INTERNATIONAL TODDLER PROGRAMME AND KINDERGARTEN IN NONTHABURI | 18 MONTHS - 5 YEARS

The PURPLE ELEPHANT SAMAKEE

cosy charming nurturing school

Welcoming children from over 40 countries since 1991, our Purple Elephant at Samakee is designed for children from 18 months to five years of age, after which they continue to draw on the abundance of the rich experiences reaped during these early years. A community school, with a countrified ambience, and just like our early childhood centres in Bangkok has a limited enrolment and small class sizes, affording a cosy environment that yields the kind of intimacy that is so important at this young age.

The Purple Elephant Samakee

CAMPUS & FACILITIES

a true country feel

our approach to learning

small wonders, big discoveries

We respond to the curious nature of young children who are ready to explore their world by providing them with rich experiences that encourage a ‘sense of wonder’.

our preschool and kindergarten programme

Where it all begins

Each child brings to school unique life experiences that are respected for their diversity, and all are considered to be brimming with potential.

School Life

a lifetime experience

THE PURPLE ELEPHANT PEDAGOGISTA

SAM SILBY

I come from New Zealand and have been an educator since 2008. I joined the ELC Family of International Schools in 2013, first as a classroom teacher and Project Coordinator at The City School, and now as Pedagogista of The Purple Elephant centres. I hold both a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Teaching from Victoria University of Wellington, as well as a Master’s of Innovative Education from the University of Colorado.

In my role as Pedagogista, I walk alongside teachers, children, and families across our centres, guiding the educational direction of our learning communities. My work is not only to support daily practice, but also to nurture the deeper pedagogical questions that live beneath it – questions of identity, belonging, agency and possibility.

I believe deeply in honouring the whole child: their thinking, their emotions, their relationships, and their sense of self. Childhood is not a preparation for life, but life itself – a time of wonder, risk and transformation. Documentation, dialogue, and research are the tools through which I support our community in making children’s learning visible and valued.

The PURPLE ELEPHANT SAMAKEE

cosy charming nurturing school