Establishment of a Philipine community school in Bangkok

[C_Pinoy]

Isang magadang araw sa lahat!

Napansin ko po na isang malaking problema ng mga kababayan nating may mga mag-aaral sa bansang ito ay ang sobrang taas ng matrikula sa mga international/bilingual schools.

Sa nakalipas na ilang taon, patuloy kong pangarap na dalhin dito ang dalawa kong anak subalit dahil sa problema sa matrikula (na patuloy pa ang pagtaas), ang planong ito ay hindi ko mabigyan ng katuparan. Marahil ay nag-iisa ako sa ganitong problema, subalit marami siguro ang naghahangad na makakita ng affordable school sa bansa.

Hindi kaya sapat ang dami ng mga estudyanteng Pinoy dito sa Bangkok para magtatag ng isang Philippine community school na tulad sa Middle East at ibang parte ng mundo?

Ano ang inyong masasabi?

Naisip kong simulan ang usaping ito dahil mukhang parami na ng parami ang Pilipino dito sa bansa, at dahil na rin sa hangaring baka maging daan ito para magkaroon ng katuparan ang aking munting pangarap.

[erick]

Isang magadang araw sa lahat!

Napansin ko po na isang malaking problema ng mga kababayan nating may mga mag-aaral sa bansang ito ay ang sobrang taas ng matrikula sa mga international/bilingual schools.

Sa nakalipas na ilang taon, patuloy kong pangarap na dalhin dito ang dalawa kong anak subalit dahil sa problema sa matrikula (na patuloy pa ang pagtaas), ang planong ito ay hindi ko mabigyan ng katuparan. Marahil ay nag-iisa ako sa ganitong problema, subalit marami siguro ang naghahangad na makakita ng affordable school sa bansa.

Hindi kaya sapat ang dami ng mga estudyanteng Pinoy dito sa Bangkok para magtatag ng isang Philippine community school na tulad sa Middle East at ibang parte ng mundo?

Ano ang inyong masasabi?

Naisip kong simulan ang usaping ito dahil mukhang parami na ng parami ang Pilipino dito sa bansa, at dahil na rin sa hangaring baka maging daan ito para magkaroon ng katuparan ang aking munting pangarap.

Magandang hangarin yan!

Meron ata akong narinig na "School for Filipinos" sa Bangkok.

Anyway, sa dinamidami kasi ng international schools sa Thailand, ang daming choices. 

[hugoweb]

@C_Pinoy, nauunawaan kita sapagkat parehas tayo ng hangaring makahanap ng affordable school dito sa Bangkok.  Handa akong sumoporta sa kahit ppaanong paraan hanggang kung saan aabot ang usaping iyong nasimulan 

[Madam H]

Our kids go to an international school kasi libre, dala ng doon me nagwowork.

However, one thing na gusto ko sanang maexperience nila is socializing with other Pinoy kids, kasi hindi lang social skills makukuha nila, but also cultural input ng pagka-Pinoy.

I guess it would take an investor who supports this cause 101% for it to even start. Kasi teachers-wise and curriculum design wise, we will have  so much talent and skills with Pinoy educators who are here. So habang walang nagbabalak mag-invest, or group who wish to start putting money together for this, malayo pa nating marealize ang dream na to.

But I would be so happy to see more ideas here regarding this matter. If someone or a group would like to start thinking about the possibilities along this line, we will be there to support the cause. Fact is,there are a growing number of Pinoy kids now living n Bangkok, and many more who wish to bring their kids over.

[Master J]

Magandang2x idea yan! Thanks C Pinoy for bringing it up! I'll remember that you're the first one to have brought up the idea here sa forum natin. I hope we will gather enough support for your idea.

Thai-Filipino International School,,,mukhang ok naman pakinggan ang pangalan.

[TARSIER]

magandang idea... If it happens, I can send my future kid to this school....

[C_Pinoy]

Maraming salamat erick, hugoweb, madam h, master j, and bol-anon for your initial views.

Erick, tama ka pards, there are lots of international schools here. But so far I have yet to find an primary school that offers a tuition fee below Bt60,000 and registration fee (for starters) below Bt60,000. So sa mga parents na may new enrolees (say grade 4), they have to spend a whopping Bt140,000 plus (including books and uniform). In many of the schools na binisita or tinawagan ko, not less than Bt200,000 ang singil nila. Buti yong ibang parents, like Madam_H, her school takes care of the fees, pero papaano na ung iba.

[C_Pinoy]

Madam H, tama ka, we need investors to support the project and that no problems in terms of teaching pool requirements. Perhaps to keep this topic rolling, we need to identify which step to take first. Towards this end, hindi kaya magandang simulan ng SP, in coordination with other Filipino groups here, ang isang survey para malaman ang pulso ng mga kababayan natin at kung ilan ang possible enrolees? As an intial step, SP can probably undertake a web-based survey or quickvote, similar to those we see in various news sites (I’m sure kayang kaya ito ni Master J ). How about an SP email blast for the quickvote/ survey.

Master J and all, thanks for appreciating the significance of this topic. Thai-Filipino International School or TFIS is ok! Kudos to you and your SP colleagues dahil kung wala ang inyong site, wala rin ang ganitong klase ng opurtunidad.

Btw, baka gusto ninyong bigyan ng kaunting prominence ang discussion para mas marami sa mga siampinoyists at kababayan natin ang makapagbigay ng idea. While the other topics in SP’s forum page are truly important issues, I believe this one deserves a little more attention. And putting a link about it in the SP main page would provide the focus and attention it so deserves. Malay natin baka mga future graduates ng TFIS ang solusyon sa problema ng ating bansa

Peace and prosperity to all!

[Woz]

kung may pera lang ako, sarap maginvest nito 

[hugoweb]

Madam H, tama ka, we need investors to support the project and that no problems in terms of teaching pool requirements. Perhaps to keep this topic rolling, we need to identify which step to take first. Towards this end, hindi kaya magandang simulan ng SP, in coordination with other Filipino groups here, ang isang survey para malaman ang pulso ng mga kababayan natin at kung ilan ang possible enrolees? As an intial step, SP can probably undertake a web-based survey or quickvote, similar to those we see in various news sites (I’m sure kayang kaya ito ni Master J ). How about an SP email blast for the quickvote/ survey.

Master J and all, thanks for appreciating the significance of this topic. Thai-Filipino International School or TFIS is ok! Kudos to you and your SP colleagues dahil kung wala ang inyong site, wala rin ang ganitong klase ng opurtunidad.

Btw, baka gusto ninyong bigyan ng kaunting prominence ang discussion para mas marami sa mga siampinoyists at kababayan natin ang makapagbigay ng idea. While the other topics in SP’s forum page are truly important issues, I believe this one deserves a little more attention. And putting a link about it in the SP main page would provide the focus and attention it so deserves. Malay natin baka mga future graduates ng TFIS ang solusyon sa problema ng ating bansa

Peace and prosperity to all!

you said it right @C_Pinoy. 
To give us more understanding on puting up Philippine School Overseas, here's the link:

http://www.cfo.gov.ph/philschools.htm

Actually merong downloadable Survey Form on this site, pero ms maganda at ms mabilis kung merong tayong web based quick survey dito site to start with.

@Master_J posible p kaya to?

salamat ng marami.

[Master J]

Madam H, tama ka, we need investors to support the project and that no problems in terms of teaching pool requirements. Perhaps to keep this topic rolling, we need to identify which step to take first. Towards this end, hindi kaya magandang simulan ng SP, in coordination with other Filipino groups here, ang isang survey para malaman ang pulso ng mga kababayan natin at kung ilan ang possible enrolees? As an intial step, SP can probably undertake a web-based survey or quickvote, similar to those we see in various news sites (I’m sure kayang kaya ito ni Master J ). How about an SP email blast for the quickvote/ survey.

Master J and all, thanks for appreciating the significance of this topic. Thai-Filipino International School or TFIS is ok! Kudos to you and your SP colleagues dahil kung wala ang inyong site, wala rin ang ganitong klase ng opurtunidad.

Btw, baka gusto ninyong bigyan ng kaunting prominence ang discussion para mas marami sa mga siampinoyists at kababayan natin ang makapagbigay ng idea. While the other topics in SP’s forum page are truly important issues, I believe this one deserves a little more attention. And putting a link about it in the SP main page would provide the focus and attention it so deserves. Malay natin baka mga future graduates ng TFIS ang solusyon sa problema ng ating bansa

Peace and prosperity to all!

you said it right @C_Pinoy. 
To give us more understanding on puting up Philippine School Overseas, here's the link:

http://www.cfo.gov.ph/philschools.htm

Actually merong downloadable Survey Form on this site, pero ms maganda at ms mabilis kung merong tayong web based quick survey dito site to start with.

@Master_J posible p kaya to?

salamat ng marami.

@ Hugoweb - we only have a polling system in this forum but i'll find a work around on this one.

[C_Pinoy]

Thanks for the link, hugoweb.

It’s good to know that “43 Philippine schools overseas have been established and made operational in nine countries – Bahrain, China, Greece, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates,” and that DFA is one of the co-chair of the IACPSO which “coordinates inter-agency policy and program initiatives to assist in the establishment and standardization of Philippine schools overseas.”

Perhaps our Embassy can help in a future paper-based survey by way of making the said CFO form available at its consular section. And with vigorous representation by SP and other members of the Filipino community, the Embassy might even take care of reproducing the form and disseminating the same to its daily clients.

Master J, maraming salamat for committing to look into the possibility of a web-based survey on this topic.

Happy holiday to all!

[hugoweb]

Thanks for the link, hugoweb.

It’s good to know that “43 Philippine schools overseas have been established and made operational in nine countries – Bahrain, China, Greece, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates,” and that DFA is one of the co-chair of the IACPSO which “coordinates inter-agency policy and program initiatives to assist in the establishment and standardization of Philippine schools overseas.”

Perhaps our Embassy can help in a future paper-based survey by way of making the said CFO form available at its consular section. And with vigorous representation by SP and other members of the Filipino community, the Embassy might even take care of reproducing the form and disseminating the same to its daily clients.

Master J, maraming salamat for committing to look into the possibility of a web-based survey on this topic.

Happy holiday to all!

you're always welcome @C_Pinoy. Im hoping na may marating ang pangarap na ito. Siempre sa tulong na rin ng ating mga self initiative. kya dpat talaga may mag simula even like what we're doing right now sa forum na to.

@Master_J,  maraming salamat ulit sa pg acknowledge ng request. let us know nalang po sa mga posibilidad.

[C_Pinoy]

lest this thread be forgotten.

happy weekend to all!

[Master J]

Bump!

[erick]

lest this thread be forgotten.

happy weekend to all!

It shouldn't be...Filipinos in Japan has a plan of establishing a Philippine International School this year!

More info. oh its "HOW" later!

cheers!

[C_Pinoy]

master j and erick, thanks to you both.

good to know we can hold you to your words.

[Master J]

Bump!

C_Pinoy may tinatapos lang kami After that we will set time to focus on this noble idea.

[ynot (why not?)]

looking forward that this idea to materialize 

[Master J]

Bump!