Built for Sports
Designed for Life

A future-focused international school where students pursue excellence in sports, succeed academically, and grow into confident, capable, and caring individuals.

Watch the film
SPORT
or SCHOOL
Gina, deep in thought at her desk A scale weighing sport against school

The choice no child
should have to
make.

Why gamble for
their future?

Why BISA Exists

" As a young boy, I loved tennis.I had big dreams — I wanted to be world number one. "

But like so many children around the world, I was eventually told I had to make a choice: sport, or school. And like most, I chose school — accepting that this was simply how things were.

Philippe Souvanheane with his family

Years later, I moved to Thailand and became a father — and the old question returned: why do children have to choose? I saw talented children everywhere, with discipline and dreams, but no real environment built to support both sport and academics.

BISA is my answer — and my life mission: a place where dreams don't compete, where children chase their passions while protecting their future. No student should ever have to choose.

ONE SYSTEM—WHOLE CHILD
PENTARA

Most schools focus on one thing.

We built BISA differently.

FIVE PILLARS, designed to work as one.

THE PENTARA FRAMEWORK

Academic Excellence

Developing knowledge, curiosity, intellectual discipline, communication, and the habits of lifelong learning.

Character & Culture

Building integrity, leadership, respect, resilience, responsibility, and the courage to do what is right.

Innovation & Future Skills

Preparing students to think critically, create boldly, use technology intelligently, and adapt to a rapidly changing world.

Wellbeing

Strengthening physical, emotional, and social wellbeing while developing the self-awareness required for sustainable performance.

Elite Performance

Developing the discipline, mindset, physical readiness, and competitive intelligence required to pursue excellence in sport.

The Elite Masters

"To elevate education in Asia—and shape young athletes ready to excel on and off the field."

FROM PROMISING
TO PREPARED

“At BISA, students follow a structured journey that develops the athlete, the student, and the person — year after year.”

Every child arrives with potential. BISA gives that potential a system to support their dream.

Through sport, academics, performance training, recovery, competition, and community life, students learn how to grow with structure — not pressure alone.

Each year follows a clear cycle: discover, train, recover, perform, and evolve. As students mature, the standard rises with them, preparing them for university, sport, and life beyond BISA.

The Founder's
Circle.

"An invitation to families who want to be part of what BISA becomes."

We're building BISA in public — every step, every decision, every master who joins us. The Founder's Circle is for families who want to follow the journey closely, meet the
people behind it, and experience BISA before opening day. If that sounds like you, come in.

What Members Receive.

What members receive : Members of the Founder's Circle are invited to:

  • Members of the Founder's Circle are invited to:
  • Every update from the build — campus, masters, milestones.
  • Camps, clinics, and family days, as we begin to host them.
  • A personal introduction to BISA, ahead of opening day.
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