Bounmii
New Zealander expat in Laos
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New Zealander
Lives in Vientiane
Registration: 18 August 2014
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International schools in Vientiane.? by antpb
Hi. Does anyone have any recent experience with the international schools kis, vis or ais? Recommendations for a 7 year old from UK? Also any advice for piano or violin lessons? Thanks
Well if Oscar's Bilingual doesn't offer the CIE curricular then I stand corrected. I was advised this by a former Oscars teacher and didn't check it. As for your comment, "AS levels are accepted in all UK universities and carry ... Read More
International schools in Vientiane.? by antpb
Hi. Does anyone have any recent experience with the international schools kis, vis or ais? Recommendations for a 7 year old from UK? Also any advice for piano or violin lessons? Thanks
I would recommend that you ask to see the overall student results in international examinations. KIS, PIS, Vientiane Pattana and Oscar's Bilingual all use the Cambridge International Examinations curricular. Students can score well on ... Read More
Bus to Pakse by dambache
Anyone know what the overnight Pakse bus is like? How reliable is it? Do they swap buses, so you can't lie down? All information is welcome - thanks.
You can get a sleeper bus from Vientiane to Pakse for 170000 kip. It's reasonably comfortable and there is a toilet on the bus. The buses depart the Southern Bus Station at around 8:30 p.m. and arrives in Pakse around 7:00-7:30 a.m. If you ... Read More
Bilingual Schools in Pakse by Bounmii
We are currently living in Vientiane but will be moving to Southern Laos at the end of the year and are looking for a bilingual school for our five year old. I have been to Pakse many times but have only seen Vision Hill School and don't know ...
Kai ora, Stumpy. I actually worked at PIS in Vientiane for five years and know the owner of KIS who said she might open a school in a year or two but Pakse seems surprisingly lacking in education institutes considering the population and wealth. ... Read More
Bilingual Schools in Pakse
We are currently living in Vientiane but will be moving to Southern Laos at the end of the year and are looking for a bilingual school for our five year old. I have been to Pakse many times but have only seen Vision Hill School and don't know ... Read More
International schools in Vientiane.? by antpb
Hi. Does anyone have any recent experience with the international schools kis, vis or ais? Recommendations for a 7 year old from UK? Also any advice for piano or violin lessons? Thanks
Both PIS and KIS offer international qualifications that will allow tertiary study in Westen universities, (IGCSE, AS and A levels) Read More