Customized Curriculum
With exceptionally high abilities, KVIS students are able to complete the regular three-year high school study set by the Ministry of Education in half of the time of its duration.
With the excess hours, KVIS has introduced a multitude of STEM subjects to optimize the potential of these students. Additional courses in biology, chemistry, and physics are available in both fundamental and advanced levels. Every student is required to take at least one advanced course.
At KVIS, learning goes beyond the traditional environment. Emphasis is placed on nurturing these young talented individuals into respectful, caring, and well-rounded global citizens who excel in their chosen career fields.
Curriculum Structure
Table 1: Study-hour Structure of Kamnoetvidya Science Academy Curriculum
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Subject areas
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Core courses
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Supplementary courses
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Compulsory
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Elective
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Credit(s)
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Hour(s)
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Credit(s)
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Hour(s)
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Credit(s)
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Hour(s)
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1. Thai language
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6.0
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240
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-
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-
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≥ 4.0
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≥ 160
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2. Mathematics
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6.0
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240
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8.0
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320
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3. Science and Technology
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7.5
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300
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23.5
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940
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4. Social Studies, Religions, and Cultures
- Thai History
- Civic Duty
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6.0
2.0
-
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240
80
-
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2.0
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80
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5. Health and Physical Education
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3.0
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120
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-
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-
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6. Visual Arts
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3.0
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120
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-
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-
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7. Occupation
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1.5
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60
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-
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-
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8. Foreign Languages
- English
- Second Foreign Language
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6.0
-
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240
-
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6.0
2.0
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240
80
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Total
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41.0
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1,640
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41.5
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1,660
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≥ 4.0
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≥ 160
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Grand Total
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At least 86.5 credits
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At least 3,460 hours
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9. Extracurricular Activities
- Guidance and Counseling
- Character and Personality Development
- Social Responsibility and Community Services
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At least 360 hours
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Curriculum Structure for Each Semester
Table 2: Subjects for Mathayom 4 (Grade 10) for the 1st semester (Semester 1)
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Mathayom 4 (Grade 10) for the 1st semester
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Details
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Credit(s)
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Hour(s)
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Core courses
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1. Thai Language for Communication I
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1.0
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40
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2. Foundation Mathematics
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1.5
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60
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3. Precalculus I
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1.5
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60
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4. Basic Physics
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1.5
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60
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5. Basic Chemistry
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1.5
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60
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6. Basic Biology
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1.5
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60
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7. Health and Physical Education I
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0.5
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20
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8. Visual Arts
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0.5
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20
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9. Foundation English I
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1.0
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40
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Total
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10.5
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420
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Supplementary courses
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|
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10. Civic Responsibility 1
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0.5
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20
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11. Scientific Inquiry and Nature of Science
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1.5
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60
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12. Object-Oriented Programming
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1.0
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40
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13. Academic Reading
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1.0
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40
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Total
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4.0
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160
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Grand Total for Semester 1
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14.5
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580
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Extracurricular activities
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-
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≥ 60
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Table 3: Subjects for Mathayom 4 (Grade 10) for the 2nd semester (Semester 2)
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Mathayom 4 (Grade 10) for the 2nd semester
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Details
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Credit(s)
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Hour(s)
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Core courses
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1. Thai Literature Appreciation
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1.0
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40
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2. Precalculus II
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1.5
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60
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3. Precalculus III
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1.5
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60
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4. Health and Physical Education II
5. Design and Technology
6. Foundation English II
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0.5
1.5
1.0
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20
60
40
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Total
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7.0
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280
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Supplementary courses
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7. Civic Responsibility II
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0.5
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20
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8. Mechanics and Thermodynamics /
Advanced Mechanics and Thermodynamics
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1.5
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60
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9. Stoichiometry, Solid-Liquid-Gas, Electrochemistry /
Advanced Stoichiometry, Solid-Liquid-Gas,
Electrochemistry
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1.5
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60
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10. Genetics and Evolution /
Advanced Genetics and Evolution
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1.5
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60
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11. Seminar on Science and Mathematics I
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1.0
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40
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12. Scientific Projects
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2.0
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80
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13. Effective Speaking
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0.5
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20
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Total
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9.0
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360
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Grand Total for Semester 2
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16.0
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640
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Extracurricular activities
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-
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≥ 60
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Table 4: Subjects for Mathayom 5 (Grade 11) for the 1st semester (Semester 3)
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Mathayom 5 (Grade 11) for the 1st semester
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Details
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Credit(s)
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Hour(s)
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Core courses
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1. Thai Language for Communication II
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1.0
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40
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2. Psychology in Everyday Life
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1.0
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40
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3. Thai History I
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0.5
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20
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4. Health and Physical Education III
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0.5
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20
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5. Basic Engineering
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1.5
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60
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6. Foundation English III
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1.0
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40
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Total
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5.5
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220
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Supplementary courses
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|
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7. Civic Responsibility III
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0.5
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20
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8. Calculus I
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1.5
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60
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9. Introduction to Probability
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1.5
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60
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10. Oscillation Wave, Sound and Light /
Advanced Oscillation Wave, Sound and Light
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1.5
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60
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11. Kinetics, Equilibrium, Acid-Base, Ionic Equilibria /
Advanced Kinetics, Equilibrium, Acid-Base, Ionic
Equilibria
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1.5
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60
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12. Animal Biology /
Advanced Animal Biology
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1.5
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60
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13. Scientific and Mathematics Seminar II
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0.5
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20
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14. Creative Writing I
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1.0
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40
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Total
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9.5
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380
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Grand Total for Semester 3
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15.0
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600
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Extracurricular activities
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-
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≥ 60
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Table 5: Subjects for Mathayom 5 (Grade 11) for the 2nd semester (Semester 4)
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Mathayom 5 (Grade 11) for the 2nd semester
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Details
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Credit(s)
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Hour(s)
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Core courses
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1. Society and Culture in Literature
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1.0
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40
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2. Religion studies and Ethics for Life
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1.0
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40
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3. Thai History II
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0.5
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20
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4. Health and Physical Education IV
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0.5
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20
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5. Art Appreciation
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0.5
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20
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6. Foundation English IV
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1.0
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40
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Total
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4.5
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180
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Supplementary courses
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|
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7. Civic Responsibility IV
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0.5
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20
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8. Calculus II
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1.5
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60
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9. Introduction to Statistics
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1.5
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60
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10. Electricity and Magnetism /
Advanced Electricity and Magnetism
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1.5
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60
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11. Organic Chemistry, Biomolecules, Petrochemistry /
Advanced Organic Chemistry, Biomolecules,
Petrochemistry
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1.5
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60
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12. Plant Biology /
Advanced Plant Biology
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1.5
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60
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13. Scientific and Mathematics Seminar III
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0.5
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20
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14. Effective Presentation
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1.0
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40
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Total
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9.5
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380
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Grand Total for Semester 4
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14.0
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560
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Extracurricular activities
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-
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≥ 60
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Table 6: Subjects for Mathayom 6 (Grade 12) in the 1st semester (Semester 5)
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Mathayom 6 (Grade 12) in the 1st semester
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Details
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Credit(s)
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Hour(s)
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Core courses
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1. Thai Usage
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1.0
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40
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2. Basic Earth Science I
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0.5
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20
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3. Economics
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1.5
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60
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4. Thai History III
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0.5
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20
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5. Health and Physical Education V
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0.5
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20
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6. Comparative Performing Arts
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0.5
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20
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7. Thai Performing Arts
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0.5
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20
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8. Foundation English V
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1.0
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40
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Total
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6.0
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240
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Supplementary courses
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|
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9. Introduction to Linear Algebra
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2.0
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80
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10. Electromagnetic Wave and Modern Physics /
Advanced Electromagnetic Wave and Modern Physics
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1.5
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60
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11. Inorganic Chemistry and Thermodynamics /
Advanced Inorganic Chemistry and Thermodynamics
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1.0
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40
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12. Biodiversity and Ecology /
Advanced Biodiversity and Ecology
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1.0
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40
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13. Creative Writing II
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1.0
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40
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14. Second Foreign Language
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2.0
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80
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15. Subject of interest
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1.0
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40
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Total
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9.5
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380
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Grand Total for Semester 5
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15.5
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620
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Extracurricular activities
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-
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≥ 60
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Table 7: Subjects for Mathayom 6 (Grade 12) in the 2nd semester (Semester 6)
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Mathayom 6 (Grade 12) in the 2nd semester
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Details
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Credit(s)
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Hour(s)
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Core courses
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1. Seminar on Thai Language
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1.0
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40
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2. Basic Earth Science II
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0.5
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20
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3. Basic Astronomy
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0.5
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20
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4. Geography
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1.5
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60
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5. World History
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1.0
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40
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6. Thai History IV
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0.5
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20
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7. Health and Physical Education VI
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0.5
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20
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8. Performing Arts Appreciation I
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0.5
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20
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9. Performing Arts Appreciation II
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0.5
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20
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10. Foundation English VI
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1.0
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40
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Total
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7.5
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300
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Supplementary courses
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|
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11. Reading for Appreciation
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1.0
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40
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12. Subject of interest
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3.0
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120
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Total
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4.0
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160
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Grand Total for Semester 6
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11.5
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460
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Extracurricular activities
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-
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≥ 60
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Extracurricular Activities
Besides the core and supplementary subjects, students will take extracurricular activities that will be structured to inspire and develop students under the minimum requirements in three major aspects: -
- Guidance and Counseling
- Character and Personality Development
- Social and Community Services
- Guidance and Counseling
These activities will allow students to plan their further education, study methods, career, and other aspects of living. Students will also be given opportunity to understand what it means to be researchers, inventors, and innovators in the field of mathematics, science and technology.
Moreover, these activities will help to strengthen the bond between students, teachers, and parents so that teachers and parents can develop mutual understanding and participate collectively in giving students appropriate advice.
The overall picture of guidance and counseling activities during the three years at KVIS is shown in table 8.
Table 8: Guidance and counseling activities for 3 years
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Activities
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Minimum Requirement
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1. Field trips to mathematics, science, or technology research centers
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6 times (each time for at least 180 minutes)
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2. Academic camps
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1 time (3 days)
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3. Discussions with scientists, researchers, inventors, and innovators in mathematics, science, and technology in Thailand and overseas
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6 times (each time for at least 90 minutes)
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4. Discussions with experts who are successful in various careers
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4 times (each time for at least 90 minutes)
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5. Discussions with experts in the field of Personality Development and Emotional Quotient
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4 times (each time for at least 90 minutes)
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6. Meeting with Homeroom Advisors
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120 times (each time for at least 15 minutes)
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- Character and Personality Development
These activities will mold students to
- be well-rounded, possess teamwork skills and responsibilities, and adjust to living with other students in dormitories and the society through life-skills learning.
- practice being an effective leader and a supportive team player, as well as be self-disciplined and conduct good religious practices according to their respective beliefs.
- be proud of their home country and possess civic consciousness so that they will feel responsible and aim to do their best for the society.
- acquire the motivation to read, write, research, study, and learn, as well as have the sense of appreciation for arts, music, and culture of every nationality and ethnicity.
- maintain good physical, mental, and emotional health.
The overall picture of character and personality development activities during three years at KVIS is shown in table 9.
Table 9: Character and Personality Development activities for 3 years
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Activities
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Minimum Requirement
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1. School Reading List
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50 titles (short stories, novels, articles, journals etc.)
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2. Clubs
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9 clubs (each club for at least 15 hours)
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3. Meditation and Moral Study camp
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1 time (3 days)
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4. Field trips related to social studies, languages, religion, arts, culture, or archeology to develop the sense of pride of their home country
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3 times (each time for at least 180 minutes)
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5. Discussions with experts to help students develop the sense of pride of their home country
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4 times (each time for at least 90 minutes)
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6. Exercise or play sports to maintain physical well-being
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360 times (each time for at least 45 minutes)
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7. Participate in Life Skills Development activities for boarding school students
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According to the requirements set by the Dormitory Committee
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