CRICS is governed by two boards: the Legal Board and the CRICS Governing Board. The Legal Board holds ultimate legal responsibility for the school and has empowered the CRICS Governing Board to oversee governance functions that protect and promote the mission, vision, values, and Christian identity of the school.
The CRICS Governing Board focuses on governance, not day-to-day management. Its primary responsibilities include setting policy, stewarding the long-term vision of the school, safeguarding its spiritual and missional integrity, and supporting the Head of School through accountability, prayer, and oversight. This board works closely with the Head of School, who—together with the Educational Leadership Team (ELT)—is entrusted with the daily operations and management of the school.
The CRICS Governing Board operates under the school’s bylaws and the policies outlined in the CRICS Governance Handbook. Individual board members have no authority to act on behalf of the school unless specifically authorized by the full board or a designated committee. As a whole, however, the board plays a vital role in ensuring that CRICS remains sustainable, mission-driven, and faithful to its calling.
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Vision
The vision of CRICS is to help others know God and understand Him more fully by serving the body of Christ through providing quality Christian education in Chiang Rai, Thailand.
We are a Christian school committed to serving the children of pastors, missionaries, educators, and social welfare workers of non-profit businesses or agencies in the Chiang Rai area. Our school also invites, embraces, and serves other students whose presence provides culture, diversity, and resources that support and enrich our primary mission. The Chiang Rai International Christian School is a resource to parents and is designed to encourage and assist the parents in fulfilling their responsibility of educating their children. Our school sees each person and family as individually created and endowed with gifts by our Creator. We seek to encourage individual talents and meet individual needs as expressed by our students and families. Our school desires to be a catalyst for unity and cooperation between families and organizations that serve the Chiang Rai province and surrounding areas. The Chiang Rai International Christian School students set an example by working together in community service and outreach. We seek to bless the Chiang Rai community, Thailand, and the world.
Our mission at Chiang Rai International Christian School (CRICS) is to “serve the servant by providing quality, innovative, affordable, family-oriented English Christian Education.” Teachers and staff in a Christian school must be ever mindful that they instruct not only through formal explanation but even more powerfully through example and shared experience.
A lifestyle not aligned with biblical standards of conduct is grounds for dismissal because it both violates the occupational qualification for volunteers to be Christian role models and hinders CRICS from fulfilling its mission. This agreement is not an exhaustive list, and we reserve the right to make institutional decisions (including hiring, placement, and retention) based on lifestyle decisions and behaviors that may hinder our mission as a Christian school.
I will honor God in all my relationships and activities and will strive to rid myself of anger, greed, impure thoughts, and whatever else belongs to my “sinful” nature. (Galatians 5:19-21)
I will earnestly strive to honor God with all that I say and do, and to love others as evidence of my love for God. I will practice compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience and choose to respect, bear with, and forgive others. (Mark 12:28-31) Hateful and harassing speech or attitudes directed towards any individual are not in accord with the Bible nor CRICS’s Statement of Faith.
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I will exercise godly wisdom, sensitivity, discipline, and balance in my lifestyle choices in order to avoid offense and provide a godly model for my students, colleagues, and community. This includes refraining from the use of profanity; possession or use of pornographic materials; promotion of violence; possession, use, or promotion of unauthorized controlled substances or illegal drugs; and the abuse of alcohol or drugs. (Ephesians 4:29, Ephesians 5:18, Matthew 5:27)
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I will exercise godly wisdom, sensitivity, discipline, and balance in my lifestyle choices in order to avoid offense and provide a godly model for my students, colleagues, and community. This includes refraining from the use of profanity; possession or use of pornographic materials; promotion of violence; possession, use, or promotion of unauthorized controlled substances or illegal drugs; and the abuse of alcohol or drugs. (Ephesians 4:29, Ephesians 5:18, Matthew 5:27)
I will engage with the body of Christ through regular attendance at a local church and fellowship with believers. (Hebrews 10:25, Colossians 3:16, Acts 2:42)
In the event of a disagreement with an adult member of the community, I will address my concerns directly in keeping with the principles of Scripture. (Matthew 18)
I will treat everyone with dignity and respect and strive to provide a safe and protected learning environment. I will refrain from any behavior that violates CRICS’s child safety guidelines. (Psalm 139, Colossians 3).
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I will live in accordance with biblical purity, honoring God's design for singleness and for marriage, which is a covenantal commitment between one man and one woman. Biblical purity includes refraining from premarital, extramarital, bisexual, homosexual and incestuous conduct, as well as any form of provocative sexual behavior. (1 Thessalonians 4:3-8, Genesis 2:18-25, I Corinthians 6:18, 7:2-5, 32-35, Hebrews 13:4)
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I will live in accordance with my biological sex as determined at birth, recognizing that God's perfect design for humanity was male and female in His image*. (Genesis 1:26-27)
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I will live in accordance with biblical purity, honoring God's design for singleness and for marriage, which is a covenantal commitment between one man and one woman. Biblical purity includes refraining from premarital, extramarital, bisexual, homosexual and incestuous conduct, as well as any form of provocative sexual behavior. (1 Thessalonians 4:3-8, Genesis 2:18-25, I Corinthians 6:18, 7:2-5, 32-35, Hebrews 13:4)
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I will live in accordance with my biological sex as determined at birth, recognizing that God's perfect design for humanity was male and female in His image*. (Genesis 1:26-27)
In summary, I will strive to be a Christian role model who hates evil and clings to what is good, regards each person with love and respect, is diligent and enthusiastic in service to the Lord, rejoices in hope, is patient in affliction, prays steadfastly, shares with those in need, attempts to live in peace and harmony with everyone, does what is right and honorable, avoids pride and revenge, and is not overcome by evil but overcomes evil with good. (Romans 12:9-21)
* Please note: An individual’s eligibility to serve as faculty or staff at CRICS is not impacted by being born intersex.
Non-discrimination Statement
CRICS maintains a policy of nondiscrimination with staff, student, and family members No aspect of study, community involvement, or employment with us will be influenced in any manner by sex, race, age, or disability. CRICS carefully preserves its right to select teaching faculty who will affirm the school's Statement of Faith and Lifestyle Statement and who will effectively advance the school's mission.
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Core Values
These core values guide every decision we make and shape the learning culture at CRICS.
Unashamedly requiring students to think and to express their thoughts. For teams and for individuals, creativity and independent thinking are indispensable.
Wholeness of Character
Helping students develop physical, spiritual and emotional health that opens the door of opportunity and allows the student the joy of finishing well.
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Expected School-wide Learning Results (ESLRs)
Rooted in our core values, the ESLRs describe the key qualities we seek to develop in every CRICS student.
CRICS Office Hours are 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday while school is in session.
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Daily Schedule
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A full calendar can be seen in the CRICS Portal at portal.crics.asia.
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7:30 am
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Students may begin arriving to campus
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8:00 am
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Classes begin for all grades
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11:40 am - 12:20pm
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Lunch period for all grades
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3:40 pm
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Classes end for all grades
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4:00 pm
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Students must be picked up from campus
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Elementary
School Supplies
Kindergarten-5th Grades: To ensure quality and adequate amounts of supplies, teachers will purchase some supplies for each student. Parents may need to supply some items. A supply fee will be added to the student’s bill for all Kindergarten through 5th-grade students. Parents please provide the following recommended supplies for students.
