Potisarnpittayakorn School
A school in Bangkok, Thailand
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| Potisarnpittayakorn School โรงเรียนโพธิสารพิทยากร | |
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120 Thanon Phutthamonthon Sai 1, Bang Ramat, Taling Chan, Bangkok 10170 | |
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| Type | Public secondary school |
| Motto | อตฺตาหิ อตฺตโน นาโถ “ตนเป็นที่พึ่งแห่งตน” (God helps those who help themselves) |
| Established | 1956 |
| Founder | Nuan Thamutaro |
| Director | Wuttichai Worachin[1] |
| Language |  Thai |
| Song | Potisarnpittaykorn School's March (เพลงมาร์ชโรงเรียนโพธิสารพิทยากร) |
| Website | www |
Potisarnpittayakorn School (Thai: โรงเรียนโพธิสารพิทยากร) is a coeducational secondary school for grades 7 to 12, located in the Taling Chan district of Bangkok, Thailand.
History
[edit]Potisarnpittayakorn was founded in 1956 by Nuan Thamutaro (นวล ธมฺมธโร) the incumbent abbot of Wat Pho Taling Chan. Teaching was first conducted on a pavillion next to the Bang Ramat river. Later in 1958, through fundraisers and funding from the government to build a classroom. A 2 story wooden building containing 12 classroom was built.
In 1982, Potisarnpittayakorn was funded a 3-floor concrete building (อาคารขันติมาธรรม) containing 18 classrooms. Later in 1984, the Department of General Education selected Potisarnpittayakorn School for its Small Secondary School improvement program. Under the program, schools will improve in student enrollment, teacher recruitment, and the school's basic infrastructure. In 1986, under the Department of General Education's inter-school academic cooperation program. Suankularb Wittayalai school, Satriwithaya school, and Dipangkornwittayapat School (Wat Noi Nai school) will aid Potisarnpittayakorn in their academic system. Suankularb Wittayalai and Satriwithaya will accept incoming Potisarnpittayakorn students into Matthayom 4 provided that they meet a standard without examination. In late 2016, a 6-floor concrete building was built with a meeting room.[2][3] In 2003, Potisarnpittayakorn rolled out the English Program for Matthayom 1 and Matthayom 4 students.[4]
As of 2024, the school consists of 6 main buildings and a football field. [5]
School Identity
[edit]- Emblem
The emblem of Potisarnpittayakorn consists of three elements.
Bai Sema (ใบเสมา) representing Thailand’s Ministry of Education.
Trishula (ตรีศูล) representing the now-defunct Department of General Education
The Pho leaf (ใบโพธิ์), representing Potisarnpittayakorn school.[6]
- Motto
Potisarnpittayakorn's motto is a Buddhist proverb “Attā Hi Attanō Nāthō” and in English, it means “God helps those who help themselves”.[6]
- Slogan
Potisarnpittayakorn's slogan is เรียนดี มีวินัย ใจนักกีฬา and consists of 3 parts.
เรียนดี means to study well.
มีน้ำใจ means to be kind.
ใจนักกีฬา means to have the mind of an athlete and never give up until the goal has been fulfilled.[6]
- Flowers
The Tabebuia rosea is the flower of Potisarnpittayakorn
- Colours
The colours that represent Potisarnpittayakorn are blue and pink.
Blue represents disclipine and good behavior.
Pink represents the hard work put into studying.[6]
School Curriculum
[edit]As of 2024, Potisarnpittayakorn School offers four types of curriculum for students: the International Program (IP), English Program (EP), Intensive English Program (IEP), and General Program (GP).[7]
-The International Program is the newest program with its own curriculum called, "Integrated Curriculum" i.e. It has the planned course of Thailand’s Ministry of Education combined with "South Australian Government Schools" core curriculum of Australia's Department for Education (South Australia) With this, all subjects except Thai are taught in English by foreign teachers. The tuition fee is around 85,000-99,000 baht.[8]
-The English Program is a course in which most subjects other than history, Thai, PE, and art are taught in English. After the student finishes the course, they are expected to be able to speak fluent English Most of the EP teachers are foreigners. The tuition fee is around 38,000 to 40,000 baht.[7]
-The Intensive English Program is a course planned following Thailand’s Ministry of Education standard except that foreign teachers teach all English subjects, and Thai teachers teach the others.. Students in IEP usually have deeper knowledge in each subject than E.P. students but they would have a hard time understanding English. The tuition fee is 13,500-15,000 baht per semester.[7]
-The General Program is a course planned according to Thailand’s Ministry of Education standard. Thai teachers are assigned to teach all subjects. The average tuition fee is around 10,000 baht.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "ทำเนียบผู้บริหาร".
- ^ ป้ายบอกรายระเอียดการก่อสร้างอาคารเฉลิมพระเกียรติ (Plaque on a building). 1st floor of building 5, Potisarnpittayakorn School. May 25, 2016.
{{cite sign}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Building schematics for 3rd floor of building 5, Potisarnpittayakorn School (Building blueprint). 3rd floor of building 5, Potisarnpittayakorn School.
{{cite sign}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "ประวัติโรงเรียน – โรงเรียนโพธิสารพิทยากร" (in Thai). Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "อาคารและสถานที่ - โรงเรียนโพธิสาร".
- ^ a b c d "สัญลักษณ์โรงเรียน (Logo)".
- ^ a b c d "หลักสูตร โพธสารฯ".
- ^ "พาส่อง โรงเรียนโพธิสารพิทยากร".