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Gyeonggi Suwon International School (GSIS)

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Suwon (Suwon-si) is the largest city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Gyeonggi-do is the most populous province in South Korea. ...

Academics

Gyeonggi Suwon International School (GSIS) opened its doors to students for the first time on September 18, 2006. The school was founded as a partnership among Gyeonggi Provincial Government, Suwon City, and Dr. Thomas J. Penland, Headmaster of Taejon Christian International School which is one of the oldest and most respected international schools in Korea. The purpose of the school is to provide a high quality international education for foreign children in Korea. Suwon (Suwon-si) is the largest city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ...

Gyeonggi Suwon International School provides international students a high quality internationally based education within a Christian environment utilizing positive educational experiences and biblical foundations for spiritual growth. A Christian is a follower of Jesus of Nazareth, referred to as Christ. ...

Because each student is recognized as a person made in the image of God, Christian education should foster self-respect and self-worth as well as respect and esteem for others. For this reason, the goal of Gyeonggi Suwon International School (GSIS) is to provide a quality educational environment in which each student’s unique gifts of intellect, personality, stature, and spirit are given the best opportunity for development towards maturity. GSIS bases its philosophy on basic Christian beliefs.

GSIS projects a capacity enrollment of over six hundred (600) students in grades K-12. The school is seeking accreditation with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. GSIS will become a member of: EARCOS (East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools); KAIAC (Korea–American Interscholastic Activities Conference); ACSI (Association of Christian Schools International); The College Board (PSAT, SAT, AP programs); and The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). As an IB World School, the IB Primary Years Program (PYP), the IB Middle Years Program (MYP), and the IB Diploma Program (DP) will provide the curriculum framework for GSIS. Selected Advanced Placement (AP) courses will complement the IB Diploma Program in the high school division. The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. ... The East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS) is an association of some 94 international schools in East Asia which use English as the primary medium of instruction. ... The Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) is the largest association of Protestant Christian schools in the United States. ... The College Board is a non-profit examination board in the United States that was formed in 1900 as the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB). ... The PSAT/NMSQT, or Preliminary-SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, is a multiple choice standardized test generally taken by high school juniors, sophomores, and freshmen in the United States. ... The SAT Reasoning Test, formerly called the Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test, is a type of standardized test frequently used by colleges and universities in the United States to aid in the selection of incoming students. ... Associated Press logo This article concerns the news service. ... The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) is an international non-profit educational foundation, founded in 1968 in Geneva, Switzerland. ... The International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) is an educational programme created and managed by the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) for students aged 3 to 12. ... The International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) is a five-year educational programme intended for students aged approximately 11 to 16 (grades 6-10 in the United States). ...

GSIS is also a laptop school which will allow our students to use the latest technology and become more technologically literate. A laptop computer or simply laptop (also notebook computer or notebook) is a small mobile personal computer, usually weighing from one to three kilograms, depending on size, materials and other factors. ...

There are currently students from over 14 different countries attending the school: Canada, USA, Holland, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Croatia, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, South Korea, China and Taiwan. Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands. ...

Facilities

GSIS is located on ten and one-half acres of garden grounds surrounded by green belt property in the exciting and developing city of Suwon. The school facilities include an academic building inclusive of high school, middle school, and elementary divisions. The academic building includes an information technology center (Info-tech and library/media/computer center) that is the core for all educational programs. The Info-tech center is the conduit to worldwide research for students and faculty members and the hub for a wireless computer network throughout the campus. The computerized library circulation resources enable convenient and efficient searches by students and faculty members. Suwon (Suwon-si) is the largest city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... High school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Middle school (also known as intermediate school or junior high school) covers a period of education that straddles primary education and secondary education, serving as a bridge between the two. ... In computational complexity theory, the complexity class ELEMENTARY is the union of the classes in the exponential hierarchy. ...

“World class” middle school and high school science labs and classrooms support the inquiry-based curriculum and enable engaging, hands-on instruction. Also in the academic building, students have easy access to a modern and fully equipped cafeteria. A school clinic and health services office staffed by a registered nurse is available to provide limited health services to faculty and students. The academic facility includes spacious classrooms, teacher work areas, meeting and function rooms, counseling services suites, and administrative offices.

Adjacent to the academic building is a performing arts center with fine arts classrooms and laboratories. This facility includes a five-hundred seat performing arts auditorium, choral and instrumental classrooms, music practice rooms, drama rooms, and visual arts laboratories.

A recreational and fitness educational center includes a regulation-sized soccer pitch, two full sized gymnasiums, tennis courts, a six-lane 25m long swimming pool, and other supporting facilities for physical fitness development.

A safe and secure playground area to provide stimulating children’s fitness programs is located adjacent to the academic building near the elementary division area.

Laptop Program

The inception of this exciting program makes GSIS the only laptop-based international school in the country. The opportunities that this unique form of education will extend to the students is as vast and exciting as the as the endless cyber world around them. A laptop computer or simply laptop (also notebook computer or notebook) is a small mobile personal computer, usually weighing from one to three kilograms, depending on size, materials and other factors. ...

Powered by three Citrix servers and wireless routers in every classroom, GSIS school students literally have the world at their fingertips. From notes, to web quests, to interactive learning programs students continue to gain the foundation of a traditional reading, writing and arithmetic education, but now it is performed with the technological demands of the 21 century in mind. Future graduates of Gyeonggi Suwon International School will enter universities around the world with technological experience that will push them to the top of our technological society. Citrix Systems (NASDAQ: CTXS) is a U.S. high technology software company, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with subsidiary operations in the UK and Australia. ...

Extra Curricular Activities

These are programs offered to provide enrichment, develop friendships, enable students to learn new skills, and to give them the opportunity to explore areas of physical, academic, social and creative interests.

There are a variety of extracurricular sports activities for students to join. GSIS offers soccer, basketball and volleyball. By the fall of 2007 GSIS will also offer swimming, cross country, tennis, and cheerleading. Students compete against other international schools in Korea who are members of KAIAC(Korea–American Interscholastic Activities Conference). Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms, or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net. ... Swimming is a technique that humans, and other animals, use to move through water using only movements of the body. ... The term cross-country, when used by itself, can refer to: Cross-country running Cross-country skiing Cross-country equestrianism Cross-country or XC mountain biking Cross-country or XC flying Fell running also known as hill running and mountain running Virgin Cross-Country is a rail franchise in the... A tennis net Tennis is a game played between either two players (Singles) or two teams of two players (Doubles). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponents court. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

There are also a variety of teacher led activities such as Puppet Team, Art Club, Drama, Gallary of Games, Fun Sports, Movie Mania, Spanish, Orchestra, Choir and Fan Dance.

Boarding Program

A student residential program has been developed for students in grades 6-8 who need boarding accommodations. As the school keeps adding grade levels each year the program will also grow accordingly. This comprehensive seven-day boarding program is available for students living in Korea as well as for students whose parents live in countries outside of the Republic of Korea.

Location

The school is located in Suwon which is on the southern edge of Seoul. Suwon is best known for the Hwaseong Fortress which has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. The school is in a beautiful location surrounded by parkland and a short distance from the Samsung headquarters. Suwon (Suwon-si) is the largest city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ... Seoul (Sŏul[1] 서울)   is the capital and largest city of South Korea (Republic of Korea). ... Hwaseong Fortress is located in Suwon, South Korea. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... Samsung Group is one of the largest South Korean business groupings. ...

External links

• Gyeonggi Suwon International School Homepage
• Gyeonggi Suwon International School Edline