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Bangkok Christian College (BCC)(โรงเรียนกรุงเทพคริสเตียนวิทยาลัย) is a private boy school in Bangkok and the oldest in Thailand. The school has a longstanding reputation as one of the most prestigious and highly selective school in Thailand .The school is open to elementary and high school students and has about 5000 students in 12 grades.

History
Bangkok Christian College is founded on Christian principles. The school strives to nurture students to grow physically, mentally, emotionally, socially and spiritually to become good citizens with the knowledge and skill needed to lead a happy life within society.

Bangkok Christian College, the first private boys’ school in the Kingdom of Thailand, was founded on September 30, 1852, in Tambon Koodeechine and Tambon Samray with permission from His Majesty King Rama IV. In 1902, the school was moved to Pramuan road and King RamaV donated money in the amount of 20 Chang to help with the purchase of the a piece of land for the development of the new campus. The school is operating under the supervision of the Office of the Education Ministry within the Church of Christ in Thailand. It was the first school in the Kingdom to introduce contemporary approaches to English language education by both native English speakers and Thai teachers using English as the medium of instruction. The school is also the first in Bangkok to provide an English Immersion Program (EIP). The school has modern, well-equipped facilities including resource learning centers, self-access learning centers, libraries, an ample number of computers available for independent and e-learning during class, athletic programs with equipment and both indoor and outdoor gymnasiums, authentic and high-interest teaching materials, and management information systems for teaching and administration management.

Religion
Although this is a Christian school, there are only a few students who are Christians most of the student are Buddhism.

Intensive English Program (IEP)
The BCC Intensive English Program was created in 2002 to increase students’ ability to understand and use English confidently and effectively in a range of different contexts. The BCC Intensive English Program was created in 2002 to increase students’ ability to understand and use English confidently and effectively in a range of different contexts. This program will let students learn and practice an English with the native teacher which different from a normal program which students will learn English with Thai teacher. Nowadays, IEP has been replaced the normal program from grades 1 to 12.

English Immersion Program (EIP)
Bangkok Christian College took part in one of the first pilot projects for native-English education in Thailand. Commissioned by the Office of Private Education of the Thai Ministry of Education, it has provided an English-Thai bilingual education program to its students since 1995. Beginning with Prathom-1 (Grade 1), it has expanded the EIP by one grade level each year. The school provides a full K-12 program (Prathom-1 to Matthayom-6).

Native English-speaking teachers, as well as Thai teachers, instruct students in English, mathematics, science, computer technology, health education, physical education, music, and social studies.

Color
Bangkok Christian College has school colors that are purple and gold, which are established teacher M.B. PALMER. The meaning of the purple and gold colors represents two issues.
 * The first issue refers to the purple color of kings (Royalty) or court, and gold is the color of value.


 * For the second issue, purple is the combination of two colors which are red (Thai national) and blue(the color of the monarchs), so purple is meant for the nation and the king. The golden color is similar to yellow which is the meaning of Buddhism which is the primary religion of Thailand.

Activities
This school has a lot of activities that are useful for students to help them prepare and know what to expect in the future when they work with others. For example, sport days, academic day, Jaturamitr Samakkee (a traditional secondary school football league played by the four famous oldest boys' school in Thailand) especially in the high school section every student in grade 12 must do an activity for the school's birthday anniversary which be held on a Saturday in August or sometime in September of each year.in the event will have lots of activities such as the stage play, concerts, selling souvenirs, doll auction and games, gatherings, academic knowledge, historical hall and etc. Students will spend 1-3 months to working for this event with some teacher, staff and some alumni who will help and advised a needed information to studen

Campus
Bangkok Christian College's current campus is located in the heart of the city, in Bang Rak, in the Silom District. The school is a one minute walk from the Surasak BTS Skytrain station.