Every family has a beginning, and for us it all started in 1980 with the opening of the first of The Early Learning Centre family of schools, The City School. Our family has since grown considerably as you will learn by perusing our home page. This first campus is conveniently located on Soi 49 in the heart of Bangkok’s residential district, enabling easy access for parents wanting rural charm in an urban area. The beauty of the school prompted one child to recently inquire of her mother, "Is this a house or a school?" Our landscaping provides a park like atmosphere for the children to play in, and the buildings are a delightful eclectic combination of very old ‘Thai’ and extremely modern ‘Western’. The environment is unique, designed specifically for the early childhood years. Knowing that the early childhood years (0-9) are the most important in a child’s educational career, the staff has a deep understanding of the developmental stages that the young child encounters. The Early Learning Centre has undergone an impressive expansion with the addition of new play spaces, gardens with a pond, three ancient style Thai buildings, and the magnificent new studio for music, dance, and drama. In a traditional Thai house the children study the Thai language and culture in a setting identical to pictures in their textbooks and listen to their voices resonate with the teak. In the park sit three century old Thai houses that are home to the art studio and library as well as various specialist classes such as a variety of different languages, abacus, and project work meetings. By far the most impressive addition is the new music, dance, and drama studio. A Bo Tree lives outside the studio to add reverence and mystery to the entrance. An outside stage allows for impromptu drama during free time outside. An atrium opens up to a loft above where a sound laboratory is presently in the making. The curves and grace add pleasure and focus to the rehearsals and performances. An entirely new branch of the curriculum will be developed to make music, dance and drama languages that children use to make visible their joy and subjective life. With both originality and ingenuity we have shown our commitment to the ‘hundred languages’ so children can learn to communicate with others, with nature, and with themselves. Visitors have been welcomed from around the world and many renowned educators have come to study this centre of learning. Our graduating class is well received by all the international schools because of our reputation for preparing first class students.