Grace International School
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Grace International School (GIS) is a small,Christian international school in Chiang Mai
, Thailand
that has been in existence since 1999 and has been growing rapidly since. It was originally founded for the education of missionary kids. There are over 500 students from kindergarten to 12th grade, and these students represent a wide range of nationalities and ethnicities. Most of the students are TCK's (Third Culture Kids) and so in addition to representing various countries, students on average have a wide array of experiences living in countries as foreigners. The teachers are volunteer workers.
GIS uses a US-based curriculum and most graduates go to the United States for higher education, although a large percentage move to the Republic of Korea (ROK), New Zealand
, Australia
, or remain in Thailand
.
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai sometimes written as "Chiengmai" or "Chiangmai", is the largest and most culturally significant city in northern Thailand. It is the capital of Chiang Mai Province , a former capital of the Kingdom of Lanna and was the tributary Kingdom of Chiang Mai from 1774 until 1939. It is...
, 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...
that has been in existence since 1999 and has been growing rapidly since. It was originally founded for the education of missionary kids. There are over 500 students from kindergarten to 12th grade, and these students represent a wide range of nationalities and ethnicities. Most of the students are TCK's (Third Culture Kids) and so in addition to representing various countries, students on average have a wide array of experiences living in countries as foreigners. The teachers are volunteer workers.
GIS uses a US-based curriculum and most graduates go to the United States for higher education, although a large percentage move to the Republic of Korea (ROK), New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, or remain in 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...
.