Robert De Winter (parent)

I am Lily’s and Maira’s father. Lily and Maira have a mixed European/Thai background. Which may be an advantage later in life (being bi-lingual), but initially offered some challenges as well. They started off on a regular Thai Curriculum, to build a good Thai language foundation. But pretty soon it became clear that their English skills were seriously lagging. An international school was the only option/solution…

APIS was not around yet. So its predecessor became our first choice. Quite similar in nature. A small family oriented school – actually on the same, original premises! There is one significant difference, however”

• The present management of American Prep International has a lot more experience in successfully setting up a new school. This isn’t their first! The result is that the school runs  smoothly, with less hiccups and stress than the original school.

The thing I’m most pleased about is, that the school is still “small-scale”. Everybody knows everybody – students, parents, teachers and management alike. The school is like a big family, sometimes they have disagreements and someone gets upset, but soon they are friends again and support one another in difficult times. No security issues whatsoever.

And also, since it’s relatively new, it requires a dynamic approach in order to develop. Thinking outside of the box! Creating solutions where necessary. The staff certainly seems capable of doing so. And this, in turn, attracts pioneering parents. I like that!