Who we are and What we do 

The Village International Education Centre is a non-profit making organisation which provides full and part-time education for children who are having difficulties in mainstream schools.   

The current age range of students attending The Village is between 4 and 20.  They come from all over the world and have a wide range of special needs, all of which are catered for, thanks to a large team of specialists, which includes a qualified educational psychologist and two speech therapists, two Thai clinical psychologists and a Thai occupational therapist, native English-speaking teachers qualified in special education needs, counsellors, a family therapist, learning support assistants, and specialists in drama, art, and early childhood. 

Our aim is to understand the learning style of each individual child and then make learning accessible to them.  We focus on the strengths of the child and devise Individual Educational Programmes, which give everyone the opportunity to shine.   

Our policy is to re-integrate children into mainstream education if at all possible.  The adapted programmes we use at The Village are based on the English National Curriculum and, for the older students, the GED (General Education Development diploma).  The GED diploma is an internationally recognised high-school leaving certificate. 

As well as having both academic and highly creative programmes, The Village focuses on developing the students’ social and emotional skills.  The school has the feel of a small community, where everyone knows and respects one another.  The older students work with the younger ones and everyone is encouraged to get involved in the general running of The Village, including helping out with the cooking, shopping, putting up displays and decision making.       

We have a special unit for high-dependency children, mainly with autism or Down Syndrome, where we teach life skills, the Makaton Communication System of sign language and PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System). We have recently introduced the “Intensive Interaction” programme, which helps improve communication and language.