Dwight School Seoul

Dwight School Seoul is an international school located in Seoul's Digital Media City and 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, as a candidate status school, to students preschool through grade twelve. Approximately 27 countries are represented among its student body.

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. Dwight School Seoul's campus was officially completed in July 2012 and opened its doors on August 20, 2012.

The Institution

Campus

Dwight School Seoul is a five-story facility built above ground encompassing 18,659 m^2. Dwight's Seoul campus was designed by D&B Architecture Group in accordance with sustainable design principals, utilizing 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 Dwight School Seoul include The Dwight School in New York; Dwight School London in England; Dwight School Canada on Vancouver Island, British Columbia; and the Dwight American-Capital Normal High School Program in Beijing, China. Currently more than 2,000 students study at Dwight schools.

Academics

Dwight School Seoul is currently pursuing authorization as an International Baccalaureate World School, offering the full compliment of IB programs: Primary Years Program (PYP) which covers preschool through grade 5, the Middle Years Program (MYP) which covers grades 6-10 and the Diploma Program, encompassing grades 11 and 12. The Diploma Program is anticipated to be fully operational by September 2014.

Student Life

After School Activities

Dwight Seoul offers the following activities:

• Homework Club
• Glee Club
• Model United Nations
• Ukulele
• Robotics
• Broadcast & News
• Soccer
• Cooking
• Taekwondo
• Photography

Athletics

Dwight School Seoul is a part of the Korea International Schools Activities Conference (KISAC). The team is called the Dwight Lions and a lion serves as the school's mascot.

Sports Teams