[ADVERTORIAL] Introducing The Learning Centre

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Come cruising with Sirada - The Learning Centre

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Come cruising with Sirada - The Learning Centre

Sunday, 02 September 2012
Departing from the school by MiniBus at 09:00 and returning at 17:00


Non Students Welcome


We will be sailing on the “SunCat1”, a magnificent solar and wind-powered catamaran, the first of its kind in the world. It is 13 metres long and 7 metres wide and is licensed to carry up to 50 passengers. “SunCat1” has a large bar, lounge seating, Jacuzzi, water slide, diving board, and top-quality sound system.

Cruise through Paknampran fishing village, travel north to Leopard Island, fishing, continue to Hat Sai Noi, swimming (use of water slide and diving board), dinghy to beach, go to forest park beach, cruise along the Pranburi river depending on time and weather.
Extensive buffet lunch (at least 7 different items) + fresh fruit platter.
Drinking water free. Full bar available at very reasonable prices.
Reserve NOW at our ground floor office o0r email us. Limited space.
Cost: Baht 1,700 per adult / Baht 800 for children under the age of 14 years.
Payment must be made no later then Friday, 24/08/12
Bring your friends — All Welcome

Sirada - The Learning Centre
Ground Floor 83/14 Wongchomsin Building Phetchkasem Road
(between Soi 63/1 and Soi 65) Hua Hin 77110 Phone: 032 532 650
info@learningcentre.co.th
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Quick question for you bapak. Is it currently possible to convert from a tourist visa to an ED visa at Hua Hin immigration? i.e. without leaving the country. I ask because I notice one of your competitors is indicating it is via their website. Feel free to PM me should the response be a little "complicated".

Also, are you now teaching Japanese and Mandarin under the ED visa?
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Noz wrote:Quick question for you bapak. Is it currently possible to convert from a tourist visa to an ED visa at Hua Hin immigration? i.e. without leaving the country. I ask because I notice one of your competitors is indicating it is via their website. Feel free to PM me should the response be a little "complicated".

Also, are you now teaching Japanese and Mandarin under the ED visa?
I did not know that we have competitors :D
Yes, the local Immigration will process an Ed Visa without leaving the country. However, it comes at a price.
We are only offering Thai, English and German at this time.
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barrys wrote:
Pleng wrote:Has anybody here taken part in the Thai language courses? Would the recommend them?

Yes and yes - go for it, you won't regret it!!


:thumb: Bapak........I've just sent you a PM. :D



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I've been doing them since my arrival in April of this year. I can now read and write very basic Thai. It has been very good for me so far.
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Wado-Karate wrote:I've been doing them since my arrival in April of this year. I can now read and write very basic Thai. It has been very good for me so far.

Sounds promising considering you've only been at it for a few months. Do you attend daily?
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3 hours, every Sunday afternoon.
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Wado-Karate wrote:3 hours, every Sunday afternoon.
I should have qualified the above. The 3 hours is supplemented with a fair bit of homework as well.
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Sirada - The Learning Centre opening branch school

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On 01/01/13, Sirada - The Leaning Centre, will be opening a branch on Soi 88, on the left side, just past the Revenue Office. This school will only be for teaching English to Thais. Thai language classes will continue at our main location in the Wongchomsin Building on Phetkasem Road. For location, see map at: http://learningcentre.co.th/location.html
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bapak wrote:On 01/01/13, Sirada - The Leaning Centre, will be opening a branch on Soi 88, on the left side, just past the Revenue Office. This school will only be for teaching English to Thais. Thai language classes will continue at our main location in the Wongchomsin Building on Phetkasem Road. For location, see map at: http://learningcentre.co.th/location.html
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We have decided to close our new school on Soi 88. Why? Because of the exorbitant $$ demands by certain members of the local bureaucracy.

However, we have managed to obtain the entire top floor of the building we now occupy - Wongchomsin Building, where commencing today we will start constructing 5 classrooms plus a "Coffee area where one can relax, chat, read, drink, etc. Construction will be finished by the end of this month.
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bapak wrote:
bapak wrote:On 01/01/13, Sirada - The Leaning Centre, will be opening a branch on Soi 88, on the left side, just past the Revenue Office. This school will only be for teaching English to Thais. Thai language classes will continue at our main location in the Wongchomsin Building on Phetkasem Road. For location, see map at: http://learningcentre.co.th/location.html
=======================

We have decided to close our new school on Soi 88. Why? Because of the exorbitant $$ demands by certain members of the local bureaucracy.

However, we have managed to obtain the entire top floor of the building we now occupy - Wongchomsin Building, where commencing today we will start constructing 5 classrooms plus a "Coffee area where one can relax, chat, read, drink, etc. Construction will be finished by the end of this month.
Hope that it all works out for you, maybe a blessing in disguise.
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JimmyGreaves wrote:
bapak wrote:
bapak wrote:On 01/01/13, Sirada - The Leaning Centre, will be opening a branch on Soi 88, on the left side, just past the Revenue Office. This school will only be for teaching English to Thais. Thai language classes will continue at our main location in the Wongchomsin Building on Phetkasem Road. For location, see map at: http://learningcentre.co.th/location.html
=======================

We have decided to close our new school on Soi 88. Why? Because of the exorbitant $$ demands by certain members of the local bureaucracy.

However, we have managed to obtain the entire top floor of the building we now occupy - Wongchomsin Building, where commencing today we will start constructing 5 classrooms plus a "Coffee area where one can relax, chat, read, drink, etc. Construction will be finished by the end of this month.
Hope that it all works out for you, maybe a blessing in disguise.
Thanks, Jimmy.... I think that you may be right. Also, this $$$ thing is getting out of hand in Hua Hin. One must take a stand. For exactly the same documentation 3 years ago, we paid Baht 3,000.
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Room for 1 or perhaps 3 or 4 more.
Apart from our Ground Floor office and 4 classrooms on the 2nd Floor, we have now added 4 classrooms, a teacher's room and lounge area on the 6th Floor of the Wongchomsin Building. Basically the 2nd Floor is for English language classes and the 6th Floor for teaching Thai.
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For those interested in (useful / useless) statistics..

Since we commenced Sirada - The Learning Centre in June 2010
Number of enrolments: Total: 1004 / Thai 342 Foreigners 662
Foreigners: 32 different nationalities/ Main ones: Russian 17%, UK. 15%, USA 12%, Scandinavian 10%, German 6%, Switzerland, France, Italian, Australian 5%...
Of the 662 foreigners, 43% obtained an Education Visa.

Very disappointed in the number of Thai enrolments... Thais to study English was our main goal when we established the school. In contrast, we recent visited a number of schools in the Chiang Mai area where the students were from the various Hill Tribes. The teachers basically have to lock the classroom doors as the classrooms are jammed tight with students wanting to learn English..In addition, the library had a queue.
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