Korea International School (South Korea)
| Korea International School (한국외국인학교) | |
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Seongnam, Jeju South Korea | |
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| Established | February 27, 1999 |
| Founder | YBM |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrollment | 997 |
| Color(s) | Blue, White |
| Mascot | Phoenix (Pangyo/Seoul), Dragon (Jeju) |
| Website | Korea International School |
Korea International School is a co-educational international preparatory school. It currently has three campuses located in located in Bundang-Pangyo [Seongnam city] (elementary, middle, and high school), Gaepo [southern Seoul] (kindergarten), and Jeju Island (elementary, middle school, and high school).
Facilities
KIS is located in Bundang, a suburb south of Seoul consisting of 4 wings: the elementary, middle, high, and G building. The elementary school wing houses the 25-meter swimming pool, main gym, squash courts, and elementary school classrooms. The elementary library is also located on the first floor of the elementary school building. Adjoining the elementary wing is the outdoor soccer field. The school cafeteria connects the elementary school building to the middle school building. The middle school wing contains the music department, the middle school classrooms and the admissions office, located at the first floor. Between the middle and high school building is the Performing Arts Center, which hosts school drama productions, music performances, and ceremonies. The high school wing houses the computer labs, upper gymnasium, weight room, and high school classrooms. The secondary library connects the middle school to the high school building.
In 2009, the G building was opened on the Pangyo campus. This includes all the foreign language and some of the science classrooms, the "Phoenix Gym", and additional parking. Sky bridges from the high school wing to the middle school wing and from the middle school wing to the G building, were also constructed.
In 2011, a Korea International School opened a sister campus as part of the newly-developed Global Education City. Korea International School, Jeju Campus is also co-educational, serves students from PK–12, and offers boarding starting in Grade 4.
Academics
KIS has an American-based curriculum for grades K–12. To graduate, high school students must take courses in history, mathematics, literature, science, electives, and arts. In addition to this curriculum, KIS has a 1:1 Macbook program, in which all middle and high schools students have a Macbook, and in Grade 3-5 students participate in One to World, a 1:1 iPad program. Students work in collaborative spaces such as Google Drive and Schoology across the school. Students are also expected to know how to interact on such networks for discussions. As of 2016-17, AP courses offered at KIS Pangyo Campus include AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry, AP Chinese, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Economics, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature & Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP Physics, AP Physics 2, AP Psychology, AP Capstone Seminar, AP Capstone Research, AP Statistics, AP US History, and AP World History.
Sports
KIS (High School) is a member of KAIAC (Korean-American Interscholastic Activities Conference) Division I. The sports included are:
Fall: Cross-Country, Volleyball, Tennis.
Winter: Basketball, Cheerleading.
Spring: Soccer, Swimming
Prior to the year of 2007-2008, KIS was a Division II KAIAC school. But starting with the 2007-2008 year, KIS was promoted into a Division I KAIAC school.
Sports Championships (High School): Division I (Current) Fall 2008: Girls Tennis (D.I). Fall 2009
Division II
| Season | Sports team |
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| Fall 2011 | Boys Varsity/JV Volleyball |
| Fall 2011 | Girls Varsity/JV Volleyball |
| Winter 2011 | Boys Varsity/JV Basketball |
| Winter 2011 | Girls Varsity/JV Basketball |
| Winter 2011 | Varsity/JV Cheerleading |
| Spring 2011 | Girls Varsity Soccer |
References
- 1.^ Korea International School Mission Statement.
