CHAPTER 1. General Information and Academic Administration of The Demonstration School of Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University Under the Royal Patronage (DS.VRU.)

CHAPTER 1. General Information and Academic Administration of The Demonstration School of Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University Under the Royal Patronage (DS.VRU.)

1. School profile

Logo of the school

Logo of The Demonstration School of Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University Under the Royal Patronage

Logo of The Demonstration School of Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University Under the Royal Patronage (DS.VRU.) is logo of Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University (VRU) because this school is a part of VRU. The main color of Logo is green. The color green was chosen as the school color because green is the color associated with wednesday, which is the day of the week on which H.R.H Princess Valaya Alongkorn was born.

School Name

The Demonstration School of Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University Under the Royal Patronage (DS.VRU)

the gate of DS.VRU

Location

1 Moo 20 Phaholyothin Road, Klongluang, Pathum Thani

Contact

Tel. 02-529-0864

Fax: 02-529-0864

History and background

The Demonstration School of Valaya Aklongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage (DS.VRU.) School was established in 1974. It was located in the area of Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage Pathum Thani.

2. Academic support system

The Demonstration School of Valaya Angkor Rajabhat University under the Royal Patronage (DS.VRU) has many facilities to support for academic of students. Moreover in this school has various facilities which provide services for their daily life to study better.

Firstly, DS.VRU has several classrooms for study. In each of classroom have a large screen for presentation, students product display board, students have a own table which is really flexible for discussion.

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Some facilities which support for students in class

Secondly, This school has the laboratories which serve for Learning science. There are a variety of models and tools in this rooms. In addition the screens also are equipped in this rooms for teaching. Moreover the table in here is large table for team work. The reason why the laboratories are equipped quite well is that students spend a lot of time for practice in the laboratories. In addition, there is musical room where students learn music.

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There are projector, large table, models in the laboratory

Next, library is a room which is in the center of classrooms, the library is designed with colorful which makes more comfortable for student to study in this room.

The library of DS.VRU

Moreover, the school yard is really big for an outdoor activities and learning physical education.

flag ceremony in the school yard

Last but not least, there are some facilities which provide services for daily life of student such as: canteen, a room which student’s phones are stored, photocopy room, convenient store, health officer, etc.

The convenient store

3. Teaching system

+ In my observation, the teaching system at DS.VRU is combination of teacher center learning and student center learning.

+ Each teacher teaches one subject.

+ There are teachers who get mission as a supervision teacher.

+ There are teachers who work as officer in school.

+ DS.VRU gets teacher students who are from universities for practice. Teacher students teach as a assistant for official teacher. They sometime teach as a main teacher under the supervision of official teacher.

+ Teachers teach both knowledge and school rules for their students.

4. Material and other learning sources

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Some materials and learning sources

Teacher in DS.VRU has a ton of materials which support for their teaching. They used text books, slide powerpoint, Videos, models, white boards.

Students in this school have many learning sources which from themself such as student textbook, tablet which often use in group students. Moreover they use some things which from their teacher and school such as worksheet which is popular, books from the library of school or document from their teacher.

5. Measurement and evaluation system

In DS.VRU teacher gives their students points for measurement their understanding.

There are two main exams in DS.VRU, they are midterm and final exam for measurement and evaluation. Moreover, teacher often checks their students through giving homework and checking it later. Checking students notebook is also a way to evaluate in DS.VRU. In addition, teacher can evaluate their students at the end of a topic or some topics by a test.

6. Curriculum

There are three school levels:

Pre – school

Primary school

Secondary school

In each level, there are three curriculums including:

English Program

Intensive English Program

Standard Program

7. Teaching plan of science

This is my lesson plan