Chiang Mai
Southeast Asia · Thailand
About this destination
A green, affordable mountain city with a large nomad family community, temples and weekend markets.
Climate
Cool and dry from November to February; hot season and monsoon follow.
Safety
Known as one of Thailand's safest and most relaxed cities, with excellent affordable healthcare.
A month in Chiang Mai: one child's school and a family home
$988 to $2,154 a month
Approximate USD. Most providers here bill in THB.
Simple
$988 to $1,272
per month, school and home
Comfortable
$1,272 to $1,632
per month, school and home
Premium
$1,632 to $2,154
per month, school and home
Plan a stay in Chiang Mai
Tell us your dates, your children's ages and your monthly budget. We show you what fits, or our team matches you with a school, a home and local help.
Cambridge
Lanna International School
From about $1,272
per child per month
With a home from about $1,772
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Ages 2 to 18 · 3 levels
Cambridge
City
IB and projects
Prem Tinsulanonda International School
From about $1,228
per child per month
With a home from about $1,728
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Ages 3 to 18 · 3 levels
IB and projects
Boarding
Farm
Nature
Panyaden International School
From about $988
per child per month
With a home from about $1,488
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Ages 2 to 18 · 3 levels
Nature
Cambridge
IB and projects
Local providers
Lanna opened in 1993 as the first British curriculum school in Chiang Mai. It teaches the National Curriculum of England with Cambridge qualifications for ages 2 to 18, on one campus in Hang Dong at the foot of the mountains, with a pool and STEAM labs. Students come from over 30 nationalities.
Prem opened in 2001 in Mae Rim, north of Chiang Mai, on a 100 acre campus with a forest school and a farm. It teaches the IB Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes for ages 3 to 18, offers day places and weekly or full boarding, and enrols students from 34 nationalities.
A campus of bamboo and earth buildings in Hang Dong, south of Chiang Mai, run on Buddhist values such as kindness and mindfulness. British curriculum through IGCSE, with the IB Diploma in Years 12 and 13. Gardening, outdoor learning and Thai culture are part of every week.
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