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The Phuket International Academy (PIA) is a pioneering sports, education, arts and wellness facility located in Phuket, Thailand. It comprises three synergistic centres: the PIA Day School, the PIA Sports, Arts and Wellness Centre and the PIA Mind Centre. They offer students, parents and people from all over Phuket, as well as international communities, a state of the art, sustainable facility with focus on education, sports, arts and wellness.
Located on the resort island of Phuket, Thailand, PIA is situated in an area of natural beauty close to a national park. The view of Phuket International Academy is to fulfill the intellectual, physical, creative and spiritual prospects
of all students, members and participants of the three centres.
The Phuket International Academy Day School (PIADS) is working to become a three programme International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. As a pioneering international school in Phuket, it will incorporate the uniqueness of Asian culture and the best from Western educational traditions, to develop inquiring, informed, and compassionate young people who know how to conduct their lives with integrity, cultivate genuine happiness, and who work toward a more peaceful and sustainable earth. The Phuket International Academy Day School has excellent facilities, teachers, trainers, staff and administration.
Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club (PIASLC) is partially constructed, and will shortly start to deliver a wide range of world-class sports, arts, wellness and recreational facilities and programmes for the enjoyment of the school's pupils, their families, the local Phuket community as well as for visiting professional and amateur individual athletes and teams from around the glove. PIASLC is going to establish a benchmark as a regional hub for sports, arts and wellness in Thailand and Asia, and perhaps the world.
Phuket International Academy Mind Centre (PIAMC) is nearing completion and will soon start to make available training in the cultivation of cognitive and emotional balance. The Phuket International Academy Mind Centre will provide a combination of modern psychology and neuroscience in association with traditional Asian contemplative practices. Delivered through residential retreats and weekend seminars PIAMC is open to anyone. Working in close interaction with the Phuket International Academy Day School and the Phuket International Academy Sports and Leisure Club, the programmes offered through Phuket International Academy Mind Centre will contribute to everyone's healthier mental balance
and wellbeing. April 10th marks the launch of the PIA Mind Centre (PIAMC) with a two-day "Genuine Happiness Retreat" led by Dr. Alan B. Wallace. The retreat incorporates two methods for cultivating meditative quiescence or shamatha. It teaches the practice of "mindfulness of breathing", which is a successful technique for relaxing the body and calming the mind. A second method taught is both a shamatha practice and vipashyana, "insight meditation" called "settling the mind in its natural state".
PIA is an integrated facility hosting Phuket's newest International School, a multi-faceted Sports and Leisure Club for elite athletes, amateur enthusiasts, artists and wellness seekers - all within the Mind Centre sanctuary that provides training in the cultivation of mental and emotional sense of balance. Phuket International Academy prides itself on being a responsible member of the community. It is dedicated to operating with integrity as an equal opportunity employer and adhering to the highest ethical standards to realize Mind, Body and Spirit Wellness
Located in the northern reaches of Phuket, just 15 minutes from Phuket International Airport, PIA also includes two 38-room boutique hotels and an impressive range of facilities ideal for corporate retreats, seminars, and teambuilding programmes and events.

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Information on Thailand's newest and most innovative international education, sports and leisure facility, the Phuket International Academy (PIA) can be found following these links for the International School; the Mind Centre, and Sports and Leisure Club.

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