General Information : Udonpittayanukoon School

School profile

School Name           :

Udonpittayanukoon School

School Address        :

77 Srisuk Road, Mak Khaeng, Mueang, Udon Thani, 41000

Thailand

Schools Vision           :

"Udon Pittayanukool School is a learning organization. Learners have knowledge and morals. Leading the economic philosophy of sufficiency Being the best in accordance with international standards"

Schools Mision          :

1. Students

       "Encourage students to have the necessary skills in accordance with the curriculum. Have good life skills. Be able to find their own knowledge and continue to develop themselves with the public mind. With morality, ethics and academic excellence with international standards. Bring the principle of economic sufficiency to practice."

       1.1 Encourage the development of students to have quality in accordance with educational standards and academic excellence. Committed to internationalization

       1.2 Accelerate development for students to have morality, ethics and public affirmation.

   2. Management of education

       "Develop teachers and personnel to be competent. Have expertise in teaching and have professional ethics

   3. Creation of a learning society

       "Educational institutions manage quality by focusing on participation. Having the responsibility to operate in the best interests of students"

   4. The identity of educational institutions

       Encourage students to have the virtues of Ethics and the public mind

   5. Promotion actions

       Encourage and support education management in accordance with higher education standards.

 School Symbol

School badge 

Torch shape A pair of luminous torches Below is Prae Krueng, the school motto, "Nathapipanyaya Sama-ara"

Moral

"Nontapiyaya Sama-ara" (Light always with wisdom, no: Wisdom is like having light to guide life to achieve goals successfully)

Moto 

"Udon is rice fields. Students are public seeds, teachers, employees, water and fertilizer."

The color of the school has 2 colors:

Blue - the color of strength, strength, courage, patience

Pink - the color of love, polite, humble

The media 

"Blue baby pink must be funny Polite, humble, strong, strong, brave and patient."

Academic Support System

Udonpittayanukoon school especially in EP and IP class program, have a very convenient infrastructure, facility, and comfort as good as the name. It’s full of multitalented student starts from singing, dancing and speaking a foreign language.

In EP and IP classroom, they are provided such complete tools to make them feel comfortable when learning. The classroom has an AC in the corner, electric fans, interactive screen, and projector where the teacher can do anything in lesson media such a PowerPoint and video, the teacher can just draw or write on it. Sophisticated, and it’s good.

Teaching System

The school conducts the lesson for 5 days a week, from Monday to Friday at 07.30 am to 16.00. Every day, the learning hours are count as a period, so 5 days work contain 9 periods and 1 period contain 55 minutes.

At 07.40 every morning, the school have a flag ceremony where there is always marching band, flag raising, pray and speech from school chief or another teacher. Lunchtime at 11.30 am to 12.00 pm and the class is over at 16.00. But the field is not going to be quite an empty, most of the students stay until earlier of the night to play a sport.

The classroom especially IP and EP program, the medium of instruction in the school is English. Most of the student can communicate in English, but in teaching, they still have a little bit of shy when they have to speak English in front of the class.  The literature and the textbook that they used also written in English. Most of the teachers in EP and IP program is non - Thailand person. They are selected and placed in Udonpittayanukoon School.

Materials and other learning sources

A student while learning only using textbook and workbook that every student have and the teacher as facilitator provide them with media powerpoint, video, internet or games to make the students more understand with the lesson.

Curriculum

The curriculum that used by Udonpittayanukoon School is Basic Education Core Curriculum 2008 with vision aimed at enhancing the capacity of all learners, who constitute the major force of the country, so as to attain a balanced development in all respects – physical strength, knowledge, and morality. Notable principles underlying the Basic Education Core Curriculum are as follow.

1.  The ultimate aim is the attainment of national unity; learning standards and goals are therefore set with a view to enabling the children and youths to acquire knowledge, skills, attitude, and morality to serve as a foundation for Thai-ness and universal values.

2.  The curriculum facilitates education for all, who have equal access to education of high quality

3.  The curriculum facilitates decentralization of authority by allowing society to participate in educational provision, which suits prevailing situations and serves local needs.

4.  Structure of the curriculum enjoys flexibility regarding learning contents, time allotment, and learning management.

5.  The learner-centered approach is strongly advocated.

6.  The curriculum is intended for the education of all types - formal, non-formal and informal, covering all target groups and facilitating a transfer of learning outcomes and experiences.

The Basic Education Core Curriculum is aimed at the full development of learners in all respects - morality, wisdom, happiness, and potentiality for further education and livelihood. The following goals have consequently been set for achievement upon completing basic education:

1. Morality, ethics, desired values, self-esteem, self-discipline, observance of Buddhist teachings or those of one’s faith, and applying principles of Sufficiency Economy Philosophy;

2. Knowledge and skills for communication, thinking, problem-solving, technological know-how, and life skills;

3. Good physical and mental health, hygiene, and preference for physical exercise;

4. Patriotism, awareness of responsibilities and commitment as Thai citizens and members of the world community, and adherence to a democratic way of life and form of government under a constitutional monarchy; and

5. Awareness of the need to preserve all aspects of Thai culture and Thai wisdom, protection and conservation of the environment, and public-mindedness with the dedication to public service for peaceful and harmonious coexistence.

Teaching Plan

        The teaching plan is more like a class schedule and the divide of matter of each class. A teacher just prepared the media and apply it into the class based on what the student need and how can the student easily understand.

Measurement and Evaluation System

The teachers measure and evaluate student after study using question and answer. The question that given to the student is very, it can be a verbal question in every session of the meeting, constructive questions, answer a problem or question from the book, or etc. Or the question is formed like a game that using the study matter and the student has to solve it.