Assumption College, Thailand
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Assumption College is a private boys only Catholic school in Bangkok
, Thailand
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missionary priest, opened his school in Bangkok. In those days before free public schools, Colombet realised many Thai children went without an education. (Buddhist monks taught reading and writing in their temples, but attendance was not compulsary.) Father Colombet decided to open his own primary school to help fill the need.
Father Colombet's school was conducted in an ordinary wooden house. Classes at the beginning were small; his first student was a Chinese-Thai, Mr. Siew Meng Tek. The number of students steadily increased, and today more than 51,000 boys are studying at Assumption College.
In 1900, Father Colombet returned to France. He asked the St. Gabriel Foundation to take over management of Assumption College. The foundation's director sent five Reverend Brothers to become its teachers. These were Rev. Bro. Martin Detours, Rev. Bro. Arbaire, Rev. Bro. Augustine, Bro. Gabriel Ferreti and Rev. Bro. Hilaire. Father Colobet's school thus became the St. Gabriel Association's first boys school in Thailand.
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Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
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History
Assumption College traces its history to 1885. when Father Emile August Colombet, a FrenchFrench people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
missionary priest, opened his school in Bangkok. In those days before free public schools, Colombet realised many Thai children went without an education. (Buddhist monks taught reading and writing in their temples, but attendance was not compulsary.) Father Colombet decided to open his own primary school to help fill the need.
Father Colombet's school was conducted in an ordinary wooden house. Classes at the beginning were small; his first student was a Chinese-Thai, Mr. Siew Meng Tek. The number of students steadily increased, and today more than 51,000 boys are studying at Assumption College.
In 1900, Father Colombet returned to France. He asked the St. Gabriel Foundation to take over management of Assumption College. The foundation's director sent five Reverend Brothers to become its teachers. These were Rev. Bro. Martin Detours, Rev. Bro. Arbaire, Rev. Bro. Augustine, Bro. Gabriel Ferreti and Rev. Bro. Hilaire. Father Colobet's school thus became the St. Gabriel Association's first boys school in Thailand.
Name
In Catholic theology, Assumption refers to a human entering heaven without dying, from the French word "Assomption". The name of the school is a reference to the Assumption of MaryAssumption of Mary
According to the belief of Christians of the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, and parts of the Anglican Communion and Continuing Anglicanism, the Assumption of Mary was the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her life...
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Campuses
Assumption College has several branches in Thailand, including:- Assumption College "Primary Section", Bangkok http://www.assumption.ac.th
- Assumption College "Secondary Section", Bangkok
- Assumption College "Rama II Campus", Samutsakhon (This campus is now a conflict issue among the school management and the school communities, which are the alumni association and the Parent and Teacher Association)
Other Assumption College campus in Thailand
- Assumption Commercial College http://www.acc.ac.th
- Assumption College ThonburiThonburiThon Buri is an area of modern Bangkok. It was capital of Thailand from 1767 to 1782, during the reign of King Taksin, after the previous capital Ayutthaya was sacked by the Burmese. It is located on the opposite bank of Chao Phraya River to Bangkok...
http://www.act.ac.th - Assumption College Sri Racha http://www.acs.ac.th
- Assumption College Samut Prakan http://www.acsp.ac.th
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http://www.acu.ac.th - Assumption College Nakhon RatchasimaNakhon RatchasimaNakhon Ratchasima or is a city in the north-east of Thailand and gateway to Isan. It is the capital of the Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Nakhon Ratchasima district...
http://www.acn.ac.th - Assumption College LampangLampangLampang, also called Nakhon Lampang to differentiate from Lampang Province, is the third largest town in northern Thailand and capital of Lampang Province and the Lampang district. Traditional names for Lampang include Wiang Lakon and Khelang Nakhon. The city is still growing rapidly as trading...
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