Sports provide opportunities for the release of youthful energy and for the development and coordination of the body. In addition team sports encourage the formation of lasting bonds of friendship among players and a sense of community and connection with coaches, parents and other schools.
We offer a variety of sports, all with a focus on traditional British values of fair play, sportsmanship and teamwork. Every student has an equal opportunity to participate, regardless of ability.
Football & Futsal are very popular and you will see games going on any time the students are outside. We also do extremely well playing against other Chiang Mai international schools as part of the CMAC (Chiang Mai Athletic Conference) calendar.
We compete in football and futsal during their CMAC seasons and enter teams at many different levels: U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 and U20 – both boys and girls teams (mixed boys and girls in the younger age groups). During the football and futsal seasons we schedule matches or team practices on Tuesday or Thursdays after school.
Cricket has now been introduced at Primary level with coaching from members of Chiang Mai’s Lanna Cricket Club. The school sponsors Lanna Cricket Club based at Gymkhana Club, the venue for our annual Parents v Teachers match. The Primary team has started annual fixtures with other cricket playing schools, the highlight being the “Sawasdee Cup” at Prem school.
Volleyball matches against other international schools at secondary school level take place during a volleyball season that runs from August to October. We train throughout the season and we teach it as part of our PE curriculum.
Basketball is an increasingly popular sport, and a sport in which we are improving, performing well even against American schools where basketball is their main sport. We currently offer basketball throughout the school and it is becoming increasingly popular with all our students.
Swimming during the warmer months is popular with students of all ages and is an important part of our PE programme. We aim to develop confidence and safety in the water for all our students. We compete in an annual junior and senior CMAC competition and currently have six champions across all age divisions.
Table Tennis is part of our PE curriculum and we train for and compete in an annual CMAC competition against other international schools. Annually in May we host the U16/20 tournament, while a tournament for U12/14 is held at one of the other international schools. We are extremely successful in this event and have had many champions and runners-up over the years.
Badminton is another of our strong sports and part of the PE curriculum. Every year we compete in the junior and senior tournament in September and we have developed a reputation as a strong badminton school.
This Athletics Championship is held every year. We have had many individual champions over the years and several students in the secondary school hold current CMAC records.
We run a weekly chess club and compete in the annual Chiang Mai Chess tournament. We currently have a nationally ranked player in our senior school and many other successful players in both our primary and secondary school.
Cross country running is part of the CMAC calendar. We enter a small team of students from U12 to U20 age.
Other sports and activities that have been offered during curriculum time include: gymnastics, rounders and softball, yoga, netball, juggling, darts and fitness.
Our small fitness gym is used by students and staff to build their fitness.
