Dwight School Seoul

Dwight School Seoul is an international school in Seoul, South Korea. It is a member of The Dwight Schools, a global network of independent International Baccalaureate (IB) schools founded in New York in 1872. Dwight School Seoul offers the International Baccalaureate curriculum to students preschool through grade twelve. Dwight School Seoul has a student body which represents over 38 countries. The school is accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).

Dwight School Seoul
Address
21 World Cup Buk-ro 62-Gil Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu

Seoul

South Korea
Information
TypeIndependent, college preparatory school
Established2012
HeadmasterKevin Skeoch
GradesPreschool - 12
Color(s)Blue and red
MascotLion
SexCo-educational
DayDay
Websitehttp://www.dwight.or.kr/

History

In 2009, The Dwight Schools organization was selected by the Seoul Metropolitan Government to open a model IB school for Korean and international students.[1] The school's campus was officially completed in July 2012 and opened on August 20, 2012.[2]

The Institution

Campus

Dwight School Seoul is a five-story building built above ground encompassing 18,659 square metres (200,840 sq ft). The campus was designed by D&B Architecture Group in accordance with sustainable design principals, using renewable energy through rooftop solar panels.

The Dwight Schools global network

The Dwight Schools are an international network of campuses and programs which, in addition to Seoul include schools in Dwight SchoolNew York, London, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and Shanghai. Currently, more than 2,000 students study at Dwight schools.

Academics

The school offers the full complement of IB programs: Primary Years Program (which covers pre-school to grade 5), the Middle Years Program (which covers grades 6-10) and the Diploma Program (grades 11 and 12).

Student life

Extracurricular program
  • Homework Club
  • Model United Nations
  • TV Broadcast
  • Soccer
  • Cooking
  • Taekwondo
  • Fencing
  • Future Business Leaders of America
  • Horseback Riding
  • Choir
  • Hip-Hop Dance
  • French Club
  • Korean Club
  • Investment Club
  • Minecraft Club
  • Open Makerspace
  • Table Tennis
  • Archery
  • Tennis
  • School production
  • Private instruments lessons (drum, violin, guitar, piano)
  • Robotics

Sport

The school is a part of the Korea International Schools Activities Conference and a member of the Korean-American Interscholastic Activities Conference. The team is called the "Dwight Lions" and a lion serves as the school's mascot.

Fall sports Winter sports Spring sports
Grades 2-5
Boys' & girls' soccer Boys' & girls' indoor soccer Boys' & girls' basketball
Cross-country (4-5 only) Swimming Athletics
Grades 6-8
Boys' & girls' volleyball Boys' & girls' basketball Boys' & girls' soccer
Cross-country Swimming Athletics
Grades 9-10
Boys' & girls' volleyball Boys' & girls' basketball Boys' & girls' soccer
Cross-country K-pop dancing Swimming

References
  1. "N.Y. school starts work on building Seoul branch", The Korea Herald, March 8, 2011.
  2. Kim Young-won, "New York-based Dwight School opens in Seoul", The Korea Herald, August 19, 2012.


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