Lock Haven University Student Teaching Abroad
Gyeonggi Suwon International
Location: Korea Founder of School: Dr. Thomas Penland
Facts about GSIS:
Presently GSIS is 48% Korean and 52% non-Korean. In addition, GSIS is 70% ethnically Korean. The vast majority of the ethnically Korean students were born and raised in a bilingual environment outside of Korea with English being their primary language for academics. These students are also primarily Korean-American or Korean-Canadian. The 52% non-Korean students and the 20% non -Asian students at GSIS come from over 15 other nations. Why should I student teach at The GSIS school year is 180 Gyeonggi Suwon International instructional days which begins an mid-August School? and ends in early June. Gyeonggi Suwon International School Classes begin at 8:00 A.M. (GSIS) is proud to be the first fully a and end at 3:15 P.M. for all accredited three program International students, Monday through Baccalaureate (IB) World School in the Friday. greater Seoul area, and the second such school on the Korean peninsula. Students For 2017-2018 we have total enrollment of 430 students. There is progress through the Primary Years (PYP), one class each for pre-school, kindergarten, with two classes in Middle Years (MYP), and the Diploma grades 1 through 5. There is a cap of 16 students in pre-school, 20 (DP) programmes as they move towards matriculation in a thriving academic in kindergarten through grade 5. A full-time teacher assistant is environment. The school services both the provided in pre-school, kindergarten, grades 1 and 2. Secondary educational and co-curricular needs of school class size cap for mainstream classes is 22 students except more than 500 Kindergarten - Grade 12 for physical education classes. ELL classes are capped at 18 students and their families. Located in students. Suwon, a short commute south of Seoul, GSIS provides a dynamic learning Over 85% of GSIS full-time teachers and residence staff are environment, passionately committed to overseas hire and hold a foreign passport. They are all professing “educating the whole child.” Christians of various denominations who were primarily hired at A quality international education overseas job fairs. They are certified or credentialed and are addresses both academic and co-curricular experienced teachers from the United States, Canada, India, New facets of a learner’s life. To facilitate this Zealand, and Australia. Many GSIS teachers have graduate level process GSIS offers a wide range of degrees of Master’s or higher. co-curricular programs including athletics, fine arts and performing arts, special GSIS is a fully accredited institution with the Western Association interest clubs, and various service of Schools and Colleges (WASC) which is an accrediting opportunities. All this in addition to a commission for schools in the states of California and Hawaii, as robust academic program. well as international schools like ours in the East/Pacific region. GSIS was created through its ongoing WASC accreditation is important because it ensures that a school partnerships with the city of Suwon and is continually reviewing its curriculum, policies, programs, the province of Gyeonggi. Partnership and personnel, and finances so standards are maintained and collaboration are strong themes at GSIS, improved upon to create a school of excellence and one that is for both the school and our students. We driven by student learning. encourage the development of relationships and collaboration between teachers, students, and their families, all aimed at the successful learning of the child.
The Student Teaching Experience:
GSIS can accommodate student teachers majoring in early childhood, elementary, secondary, and health & physical education.
Placements are 7 weeks in duration. About Gyeonggi Suwon International Placements are arranged by the Director of Student Teaching and School: Field Experience. GSIS is located on ten and one-half acres of garden grounds surrounded by green belt property in the exciting and developing city of Suwon. The main academic building greets visitors arriving to the campus and includes high GSIS will provide a cooperating school, middle school, and elementary divisions. The academic building teacher who will supervise the includes an information technology center (info-tech and library/media/ computer center) that will be the core for all educational programs. The student during the placement, Info-tech center is the conduit to worldwide research for students and faculty enabling frequent contact, members as well as the hub for a wireless computer network throughout the assessment, and feedback for the campus. The info-tech center also allows students to connect to research student teacher. databases housed both on the school server and at web-based sites. The library circulation resources are computerized to enable convenient and efficient searches by students and faculty members. The cooperating teacher at GSIS will provide observations and "World class" middle school and high school science labs and classrooms communications with the assigned support the inquiry-based curriculum and enable engaging, hands-on instruction. Also in the academic building, students have easy access to a fully University Supervisor or Director equipped cafeteria where hot nutritional meals are served in a clean and of Student Teaching. comfortable environment. A school clinic and health services office provide limited health services to faculty and students via the full-time, registered nurse. The academic facility contains spacious classrooms, teacher work areas, Students are responsible for airfare meeting and function rooms, hallways, counseling services suites, and costs and other additional costs administrative offices. which may occur such as taxi fares, boarding costs, or meal plans. Adjacent to the academic building is a performing arts center with fine arts . classrooms and laboratories. This facility includes a five-hundred seat performing arts auditorium, choral and instrumental classrooms, music practice rooms, drama rooms, and visual arts laboratories.
A recreational and fitness educational center inclusive of a regulation-sized soccer pitch, two full sized gymnasiums, tennis courts, a regulation-sized swimming pool, and other supporting facilities for physical fitness development sits at rear of the campus. Community based programs will be designed to maximize the use of this recreational center. A safe and secure playground area to provide stimulating children's fitness programs is located adjacent to the academic building near the elementary division area.
International Student Teaching
Required Information:
LHU students continue to pay LHU tuition and fees while student teaching at Dalian American International School, plus an additional $150 international service fee. Various activities which have been offered to All students are required to carry documented students: evidence of having obtained international health 3D Art Club Library Club insurance. Badminton Club Mandarin Language
Information regarding international health Book Club/Reading Club Media Club insurance providers can be obtained from the Broadcasting Club Minhwa Painting Center for Global Engagement. Students may find your current health providers carries Chess Club Musical Jump rope overseas travel/study protection. It is important Clay Art Outdoor Hiking that the student’s carrier provide written Cooking Club Pop-Up book making verification of such coverage. Guitar Praise Team singing In addition, all students must purchase an through movement International Student Identity Card (ISIC Card). Hangout Club Student Council Homework Club For more details please see the Director of Swim Team Student Teaching or the Center for Global Japanese Club Tap Dance Engagement. Kids Musical Yoga
Contact Information: Gyeonggi Suwon International School
451, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si,
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea Interested in Student Teaching https://www.gsis.sc.kr/ Abroad, please contact the Director of Student Teaching: [email protected]