Dwight School Seoul


Dwight School Seoul is an international school located in Seoul. It is a member of The Dwight Schools, a global network of independent International Baccalaureate 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. Dwight School Seoul is accredited by the Council of International Schools and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

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; in England; on Vancouver Island, British Columbia; and the

Academics

Dwight School Seoul is an IB World School offering the full complement of IB programs: Primary Years Program which covers preschool through grade 5, the Middle Years Program which covers grades 6-10 and the Diploma Program, encompassing grades 11 and 12.

Student life

Extracurricular Program

Dwight Seoul offers the following activities:
Dwight School Seoul 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.
Sports Teams