Dara Academy ( th, โรงเรียนดาราวิทยาลัย), is a

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coeducational Christian school in

Chiang Mai Chiang Mai (, from th, เชียงใหม่ , nod, , เจียงใหม่ ), sometimes written as Chiengmai or Chiangmai, is the largest city in northern Thailand, the capital of Chiang Mai province and the second largest city in ...

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. It currently serves 6,000 students from pre-kindergarten to grade 12.

History

Dara Academy was founded in 1878 by Presbyterian missionaries Rev. Dr. Daniel McGilvary and Sophie McGilvery. Originally established as an all-girls school, it was intended to equal the education available to boys from monks at

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temples. The school was originally called “Phra Racha Chaya Girls School” after Phra Racha Chaya Chao

Dara Rasmi Dara Rasami (; th, ดารารัศมี, , , August 26, 1873 – December 9, 1933), was a princess of Chiang Mai and Siam (later Thailand) and the daughter of King Inthawichayanon, Inthawichayanon of Chiang Mai and Que ...

, and was simplified to Dara Academy in 1923. The school is led by the

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Royal visits

* 1925: His Majesty King Prajadhipok (Rama VII, th, พระปกเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว ''Phra Pokklao Chaoyuhua'') and Queen Ramphaiphanni * 1949: Queen Ramphaiphanni (''Somdej Phra Nangchao Ramphaiphanni Phra Boromarajininat'' - สมเด็จพระนางเจ้ารำไพพรรณี พระบรมราชินี) * 1958: His Majesty the King,

Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...

Native-Speaker Program

Dara employs over 37

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for its

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program (called NP), teaching

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and

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. Dara Academy's English NP is a specialized English language course. Classes are taught by Native English speakers four or five times a week. The program is offered to all students from pre-kindergarten to grade 12. Classes sizes are kept under 35 students (compared to regular class sizes that contain up to 55 students). Students learn in air-conditioned rooms which are equipped with modern technology including audio / video, smart T.V.s, and computers, depending on grade level. Teachers focus on speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. Students participate i
field tripsEnglish CampsNP Fair
and school play, and annual newspaper
The Dara Star

Address

196 Kaewnawarat Rd, T. Wat Ket, A. Muang,

50000

Address ( Thai language): 196 ถ.แก้วนวรัฐ ต.วัดเกต อ.เมือง จ.เชียงใหม่. 50000

External links

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History

Royal visits

Native-Speaker Program

Address

See also

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