SAMKHOK SCHOOL
1. School Profile
Abbot of Wat Pa Ngio, Sam Khok District, Pathum Thani Province initiated the establishment of Samkhok School by inviting parents of students in Sam Khok district dnd nearby districts to the meeting at Wat Pa Ngiu on March 28, 1960 to discuss the establishment of an extraordinary high school within the Pa Ngio Temple area. The temple is willing to donate 12 rai of land and Fund. Pathum Thani province ordered to start teaching on May 26, 1960. On the opening day, there were 9 male and female students.
Later in the year 1964, teachers student’s parent And Phrakhru Thavornkitkosol, abbot of Wat Pa Ngiu providing 100,000 baht to support the construction of a 216 school building by laying the foundation stone of the school building on February 22th, 1964 by the Governor of Pathum Thani Province, Mr. Poonsawat. Later in the fiscal year 1965, received the budget for the cost of land and construction in the amount of 200,000 baht to add to the construction of the school building.
Samkhok School has transferred to the Pathumthani Provincial Administration Organization on May 7th, 2009 and received the budget for the year 2010 as a construction cost for a 7-floor school building, 2 school building, and 1 multipurpose building.
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Samkhok School Location
Moo 3, Ban Ngio Subdistrict, Sam Khok District, Pathum Thani 12160
Tel. 0-2979-8534 Fax. 0-2979-8535
2. Academic Support System
Classroom
Teachers provides group work to increase the spirit of solidarity and working together of students .
In addition, the teacher also keep track of each student's progress. If she notices that a student is left behind, she will be able to catch up by giving more specific examples. Student improvement is being monitored through a series of activities that will keep their attention.
After-class
The school provides space in each building to help students exchange lessons and work in groups as well as reading books.
Technology
One thing that impressed me was the school has high speed internet connection. There are also computers, projectors, speakers, microphones, etc. in each classroom, where students and teachers are free to use it for classroom discussion.
They also have computer rooms and function rooms where students can use them for educational purposes.
Facilities
Computer Room
Library
Music and dance room
Self-study room
Science Laboratory Room
Foreign language
Cimena
STEM Room​
etc..​
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3. Teaching system
Classes are held from Monday to Friday. Every morning, before the start of the class, the school always plays music . Each subject has a duration of 50 minutes. At 7:45 am, students and teachers participated in the flag-raising ceremony. After the ceremony, students head back to their classroom and wait for the first class to begin at 8:20 am. All first class ends at 9:10 am and students are allowed to go out in 10 minutes. After recess, students will return to class and attend two or three more classes in the morning until noon. Students then line up after their final time in the morning and walk to the school canteen to eat lunch provided by the school . When the clock scores at 12:50 am, students and teachers return to the classroom to complete the remaining 4 classes in the afternoon. All classes end at 4:25 pm.
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The school also has a dress code. On every Tuesday, all teachers will wear blue costumes. Wednesday is a sports day, all students and teachers wear gymnastics. Every Friday, teachers and students will wear traditional Thai costumes.
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Lunch times for 2 levels at Samkhok are different. The school has two canteens, one for middle school and one for high school. Secondary school students will eat at 11:05 am, high school students will eat at 12 am. This helps the canteens not to be congested when it's time to eat.
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To check attendance for each class, the school also has an advanced fingerprint scanning system for teachers and student face scanning.
4. Materials and Other Learning Sources
White board : All rooms use whiteboard
Books: The books that they are using are digital books.
Computers: Students are allowed to use the computers to make their assignments and projects.
Other materials:
Learning Resource Centers
Musical Instruments
Library
High- speed internet connection
Video presentations related to lessons
Cinema
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Samkhok's library
5. Measurement and Evaluation
Samkhok teachers not only rely on paper tests. They integrate activities, individuals and groups, which can help students learn better and more effectively. They teach STEM method, help students be active in learning and teachers play a supporting role. In order to measure and assess authentically, the goals that students must achieve are based on the curriculum of the school and Thailand. The following are examples of school measurement and evaluation:​
Worksheets
Individual Activities/ works
Group Activities/ works
Participation in classroom discussion
End of semester tests
6. General Curriculum
The curriculum that used by Sam Khok School is The Basic Education Core Curriculum B.E. 2551 (A.D. 2008).
The Basic Education Core Curriculum has therefore prescribed the following eight learning areas:
1. Thai Language
2. Mathematics
3. Science
4. Social Studies, Religion and Culture
5. Health and Physical Education
6. Arts
7. Occupations and Technology
8. Foreign Languages.
If you want to know more about Thailand general education curriculum, read more at: http://www.academic.obec.go.th/images/document/1525235513_d_1.pdf​
As mandated by the Thai government, the school also follows the general curriculum of Thailand. The school also provide the following subjects to ensure the students’ progress and development in accordance to the required standard of the Thai government.
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Strands of Science
Strand 1: Living Things and Life Processes
Strand 2: Life and the Environment
Strand 3: Substances and Properties of Substances
Strand 4: Forcesand Motion
Strand 5: Energy
Strand 6: Change Processes of the Earth
Strand 7: Astronomy and Space
​Strand 8: Nature of Science and Technology
