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NURSERY KINDERGARTEN ELEMENTARY SECONDARY

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WELCOME

T
his prospectus is published to invite prospective Parents are invited to attend many school functions
p are n ts an d vi s it or s t o e x p lor e N iv a and also to engage in the school’s curriculum and
International School for a superb American program developments. Through this partnership
international pre-K - 12 education for your children. of parents and the school, the children receive a
dynamic learning experience that harmoniously
Niva International School was established in 1991, develops their intellectual, social, physical and
and has since earned a reputation for its genuineness moral potential to the optimum. NIVA also trains
and integrity as a school that cares about the wants its students to become responsible, confident and
and dreams of parents. The school does everything mindful and respectful of cultural diversity.
it can to bring out the best in children for a highly
successful future from the day they join NIVA. Our teachers and staff accomplish this commitment
through an attitude of NURTURING, INNOVATIVE
NIVA upholds the belief that the students are thinking, and developing VIRTUOUS ideals in our
primarily most important at school. Their success students in order for them to ACHIEVE lifelong

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means success to parents as well as the school. successes.

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A Message from the Board
N
IVA International School’s Executive Board practical skills and trying new innovations.
is made up of dedicated and visionary Children in positive environments value good
parents administrators, teachers, and behavior and responsibility, which are the
staff. As the governing body, the Board wants the foundation for compassion and productivity.
school to make a real difference in our children’s
future through NIVA’s education. Every child must The Board believes nurturing involves the training
succeed. of the mind, which is the center of all learning,
attitude, social interaction and creativity.
The Board recommends you to take a few minutes
to read through the plans and programs we have The mind is often mistaken for the brain or the
for your children, because we truly want to give function of it. Unlike the brain which is an organ
them the best opportunities as they go through of the body, the mind is a formless continuum that
their important formative years here at NIVA. functions to perceive, analyze, understand, make
decisions and is able to create one’s physical
The Board believes that a nurturing school is only and mental environment through thinking that
second to a loving and caring home. Therefore, can translate to reality. The development of the
NIVA’s fundamental approach to education is mind naturally happens as life continues with
creating a positive attitude through a nurturing experiences, learning new things and time. All
environment - an environment that fosters creations and innovations are of the mind and
positive thinking that counterbalances negative are the results of one’s imaginations, most of
mindsets, the reason for lack of motivation and which are from early childhood to adolescence.
behavioral problems. In a nurturing environment,
the teachers, staff, students and parents maintain When you choose NIVA, you are choosing a
a friendly non-threatening environment where school that will remain with your children all their
students feel comfortable to participate in life because it is a school that nurtures a positive
learning, questioning, searching, engaging in mind for lifetime achievements.

Nathan Anthony, M.Ed Penjit Prasertwanich Eugenia Maiocchi Jonathan Just Mayneil L. Leaño
Pioneer Pioneer President Head of School NPSC President

Adam Kahan Irene G. Anthony Darren Went David Common Alex de Guzman
Elementary Head Kindergarten Head Parent Representative Teacher Representative Staff Representative

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SCHOOL HISTORY

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iva International School was
established in 1991, known
t h e n a s N I VA O ve r s e a s
School (NOS), which accepted
only foreign and overseas Thai
s tudent s. T he s tudent s then
completed the British International
General Certificate of Secondary
Education (IGSCE) program to
qualify to enter Thai and overseas
universities or to continue their
education for the British “A” Levels.
From the beginning to
date, NIVA has used the Seventh-
day Adventist philosophy of holistic
education that harmoniously
develops the intellectual, social,
physical and moral capabilities to
the optimum in a non-sectarian
setting that welcomes and
respects all human diversities.
After eight years of school has three modern buildings and adequate indoor and
successful operation, NOS started outdoor facilities to achieve the vision, mission and school goals for
Niva International Kindergarten. our students.
As the student population In 2004, NIVA restructured its program to provide a complete 12-
grew steadily, the two schools year American college preparatory education while retaining most
were merged and relocated valuable strands from the British 11-year IGCSE program. In 2010, NIVA
to the current location as Niva was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
International School. The current (WASC) for a period of six years.

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MEMBERSHIPS AND
ACCREDITATION

Niva International School is accredited by the Western Association of


Schools and Colleges (WASC). The WASC is a highly prestigious accrediting
organization in the United States that sets the standards for all of California
and Hawaiian schools. With their accreditation, NIVA graduates qualify to go
to any universities in the world to study in the courses of their choice.

As stipulated in the 1997 constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, the Office


for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA)
collaboratively worked with WASC to ensure that NIVA is a responsible
international school in providing international education in Thailand and
adheres to Thai laws and regulations to maintain the quality of education
and to continuously improve it.

NIVA International School is registered with Ministry of Education of Thailand


for its operation since 1991.

ISAT acts as the unified voice for international education in Thailand and as
a center for collective action on behalf of its membership. It serves and
strengthens its membership by articulating and promoting high standards of
educational quality, ethical practices and student learning. NIVA has been
a member of ISAT since 1995.

The International Schools Athletic Association (ISAA) is an athletic conference


consisting of international schools in and around the greater Bangkok area.
NIVA is member of the ISAA.

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CURRICULUM
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iva International School follows a whether it is of the American, British or other
restructured American curriculum and national and international programs. When it
educational program to meet the needs of comes to determining what career paths our
the host country and the international community graduating students will choose, the Guidance
of students. The American open thinking allows and Counseling department provides early
freedom of inclusion for innovation with valuable career and college education previews and
strands from other international curriculum continual guidance for our students to plan well
to make a strong integrated curriculum. As a ahead through the required and elective subject
result, the NIVA curriculum incorporates Asian offerings as well as different tracks of study in the
and European strands along with the main high school at NIVA that are typical of American
American strands to emphasize high standards, schools. The guidance department also helps with
independence and choices, pragmatism, global admissions to colleges and universities, as well as
citizenship and character development. NIVA to secure scholarships for students who have been
graduates can join any university program , highly motivated and successful.

To provide a holistic education that will produce able,

MISSION responsible, and compassionate individuals, who upon


graduation are prepared for higher education, life’s
challenges and opportunities.

VISION
To be a leading international educational institution
that helps students to become who they want to be as
successful and responsible members of society.

PHILOSOPHY Each student is unique and able to develop his or her


potential in intellectual, social, physical, and moral
faculties to the optimum.

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NURSERY
Takes care of the students from
1 1/2 years to 3 years old.

P
lay, the major aspect of
the child’s experience
at nursery school, is truly
the child’s work.
Children are naturally
motivated to observe, to
investigate and to learn as
they “play.” The NIVA nursery
teachers set the stage for
the children to intellectually
engage in a variety of
play for learning activities.
Through planned creative
play in art, music, movement,
environment and their
touching, smelling, feeling,
own abilities. Through
seeing, and doing, children
these opportunities to
gain confidence with their
practice they develop
their skills. Besides play,
the NIVA Nursery teaches
a variety of pre-reading
skills to make them love
books and reading; water
play, outdoor activities,
eating nourishing food,
and having adequate
sleep and rest is also part
of the nursery program.
This all-inclusive nurturing
environment develops
children to be confident
and alert as they grow
intellectually, emotionally
and socially positive.

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KINDERGARTEN

T
he kindergarten life of a child is
indeed one of the most important
stages of development. Major
character and learning qualities
that are formed during these years
remain for the most part of one’s life.
Therefore, the teachers and staff of the
kindergarten need to be determinedly
nurturing, patient, and firm, and must
always present a positive environment
for children to develop their social,
physical, emotional and intellectual
capacities of early childhood, which
become the foundation for later stages
of life.

As teachers and staff of Niva


International Kindergarten, we are
proud of what we can do for our
children and their parents. As much
as the job requires stamina as well as
constant care and work, it is also a job
that is fun, rib-tickling and rewarding.
Over the last twenty years, NIK has
continually made heaps and leaps of
advancements and has become an
expert in childcare and early childhood
pedagogy.

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NIK’s day-to-day environment naturally
instills a love of learning as we share our own
passion for learning with our students, and they
learn through well-thought-out play and learning
activities. although we essentially teach similar
skills and concepts as other kindergartens,
it is our approach through nurturing and
conscientiously setting the foundation for the
development of the mind and body that makes
us unique. Children learn the essential basics of
literacy in English and Thai, numeric skills, and
life skills that include basic science and social
studies. They also learn to express themselves
and enjoy creative experiences when learning
art, music, and physical development activities,
as well as practical life skills such as cooking,
swimming, and other extracurricular activities.

Niva International Kindergarten can
help transform your child to be the best they
can be in reaching their potential skills and
character to your awe and delight.

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ELEMENTARY

E
lementary School is an exciting time when On the pedagogical side, we engage our
natural curiosity gets the best of the children. students in a hands-on and minds-on approach
They are active, mobile and dexterous. for them to think and acquire the basic academic
This keeps the teachers on their toes to create a skills. Our English for reading, writing and speaking
constantly changing environment for students to are of first language to native speaker levels; our
discover new things and become excited about mathematics standards take into consideration the
learning as they begin to explore nature and American, British (Singapore) and Thai universities’
discover the world around them. At NIVA, the expectations; our Thai language standards are
student activities for art, music, dance, sports and adopted at National curriculum level that provides
festivities thematically alternate with core curricular the full opportunity for our Thai students to become
studies; this motivates an excitement in students to fully bilingual in Thai and English. All other subjects
fully attend and enjoy school. NIVA is a truly happy are taught with consideration of the best of
school for elementary students. American, British and IB standards.

“Somewhere, something incredible


is waiting to be known.”

~Carl Sagan~

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“Learners
Today, Leaders Tomorrow“

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

M
iddle school is
designed around the development is unified with subject
unique developmental curricula. When the behavioral
needs of early adolescents; conflicts become clearer for them,
a formative time for taking they usually make positive choices.
energetic and spirited children They must continue to learn what
and developing them into is appropriate in their own level
responsible teenagers. Their identity, which will naturally prepare
intellectual, social, physical, and them for high school work. They also
emotional needs are unique; need adults who instill positivity and
they are not to be considered as provide a structured environment
a bridge between elementary that emphasizes integrity in
school and high school, an reaching goals and overcoming
exaggerated elementary obstacles.

school or a miniature high


school. Middle school students
begin to question more strongly
and face the struggles of
growing up with strong peer
influence. The skills and values
they acquire at this age usually
shape their character later
in life. Therefore, They need
a customized educational
program in which character

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ucation is
The whole purpose of ed
dows.
to turn mirrors into win
~Sydney J. Harris~

As teachers of Niva International Middle approach to education, Niva International


School, we are proud of the positive and Middle School sets the right habits and
encouraging atmosphere we establish attitudes for our students to be happy, stable
with our teachers. Through our integrated and successful young teenagers.

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HIGH SCHOOL

T
he high school is an active final phase for
adolescents to prepare to face the challenges of
choosing a career, selecting a university,
meeting entrance requirements and facing
admission competitions. This is also the phase to
emerge from adolescence into independent,
mature and responsible young adults where they
learn the demands of the real world. The guidance
department works hand-in-hand to help with university
admissions, scholarships and careers choices.

At this stage in development, there is much


stress and anxiety for many high schoolers. Therefore,
it is also crucial for our high school teachers to be clear,
firm and expecting high standards and the need to
be positive, encouraging, open-minded and helpful.

NIVA high school’s mission is to bring theory


alive through hands-on learning, to remove perceived
limitations, to expand the fields of opportunity and to Placement level. Our students’ level of spoken
nurture passion for high standards, professionalism, and written English is as fluent as native speakers
integrity, leadership and community mindedness. because of the high expectations and the
requirement to speak in English when in campus.
Through the NIVA high school curriculum,
our students learn entrepreneurial, scientific, Our high school students are also primed
technological, and critical thinking skills. Biology, for SAT and AP exams, project-based learning,
chemistry, physics, mathematics, and some liberal public speaking and presenting a variety of
arts courses are taught up to American Advanced content knowledge for any type of discipline.
Students also take charge of leading and running
events on campus. NIVA students are not only
ready to enter university but are also ready to lead!

In conclusion, Niva International High


School is deeply committed to making sure your
children are well taken care of and therefore, takes
it serious to prepare its students to excel in a highly
competitive, collaborative, and complex world.

If your actions inspire


others to dream more,
learn more, do more
and become more,
you are a leader.

~John Quincy Adams~

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ENGLISH

O
ne of the many of them do. We reach our
m a i n aspects goals by having a rigorous English
of a good language curriculum with many
international school i s events and activities that create
i t s h i g h s ta n d a rd o f opportunities for our students to
English. English today is practice and demonstrate their
the world’s language! English skills and ability. We measure
From the internet to if we have reached our targeted
entertainment, from the goal by standardized tests that
business world to the help us compare our school with
a r t s, E ng l i sh i s crucial our counterparts in America.
for expressing and communicating globally. NIVA therefore places Along with having high standards
great importance on each student acquiring the highest possible in English, NIVA also has a strong
standard of English. support system for students who
are acquiring language skills
NIVA students are required to speak in English when on campus. The through our English Language
school’s goal is for our students to reach native speaker fluency and Development program. At NIVA,
we take English seriously!

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

A
ccepted students whose after two years. These classes are
Eng l ish p rof iciency conducted during the school
level is below grade level hours by our specialized English
expectations are placed in the Language Development teachers.
English Language Development NIVA also has an English only when
program, where they are supported on campus policy, which ensures
towards mastering a sufficiently that our students from a variety of
high standard of English. Most of backgrounds and language levels
our students exit the ELD program progress quickly in English from peer
within six months to a year, and learning and a lot of practice.
occasionally a few students exit

CHINESE AND OTHER LANGUAGES

I
n addition to mastering English and Thai; NIVA their children, as they believe that Chinese, along
also teaches Chinese, which is a major language with English and Thai, will increase their professional
of the Asian region. Our Chinese teachers are opportunities in the future.
native speakers and are professionally qualified for
teaching Chinese Language. Chinese is offered as Other languages such as Japanese, German, French
a requirement in the kindergarten, elementary and and Spanish can be offered as electives in the high
middle schools. It is offered as an elective in the high school whenever a minimum of six students are
school. NIVA parents strongly requested Chinese for interested.

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TEACHERS
N
IVA’s teachers are unique. multiculturalism that our world is
they are groomed to maintain heading towards in this age of the
the nurturing and positive computer and the Internet. The
environment unique to NIVA in both majority of our teachers are from the
class and out-of class activities. United States, Canada, and England.
Students and teachers mingle with Others come from Australia, France,
each other like friends playing Germany, India, the Philippines,
their different roles. Students feel China, and Thailand. Our Thai
comfortable and free to deal with teachers are exceptionally talented
teachers, staff and administrators. and dedicated to teach our Thai
Our teachers are stringently students to be truly bilingual in Thai
selected for their qualifications and English. The English level of our
and experience in their specialty students is very high, and many of
areas, professional qualification in them reach international standards
education, fluency in the English for English or native English speakers’
language and attitude to be caring fluency. Our Chinese teachers are
and innovative teachers. They establishing and developing a third
come from around the world to language that is gaining strength
provide diversity and support the and importance each year.

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FACILITIES

SWIMMING POOL BADMINTON COURT

VOLLEYBALL
BASKETBALL

MULTI-PURPO
SE FOOTBALL
FIELD HEISLER HALL
ETHEL & EDWARD JAMES

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CAFETERIA
SCIENCE LABORATORIES

ART ROOM
MUSIC CENTER
LIBRARY

PLAYGROUNDS

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N
IVA students are primed through the requirement to

AFTER
for admissions lead in school activities. Many

TION
to universities and of our graduates are highly

G R A D U A colleges around the world. The


instruction and guidance in
the high school allows them to
ambitious and competitive
and choose high-end
professional career courses
choose subjects directly related and prestigious universities in
to the career courses of their Thailand and overseas. Several
interests as well as the admission of our graduates have received
requirements of the college or scholarships from Thai and
university of their choice. During overseas universities, and a few
the last two years of high school, have graduated as top students
they are trained to be leaders of their universities.

WHERE OUR STUDENTS GO


THAILAND MALAYSIA USA
Chulalongkorn University Sunway University Tarrant Country College
Thammasat University Providence College
Mahidol University KOREA DePauw University
Kasetsart University Incheon National University University of Minnesota
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Hiram College
JAPAN La Sierra university
Waseda University UNITED KINGDOM Baruch University
Newcastle University University of Delaware
AUSTRALIA Cardiff University University of Tennessee
Macquarie University University of Rhode Island
Monash University TAIWAN Grinnell College
Victoria College of the Arts Ming Chuan University Pasadena City College

CANADA HONG KONG SINGAPORE


Simon Fraser University China University of Hong Kong Nanyang Technological
University

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The reasons why you
should go to NIVA
1. The nurturing environment that promotes positive
learning and behavior.

2. Our meticulously selected qualified teachers are


trained to work with students like caring friends, and
maintain high expectations.

3. Whatever your children want to be in their future we


do our best to help them and many of our graduates
are highly successful.

4. All our subject departments; English, Thai,


mathematics, sciences, business, social studies, art,
music and PE and sports are of high standard. We
transform our students to be confident, talented and
responsible.

5. Our curriculum incorporates high standards from the


America, England, Asia and from the IB program.
Our students can competently study in any major
universities from around the world. We also offer
the American Advanced (AP) classes and help our
students with SAT and TOEFL.

6. If we accept your child, we are committed to make


them succeed.

7. NIVA’s tuition is very reasonable given the high


standard.

8. The most outstanding feature of NIVA is its family


aspect of unity and cooperation that exists among
all administrators, teachers, students, parents,
and staff. Our students are happy, warm, friendly,
respectful, responsible and competitive and high
achieving. They speak English when on campus.

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Admissions Criteria
NIVA accepts students who
meet the following requirements:

Admission at NIVA is open to all


nationalities, race and religion
from 11/2 - 18 years. Registration period for
new students:
Applicants whose class level
academic preparedness and
English language fluency All year from
are good will be admitted to 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
mainstream classes. Mondays to Fridays
(except public holidays)
The applicants, who do not
qualify for the mainstream,
will be admitted to our ELD
programs.

The parents or guardians of the


applicant are able to pay the
required fees of the school.

Applicant with serious


disciplinary problems in their
previous school/s, such as
smoking, drug or alcohol
abuse, fighting, etc.
or falsify application
information are
not eligible for
admission.
Admission Process
Receive Information Take a School Apply & Take
From Front Office Tour Admission Tests

Attend Interview Enroll & Receive Books, purchase


Pay Fees uniforms & Attend Class
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TEL: 02 948 4605-7
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