About Us

Short History of AE

The American English Language School (AE) was founded in 2002 by Jason and Jintana Alavi. It is situated in Klong 3, in the Klong Luang area of Rangsit, Pathumthani Province. From its inception it has served individual students, corporate students, private and public schools. It focuses primarily on the recruitment and management of select teaching staff for various local client schools. In 2002, AE started providing some teachers for Suan Kularb Wittyalai Rangsit School (SKR) in Klong 4. Then, in May 2007, AE began to provide teachers for Prathomsuksa Thammasart School, on the Klong Luang Campus. In May 2008 AE began providing teachers for Wat Khien Khet School (KK), between Klong 3 and Klong 4, as well.

AE’s long term goal is to expand at a rate which still allows it maintain quality control in its processes and staff. Our short term goal is to maintain a work environment that is friendly, competent, professional and culturally aware, while providing our employees with a pay and benefits package that is above ordinary, yet still financially viable for both AE and its employees.

To this end, if any of you have any tips, suggestions, observations, advice, etc. on how to improve ANY aspect of AE’s operations, please let us know. We always want to improve and the best way to improve is to listen!

Short bio of Jason Alavi

Jason David Alavi was born on December 4th, 1969, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.His father, Ali Reza Alavi, is a retired Professor of Political Science and his mother, Karima Diane Marie Alavi, is currently finishing her MFA in Creative Writing, is a consultant and educator on Islamic and educational matters and is a teacher at The New Mexico School for The Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Jason first came to Thailand in July, 1986, as a Rotary Club Youth Exchange Scholar. He lived for 14 months in MaeHongSon township, in MaeHongSon Province, in Northern Thailand. It was then that he fell in love with Thailand and was named “1986-1987 Rotary Club Youth Exchange Scholar of the Year”. He also got his first taste of teaching there, teaching Conversational English to Burmese hill-tribe refugees on the weekend, in the jungle. After finishing High School back in Ohio, Jason did his Bachelors in World History/Geography at George Mason University, in Fairfax, Virginia, USA. After a few years spent in stable but boring, unfulfilling jobs, he decided to move back to Thailand in 1996. He, like most foreigners who want to stay in Thailand, started teaching English. Since then, he has taught every subject except Math, which he is terrible at! J

In 2002, he married his long-time friend, Jintana, and they now have a 6 year old son (Sebastian) and a 13 year old adopted daughter (Looknahm). In early 2002, he became the Head of Personnel for The Vanessa Schools Group, a group of three private schools in the Rangsit area. In late 2002, he resigned and he and Jintana opened up AE and Jason started teaching Conversational English at SKR. Shortly thereafter, AE was asked to become the sole provider of foreign teaching staff at SKR and the rest, as they say (tongue-in-cheek) is history! He is currently The Managing Director of A.E. He is also a member of The Rotary Club of Rangsit. In addition to this, he is also an occasional Special Consultant on Educational Matters to Pathumthani Province office of Ministry of Education E.S.A. 1 and The English Language Institute of The Royal Thai Ministry of Education, Bangkok. He frequently volunteers to help local financially poor schools to put on English Camps. He is currently studying towards a Masters in Educational Administration from Leicester University, in England, through their Distance Learning Program.

Short bio of Jintana Alavi

Jintana Alavi (nee Thasri) was born on November 20th, 1964, in Phichit Province, Thailand. Her father, Prasert Thasri, was a high school Principal and her mother, Johng-gohn Thasri, ran a general store in the town market. Jintana received her Bachelor Degree, in Finance and Banking, from Dhurakij Pundij (pronounced Toorahgit Bundit) University, Bangkok, in 1986. She tried her hand at working in a travel agency, but didn’t care for it. Then she started to work at The Narai Hotel, on Silom Road, where she became a Sales Executive for Catering and Conferences. She took to the hotel business well. She eventually rose to be The Sales Manager of Catering and Special Events for The Imperial Queens Park Hotel, a 5 star hotel in Sukhumvit Soi 22. She then moved to become The Director of Catering at The Merchant Court Hotel at Le Concorde Bangkok on Ratchadaphisek Road in Bangkok. In late 2002, she resigned to help Jason run AE. She helps out with any and all matters but focuses especially on all Immigration, Labor Department, Social Security and Accounting issues for AE’s employees. She also interfaces with all of the Thai teachers at AE’s client schools, in order to maintain quality control. She is the License Holder of A.E.

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