hhfarang wrote:We decided to leave our 15 year old in the U.S. because of lack of a good school in Hua Hin. We found that paying room and board to a willing family who were friends of ours was cheaper than the international British or American curriculum boarding schools in Bangkok! That was nearly 5 years ago so maybe there are better or cheaper options now, but I haven't heard of them.
I start a new thread HH as I'm curious about what you did. Age 15 is a pretty sensitive time. Did he/she feel abandoned, or did he/she rebel against your friend's authority? Pete
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Hello HHfarang,
i had my daughter in Bangkok coming from germany here for 1 year just to improve the language. She went to St. John's school and was very happy with it. When she left i asked her if she would like to stay in Bangkok or rather go back to Germany and she said concerning the school she would like to stay in Bangkok but because of her friends she wants to go back to Germany. This school was absolutely fantastic. She still is a bit of homesick for Thailand.
Have to say she was 16 that time, about 2 years ago. The school fees were 153000 Baht for one term plus clothes and excursions. She had her own condo just 2 minutes walk away from school which was 10000 plus sidecosts like electric and water.
I hope this helps you a bit.
I know from other friends of mine who pay double the school fees but i think St. John's which is at Lad Prao is a place i can recommend.
The school fees were 153000 Baht for one term plus clothes and excursions. She had her own condo just 2 minutes walk away from school which was 10000 plus sidecosts like electric and water.
Thanks LB44,
I looked into St. Johns, and all the other international boarding schools in Bangkok at the time, but the costs put me off as I am retired and on a pension that is just enough to get by supporting four people (then, three now).
I start a new thread HH as I'm curious about what you did. Age 15 is a pretty sensitive time. Did he/she feel abandoned, or did he/she rebel against your friend's authority?
She certainly did rebel but not until two years later when she got interested in a boy and started dating. She is Thai and had lived in the states for four years when I retired. She was thoroughly American by that time and didn't want to live in Thailand again. I wanted to force her to come with us (she would have had to go to a Thai school in Hua Hin) but she begged to stay there and her Mother agreed that it would be better for her to remain in the U.S. because of the better educational and career opportunities.
We did it formally and signed temporary guardianship papers to a wonderful family who were American/Thai mix so that she wouldn't forget her birth language or culture. She spent summers here with us for two months each year while she was still in high school.
All went well until she "fell in love" with a rogue who led her astray and pretty much wrecked her life.
Do I think it would have made any difference if we had still been there? Probably not. It would probably just have caused me a lot of grief face to face instead of over the telephone!
Anyway, she is 20 now and rid of that boy and moving from Florida to California to start a new life. She may just turn out ok after all.
