Touching hearts and minds.
From Toddlers to Year 9, every SBS Bangkok classroom shares the same principles of high-quality teaching and learning, built on the Cambridge curriculum and our School mission.
- Cambridge From Early Years to Year 9
- Spiral Ideas revisited in more depth each year
- 4 values Courage, Open-mindedness, Respect, Excellence
- Whole child Achievement, wellbeing and curiosity
Active engagement is preferred over passive learning.
Our vision is a future-focused, world-class international education, inspired by innovation and high-quality teaching and learning, and a commitment to nurture both the heart and mind.
High Quality Teaching and Learning
SBS Bangkok Curriculum Handbooks 2026/27
Our mission in every classroom
Three commitments shape every lesson, from the Toddler classroom to the science lab.
Inspire academic success
A culture of high performance and achievement
Every lesson has a clear purpose, learning is sequenced so it builds step by step, and teachers give feedback students can act on.
- Lesson objectives children understand
- Actionable feedback from teachers
- Extension for the more able
Nurture holistic wellbeing
Social, emotional, physical, spiritual and cognitive
Student wellbeing and care are the core responsibility of every teacher. Children learn to recognise their feelings and manage them, with resilience, empathy and self-awareness.
- Weekly Wellbeing lessons in Primary
- My Happy Mind and the Zones of Regulation
- myMindcoach in Lower Secondary
Cultivate curiosity and passion
A desire to know more and make a difference
Children learn by doing: inquiry and play in the Early Years, designing and making in Primary, and Design Thinking with industry partners in Year 9.
- Inquiry and play from Toddlers
- Design Innovation in the Maker Space
- Students encouraged to think innovatively
Six principles of high-quality teaching
Every teacher at SBS Bangkok works to the same six principles, whatever the age of the child.
Learning culture
Clear routines, strong relationships and our core values make learning familiar and fun.
Purpose and planning
Clear objectives, carefully sequenced.
Teaching skills
Active learning, built on secure subject knowledge.
Assessment for learning
Questioning, feedback and a mix of assessments show what each child needs next.
Differentiation and challenge
Support where it is needed, and stretch for those ready to go further.
Innovation
New approaches and technology, and students encouraged to think in new ways.
Learning that grows with your child
Our spiral curriculum introduces ideas, then returns to them in greater depth at every stage.
- Ages 2 to 3
Toddlers
Inquiry and play, built on Head, Heart and Hands.
- Nursery and Reception
Early Years
Cambridge Early Years, enriched by experiential learning.
- Years 1 and 2
Early Primary
Purposeful inquiry meets subject lessons.
- Years 3 to 6
Upper Primary
Inquiry projects, a language pathway, and Drama and Oracy.
- Years 7 to 9
Lower Secondary
Specialist teachers and preparation for IGCSE.
Four skills in every lesson
Communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity are developed on purpose, not left to chance.
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Communication
Expressing ideas clearly, in more than one language, in speech and in writing.
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Collaboration
Sharing ideas, negotiating and making learning decisions together.
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Critical thinking
Asking “why?”, then analysing, evaluating and creating solutions.
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Creativity
Taking risks, experimenting and a culture of “what if?” thinking.
Assessment that fits the age
How we check progress changes as children grow. The aim stays the same: very few surprises.
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Toddlers
Observation, with written comments and no grades
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Early Years
Continuous observation against Cambridge learning statements
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Primary
Classroom assessment against Cambridge Primary objectives
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Lower Secondary
Baseline tests, Progression Tests, Checkpoint and exams
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Written reports
Progress reports through the year show how your child is doing and what comes next.
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Parent conferences
Twice a year, in Terms 1 and 2, to share progress and set goals together.
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Whenever you need
Parents are a child’s first teachers, and we are always happy to meet.
Questions parents ask
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Which curriculum does SBS Bangkok follow?
Cambridge International, from Early Years to Lower Secondary, with programmes of our own at each stage: the Inquire Programme in Early Years, SBS Inspire in Primary and SBS Innovate in Lower Secondary. Toddlers follow our own programme as a foundation.
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What is a spiral curriculum?
Ideas are introduced, then revisited in greater depth as children move through the school, so understanding is reinforced and expanded every year.
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How do you support children who need help, or more challenge?
Scaffolded tasks and accommodations for learning, language and behavioural needs are a natural part of every class. Children who grasp ideas quickly are stretched with ‘low threshold, high ceiling’ tasks.
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How is wellbeing taught?
Wellbeing is part of every teacher’s role. In Primary, a weekly Wellbeing lesson covers five pillars: social, emotional, spiritual, cognitive and physical. Lower Secondary uses myMindcoach.
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What are the school values?
Courage, Open-mindedness, Respect and Excellence. They guide the behaviour and expectations that great learning requires.
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How do you work with parents?
We see parents as a child’s first and most enduring educators. Talk to teachers day to day, at parent conferences or whenever you need.
See our teaching for yourself
Visit on a school day, step into our classrooms and meet the teachers.
