Keisung Academy () is a co-educational independent day and

boarding school A boarding school is a school where pupils live within premises while being given formal instruction. The word "boarding" is used in the sense of "room and board", i.e. lodging and meals. As they have existed for many centuries, and now exten ...

for grades 10–12, located in

Daegu Daegu (, , literally 'large hill', 대구광역시), formerly spelled Taegu and officially known as the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; it is ...

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History

Origins

Keisung Academy was established in 1906 by missionary James E. Adams.

Campus facilities

Academic facilities

*Henderson Hall was built in 1931 and is the symbol of Keisung Academy. *Adams Hall was used to print the Declaration of Independence of Korea in 1919 for the 3.1 movement in

. The first western-style building in Young-Nam region(Gyeong-Sang State). *Mcpherson Hall was built as a Science building. but now it is being used as the Church of Keisung Academy *Adams Memorial Hall *Art building *Dong-san Hall *Shin Dong-san Hall

Athletic facilities

*Shetuck Hall *2 fields *5 basketball courts *1 tennis court *1 fitness center

Relationship with Sinmyeong High School and Keimyung University

The name of

Keimyung University Keimyung University (계명대학교, Gyemyeong Daehakgyo), abbreviated as KMU or Keimyung (啓明), is a private university located in Daegu, the fourth largest city in South Korea. The university takes roots from Jejungwon founded in 1899. Th ...

is combination of 'Kei' of Keisung and 'myung' of Sinmyung.

Extra-curricular activities

There are 21 clubs.

Alumni

Park Mok-wol Pak Mok-wol (, 6 January 1916 – 24 March 1978) was an influential Korean poet and academic. Personal life He was born Pak Yeongjong on January 6, 1916, in Moryang Village, Seo-myeon, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, in present-day South ...

(graduated 1935), poet *

Park Jeong-hui Park Jeong-hui (born 3 October 1966) is a South Korean judoka. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Park attended Keisung High School, and competed for his school at the 22nd President's Cup Judo Championsh ...

, judo practitioner

External links

* http://www.keisung.hs.kr {{coord missing, South Korea High schools in Daegu Private schools in South Korea Jung District, Daegu Educational institutions established in 1906 Christian schools in South Korea 1906 establishments in Korea