Self Report I

SCHOOL : GENERAL INFORMATION AND ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION

Teeratada Phitsanulok School

1.      School Profil

a.       Location

The school is located at 458 M.3 Phitsanulok-Uttaraditr Rd. T.Samokhae A. Muang Phitsanulok 65000. Website: http://www.teeratada.ac.th. 

b.      History and Background

Teeratada Phitsanulok school is a private school in Phitsanulok that  established at 1996 and the teaching and learning process start on June 9^th 1997. Teeratada was first opened only for the owner’s children, before it was officially opened on 1997. The first time opened, it had 56 students from Kindergarden 1 until Mathayom 1.  Teeratada is consist of two words that “teera” and “tada”. “Teera” is the meaning of wise and “tada” is the meaning of  hand of the people who will create the wise human.

Philosophies of Teeratada Phitsanulok School are:

1)      Everyone must life based on their own religion.

2)      We have to love our neighbor like ourselves

3)      We have a wisdom like a wise man.

4)      We have to understand the balance of the environment of our life.

c.       Vision        : Teeratada for educational quality towards internationalization.

d.      Mission      : To create personel atmosphere and environment for the benefit of Teeratada

e.       Goals :

1)      The best in subject for future

2)      The best way to get a good career

3)      The best one to get a good life skills

2.      Academic Support System

a.       Classroom

For classroom Teeratada Phitsanulok School had 2 classroom to every grade. Teeratada Phitsanulok School has library, swimming pool, assembly hall, football field, basketball fiield, badminton field, begorah hall (this place is for cooking class and planting class), meeting room, audiotorium, science laboratorium, music room,  private classroom, dormitory rooms, Chinese room, canteen, computer room, monitoring room.

3.      Teaching system

A week of learning to be held for 5 days. They have  subjects, as follows :

a)      Prathom 1-6                      : English, math in Thai, math in English, science in Thai, science in English, Thai language

b)      Mathayom 1-3                   : English, math in Thai, math in English, science, Thai language, social, history

In addition, the students have the other subjects such as computer, music, and swim, chineese language, cooking class. The, for mattayom 3, they must pass the IELTS and get minimum score 4.5, and pass the chineese language test.  A day this school has 8 periods of subject. For each period has during 50 minutes.

c)      Schedule

The teaching and learning process are held 5 days a week, on Monday until Friday. It starts on 7.30 until 16.00, and the daily schedules are    :

 (07:30-08:30)       Flag ceremony and activies in assembly hall 

 (08:30-10:10)       Study in classroom

(10:10-10:20)        Break time

 (10:20-12:00)       Study in classroom

 (12:00-13:00)       Lunch

 (13:00-14:30)       Study in classroom

 (14:30-14:40)       Break time

 (14:40-16:00)       Study in classroom

 (16:30-17.00) Execise I and  dinner (for boarding students)

(17.00-17.30) Execise II and  dinner (for boarding students)

d)      Uniform

1)      Monday           : White and blue

2)      Tuesday           : Sports clothes (white clothes)

3)      Wednesday     : Boy scout

4)      Thursday         : Sport clothes (their houses clothes)

5)      Friday              : White and blue

e)      Houses

The students in Teeratada Phitsanulok School are divided into four houses and every house have their own spesific colour such as :

1)      Victorino         : Red

2)      Luciano           : Orange

3)      Trevor              : Green

4)      Amity              : Blue

4.      Materials and Other Learning Sources

Every subject has two books. First book for teacher as teacher’s guide and second book for students. And for science student also had science book in English.  In Indonesia also apply two books for each subject. The book for teacher and student. Teeratada’s teachers are usually using quizizz application for student’s exercises or student’s homeworks. And teachers are usually using internet for more learning sources.

5.      Measurement and Evaluation Sytem

Teachers at each opportunity will evaluate students, such as when discussing, working in groups and of course when answering questions. The teacher will take notes on his notebook. For science subjects, the teacher will also check the pronunciation of students in science terms. 

In addition, the assessment is also conducted nationally, this is done to determine the ability of students at the national level in accordance with the applicable curriculum, the name  is basic education core curriculum

6.      Curriculum

Based on my observation the curriculum of  Teeratada Phitsanulok School is based on the ministry of education that is Basic Education Core Curriculum 2008. The basic education to be provided to all Thai children and youths will be of higher quality in regard to acquisition of essential knowledge and skills required for learners’ lives in the constantly changing society.

7.      Teaching Plan

Lesson Plan for science in Mathayom 2