MYP Program

Gyeonggi Suwon International School is currently a candidate school* and working towards authorization of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (IB-MYP).  We seek to follow the IB-MYP curriculum in grades 6 to 10.  The IB-MYP is an international education program that emphasizes the inter-relatedness of subjects and prepares students to become responsible participants in a changing world.  The fundamental concepts of the program are holistic learning, intercultural awareness and communication.

The IB-MYP program emphasizes critical thinking and learning how to learn as opposed to simply learning facts.  It is a student centered curriculum model in which the student is at the center of learning and teaching.  Further, the IB-MYP program model focuses on 8 subject  areas: 2 Languages, humanities, technology, mathematics, arts, sciences, and physical education.

GSIS aims to develop internationally minded students who, recognizing our common humanity and shared  guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world.  Students who are:

Inquirers / Knowledgeable / Thinkers / Communicators / Principled / Open-minded / Caring / Risk- takers / Balanced / Reflective

*Only schools authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) as IB World Schools can offer any of its three academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), or the Diploma Programme. Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted.

For further information about the IBO and its programmes, visit www.ibo.org.