As the first foreign school fully recognized by the Ministry of Education in 1973, Seoul International School has a history of offering an education with a global perspective.

Headed by Chairman and principal Kim Hyung-shik, the private school offers a 12-year American curriculum in an English-only setting with a vision to inspire students to work with others in creating a better world.

The school’s decades-long mission has been to offer essential knowledge and extracurricular opportunities to students so that they can grow as inquisitive, independent thinkers and make a positive contribution to society.

Located in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, the school has earned an international reputation for producing graduates with excellent academic achievements, with 100 percent of its graduates going on to higher education.

The vast majority of the students enter prestigious universities in the US, with recent graduates being accepted into Princeton University, Stanford University and Yale University.

“We observed various schools but there is one remarkable thing we noticed about SIS: all the children are smiling and all the staff are smiling,” a student’s parent said. “They are happy.”

It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools. Its application for the 2017-2018 year will begin on Jan. 9, with admission exams for new applicants to be held from January to March.

(laeticia.ock@heraldcorp.com)