with any fears a parent might harbour concerning their child’s education. Be assured that LIST’s students will always be encouraged to become independent thinkers, self aware, community based students; not only adaptable to the vagaries of the future, but imbued with the confidence needed to meet a rapidly changing world head-on.

Unsolicited quotes from Ann Lertwicha, former LIST student now studying science at Hong Kong University (Ranked 1st in Asia):

“Lanna taught me how to learn, how to self-study, to develop presentation skills, to be more confident in expressing my opinions and thoughts, to always search for meaning in every academic subject and even social activity, to find a place for myself in this complex world and something I could do to make my life meaningful.”

“..the quality of interactive teaching, teachers, activities, and learning resources at Lanna is second to none.”