Home educating on the island means building the week yourself: time with other kids, something new to learn, and a few hours when a trained adult takes over. These are the places we list that fit a school-day week. Every card says whether you can leave the kids, and says so when something has not been checked yet.
A morning or a whole day with staff, on weekdays too. You drop off and come back.
Their own hours open on weekday mornings, and they say you can leave the kids. The card says whether that is confirmed.
Drop-off OKAir conditionedStaffed drop-off indoor playground in Chaweng, Koh Samui, for ages 4 to 10: Montessori-leaning and air-conditioned, with magnetic tiles, sensory play, crafts and books.
Drop-off not confirmed, ask the venueToiletsKids aerial silks, acrobatics and dance from age 3 in Bophut, Koh Samui: group classes while you wait in the cafe. Holiday sport camps from age 5 are drop-off, 10am to 4pm.
Drop-off not confirmed, ask the venueAuthentic Muay Thai training with 8 full-time Thai trainers, structured supervised classes for children from age 8.
Art, clay, cooking, language, swimming and martial arts. Check each one's class times before you plan the week.
Drop-off OKAir conditionedThe Lamai branch of Kidomo, the same staffed indoor play club as Chaweng, next to Le Saline.
Drop-off OKEnglish spokenAward-winning language school in Maenam offering structured English classes for children, weekdays 4-6pm and Saturdays.
Drop-off not confirmed, ask the venueBeloved art school and garden studio offering painting, clay and craft workshops, kids from age 5 happily fill 90-minute sessions.
Drop-off not confirmed, ask the venueAir conditionedCalm, Montessori-inspired indoor play space with wooden toys, gentle music and an outdoor area, perfect for babies to 5-year-olds.
Drop-off not confirmed, ask the venueAmple parkingSupervised playroom with a nanny inside Samui Town Center on the ring road, about a kilometre from Big C. Books, Montessori-style toys, movement classes upstairs.
Drop-off not confirmed, ask the venuePrivate mobile swimming lessons at your villa or hotel pool, from babies 6 months old through to school-age children.
Drop-off not confirmed, ask the venueAmple parkingSupervised LEGO-style creative playroom inside Big C Samui and Lotus's Lamai, kids build while parents shop next door.
Drop-off not confirmed, ask the venueKoh Samui's only pottery studio, wheel throwing, hand-building and glazing in a sensory-friendly space from age 7.
Drop-off not confirmed, ask the venueToiletsSpice Spoons Thai cooking class at Anantara Bophut: three dishes, 11:30am to 1:30pm. Ask the resort about the minimum age; the Tree House Kids Club runs its own kids cooking.
Drop-off not confirmed, ask the venueAmple parkingMontessori style indoor play space for toddlers inside Big C Samui. Stay and play, or drop-off with nanny supervision (ask the venue).
We have not listed a home education group or co-op on Samui yet. If you run one or meet with one, tell us and we will add it.
Tell us about a groupPick a half day and a class, and the planner works out the times, the driving and where you can leave the kids.
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