Great news for those with children who live on the southern island of [Krabi] [1] or are thinking of relocating. It has just been announced that Krabi should soon be graced with its first international school. The solution will be provided by Dr. Pimonmas Photong-Wollmann, who is the founder of the extremely successful Nawattaphume International School in Lampang. This has long been one of northern Thailand’s leading schools, featuring a day care nursery, Montessori kindergarten and a British curriculum primary school with around 150 pupils. There are also plans to add a high school, boarding facilities and a local hospital. Recently, Dr. Pimonmas Photong-Wollmann received a call from parents in Krabi begging for his help. As Dr. Pimonmas Photong-Wollmann explained in an interview with [Your Krabi] [2]: "They explained their predicament and we arranged a visit. After meeting the parents, children and other local people, we felt we could really help them - plus we loved the area and the people as well. The decision was not terribly business-like, but it came from the heart." Nawattaphume has lodged a formal application with the Krabi Board of Education to open a school on the Ao Nam Mao - Sai Thai Road, near Ao Nang and it looks as though his application will be successful. [1]: http://1stopkrabi.com [2]: http://yourkrabi.com 2009-08-04T09:17:00+07:00 1398 2009-08-03T18:18:07+07:00 5 true 1398-krabi-expats-wait-for-international-school-to-open Andrew