FOUR ARMENIAN CHILDREN TO STUDY AT REGENT’S SCHOOL IN THAILAND
YEREVAN, MARCH 31, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Within the framework
of the agreement signed on March 30 between the RA Ministry of
Education and Science and the Regent’s School of the Kingdom of
Thailand, four schoolchildren from Armenia will start to study in
that education institution from September, 2006. From the Armenian
side the document was signed by RA Deputy Minister of Education
and Science, from the side of Thailand, by Virachai Techavijit, the
Regent’s School Founder-Director, the Honorary Consul of Thailand
to Estonia (since 1998). According to the agreement, the Armenian
children will study at the school almost free of charge: they will
pay only the 10% of the education payment instead of 14 thousand
dollars annually. 4 children from 13 ones presented claims beforehand,
were chosen. But the founder-director of the school didn’t exclude
that if there are other gifted children at the election stage,
this number may increase. Virachai Techavijit mentioned that only 1
child will study at the school during the next academic year with 90%
discount, and others may study by paying the whole sum. The Director
also informed that 1 Armenian child, Hayk Haroutiunian, studied at
the school having 11-years education history, till today. At present
the Armenian child studies at the University of Manchester. The most
important standard of the choice is excellent knowledge of the native
and English languages. The children passed tests.
V.Techavijit informed that at the Regent’s School, having 13-years
English education system teaching starts at the age of 2. All the
school leavers study at different famous universities of the world. 87%
of the school children is Englishmen, and others are from Australia
and New Zealand. The Regent’s school has two branches: in Bangkok
and Pattaya. 500 children of 20 countries study at the first branch,
and 780 pupils of 38 countries study at the second branch.