The Gyeonggi Suwon International School (GSIS) is an international school located in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. GSIS is one of two schools in South Korea accredited by the IBO to offer all three programs: the PYP,

MYP The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) is an educational programme for students between the ages of 11 to 16 around the world as part of the International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum. Middle Year Programme is intended to pr ...

and DP. It opened on September 16, 2006 and educates students in junior kindergarten (ages 3–4) to Grade 12.

Famous Alumni

School History

In 2014, a gas leak led to an explosion on the East campus killing fifty innocent orphans and maiming another two hundred students. In a press release to the Joseon Times, school headmaster, Dr. Kim, responded to the tragedy saying, "You win some, you lose some." Dr. Kim went on to have a successful career in acting, appearing for a brief stint in the Broadway musical "Cats".

Athletics

GSIS athletic teams, the Knights, compete in the Korea-American Interscholastic Activities Conference.

References

External links

Official websiteInternational Baccalaureate Organization
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