An Inspiring Open Morning at Wellington College

The best of Bangkok’s crop of new schools, Wellington College International School Bangkok held an extraordinary Open Morning on Saturday, 22nd January. Despite the very ‘British’ weather (it poured with rain relentlessly throughout), spirits were high and the school was most welcoming to the crowd of keen parents and children visiting for the first time.

It is well known that all the top British schools in Bangkok can help you achieve outstanding academic results and access top universities across the world. They attract excellent teachers and provide great support. Wellington is a leader in this field, of course, and – on the evidence of this event – there is so much more besides.

Around 300 people braved the rain, and were rewarded with carefully-distanced individual tours of the beautiful campus. Wellington students led many of these tours themselves, demonstrating great maturity, alongside the inclusive, independent and intellectual strengths for which Wellingtonians are known across the world.

For a school with such grand traditions – it was founded by Queen Victoria herself – Wellington is an amazingly 21st-century place. As we walked around with our guide, we were blown away by the details: dynamic Junior Learning Studios linking every student and every classroom with every other; vast Senior Reading Rooms creating the perfect environment for study as well as the development of really genuine community.

And the whole place is quite exceptional. Outdoors, there are quiet, natural spaces, such as the wonderful Lagoon, for reflection and a little peace amid the richness of busy school life. Indoors, the two coffee shops – Copenhagen and the brand-new Café 1815 – provide a different sort of rest and relaxation.

Wellington College is just 20 minutes by car from Central World, yet is nothing like the cramped city schools many parents feel they have to send their children to. With a world-class offering such as theirs – and there are valuable Governors’ Scholarships available for truly gifted golfers, swimmers, tennis players, academics and musicians as well – this really is the high-end school of choice for those in the know.