Da Vinci International School or DVIS in Hua Hin/Thailand is named after Leonardo da Vinci, a Renaissance polymath whose expertise covered science, engineering, architecture, arts, mathematics, poetry, painting and sculpture. In the same spirit, DVIS aspires to educate the whole student so that the full range of their potential can be developed to the full in every aspect across as many subjects,
interests and skills as possible. DVIS is committed to the development of an institutional culture that unites promising students, dedicated parents and guardians and professional teachers and educational managers in striving continuously for the highest standards, the best practice and performance and the soundest academic provision in a warm, caring and friendly environment. Every school member is regarded and treated as an important individual, and DVIS prides itself on supplementing its general curriculum chosen for its unique benefits with a large element of personal attention to accommodate the unique needs and expectations of each of its students. DVIS follows the Cambridge International Examinations("CIE") curriculum from K3 (Reception) to Year 13; this is reinforced where appropriate with ancillary elements chosen on the basis of their suitability in view of local cultural factors. Students thus receive a felicitous blend of global and domestic education which builds on and complements their previous knowledge and their existing cultural identities with essential global awareness and skills vital for the C21. Parents who entrust the education of their children to DVIS may be assured that they receive the very best academic, physical, social, cultural and practical preparation for their future studies and careers. Students are helped, advised and guided to make informed and responsible choices, to develop themselves academically and personally, to pursue and refine their interests, to broaden the range of their understanding and to discover and explore their ambitions and goals. Classroom learning is linked to and supported by DVIS' extensive extracurricular programme, which addresses physical and recreational areas as well as educational ones and thus not only prepares students for university entrance and career options once they graduate but also helps them become happy, fulfilled and well-rounded community members and global citizens. Leonardo da Vinci once famously observed that "One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself". DVIS firmly believes that the holistic and high quality education it provides will enable all its students to achieve knowledge not just of their subjects of study but also of themselves, thus achieving self awareness, self discipline and self control: indispensable skills that will help them forge ahead in the competitive world of the C21, provide them with unrivalled benefits and enable them to succeed in their chosen fields to the very best of their ability.
