INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL 2020-2021 HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE

CEEB CODE 682002 SCHOOL

22, Palgong-ro 50-gil, Dong-gu, Established in August 2010, Daegu International School (DIS) is a K-12 independent co- Daegu, 41021 educational day and boarding school located in Daegu, Republic of Korea. DIS is affiliated with Lee Academy in Lee, Maine, USA. DIS offers the same curriculum as Lee Academy, which is Contact based on the College Board’s Advanced Placement system, the Maine Learning Results, Common Core Curriculum and Next Generation Science Standards. DIS provides a holistic +82 (0)53 980 2100 education that stresses academic excellence, social engagement, and intellectual curiosity. In [email protected] addition, our small school size gives each student an opportunity to pursue leadership roles in www.dis.sc.kr student clubs and athletics. Daegu.International.School

daegu_international_school MISSION DISTV Our mission at DIS is to help students become successful contributing members of a global society by providing a safe, nurturing environment in which students can reach their maximum potential: socially, emotionally, and intellectually.

Head of School ACCREDITATION Mr. Chris Murphy [email protected] DIS is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and fully authorized Assistant Head of School by the Korean Ministry of Education (MOE). Mr. Scott Jolly [email protected] ENROLLMENT

Director of Teaching & Learning Total enrollment for the 2020-21 school year is approximately 305 students in grades K-12. Mr. William Seward The class of 2021 consists of 16 students. Admission is based on academic records, personal [email protected] interview, admissions exam, and recommendations. Students from 14 countries attend DIS.

Director of External Affairs & School Grades Student Number Korean Studies Elementary School K-Grade 5 135 Mr. Doowon Kim Middle School Grades 6-8 90 [email protected] High School Grades 9-12 80 Counselor & Athletic Director Mrs. Sarah Jolly [email protected] GRADUATION REQUIREMENT

A minimum of 24.5 credits are required for high school students to get a DIS and Lee Academy diploma. Students receive one full credit for each yearlong course, and take at least 6 credit- bearing classes with a maximum of 4 Advanced Placement (AP) classes per year from junior

year. Korean citizens who want to pursue a Korean National Diploma must also complete 2

FACULTY STAFF hours a week in Korean language and Korean social studies in grades 1-12 (afterschool at DIS).

Minimum Graduation Requirements Number of academic staff: 34 Classes Credits Remarks

th Teaching Certification: 100% English 4.5 0.5 Writing Lab-9 grade Staff with PhD/MA: 70% Mathematics 3/4 Minimum (7 total Math/Science) Science 3/4 Minimum (7 total Math/Science-1 Biology) SCHOOL CALENDAR Social Studies 3 1 US History Wellness 2 Semester 1: Aug. 5-Dec. 11 Foreign Language 1 Semester 2: Jan. 4-May 26 Fine Arts 1 Graduation date: May 22 Electives 6 Total student days: 175 Total 24.5

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AP PLACEMENT PROGRAM AP COURSES OFFERED FOR 2020-2021

Due to the rigorous nature of our AP program, our AP classes are only offered Biology, Calculus AB, Chinese, English Language & to students in grades 10 through 12. Juniors and seniors may enroll in a Composition, English Literature & Composition, maximum of 4 AP courses per year. Micro/Macro Economics, Physics, Psychology, Seminar (Capstone), Statistics, Studio Art: Drawing, World History AP SCORE DISTRIBUTION

SAT AVERAGES FOR THE GRADUATING CLASSES Subject Totals 5 4 3 2 1 Biology 1 2 3 Class Composite Reading Math Chemistry 4 3 2 1 2020 1391 635 756 Calculus AB 2 1 2019 1425 659 766 Calculus BC 8 2018 1440 666 774 Statistics 2 One DIS student achieved a perfect score Out of total possible composite score of 1600 Chinese Language and Culture 1 English Literature and Composition 3 CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAM Macroeconomics 1 1 2 1 Microeconomics 1 2 1 2 Over 40 clubs offered in 2020-21 including: 9 5 2 1 Psychology Coding Club, Dance Team, FAB Lab, Jet Stream United States Government & Politics 1 (Broadcast Club), Jets Flyover Newspaper and World History: Modern 3 4 2 1 Journalism, Model United Nations, National Honor Research 3 Society, Red Cross Youth, Rock Band, Student Total 30 19 19 3 4 Council, Yearbook

Sports

Basketball, Cross Country, Futsal, Volleyball AP FIVE-YEAR SCHOOL SCORE SUMMARY

Out of the 77 exams given in May 2020, 91% of the scores were 3 or higher, with 66% of the scores either 4 or 5. EDUCATIONAL/SPORTS AFFILIATIONS

-East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS) % of Total AP Students with Score 3+ -International University Alliance (IUA) -Korea Council of Overseas Schools (KORCOS) -National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) -Southern Korean Activities Conference (SKAC)

STUDENT GROUP AFFILIATIONS

-Amnesty International -DECA -Global Issues Network (GIN) -National Association of Student Councils (NASC) -National Chinese Honor Society (NCHS) -National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS) -National Honor Society (NHS) -National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) -Red Cross Youth (RCY) -Science National Honor Society (SNHS)

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GRADING SYSTEM, GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA), RANKING

Grading Scale GPA is calculated at the end of each year, based on final grades in courses completed at DIS. GPA only includes A 90-100 completed courses and not courses in-progress. Only grades earned at DIS are included in the GPA. GPA is B 80-890 C 70-790 calculated on a 100-point scale, with weighting for AP multiplied by 1.1. All non-AP and non-ELU classes are F 00-690 considered honors level, but are not weighted for course grades or GPA. DIS does not rank students.

CURRICULUM (Course offerings can vary each year)

Freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors are required to take a minimum of 6 courses each semester.

ENGLISH SCIENCE ELECTIVES

English I & Writing Lab Biology Video Production 1**

English II Chemistry Video Production 2**

English III Physics Digital Media 1

Creative Writing Environmental Science Digital Media 2**

English Language Usage (ELU) Human Anatomy & Physiology** AP Seminar (Capstone)

AP English Language & Composition AP Physics AP Research (Capstone)**

AP English Literature & Composition AP Biology

AP Chemistry** WORLD LANGUAGE

MATHEMATICS AP Environmental Science** Spanish I

Algebra II Spanish II

Pre-Calculus ART Spanish III

Advanced Topics in Functions Art I Spanish IV

AP Calculus AB Art II Chinese I

AP Calculus BC** Art Portfolio 1&2 Chinese II

AP Statistics AP Drawing Chinese III

AP 2D Art & Design Chinese IV**

SOCIAL STUDIES AP 3D Art & Design AP Chinese

World Cultures AP Spanish**

US History 2 MUSIC

World History Instrumental Music **Not offered SY2020-2021

AP US History** Introduction to Guitar**

AP Human Geography** Mixed Ensemble: Introduction to Music**

AP Psychology

AP US Government and Politics** WELLNESS

AP Macro/Micro Economics Wellness I

AP World History Wellness II DAEGU INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES: 2014-2020 (*Multiple acceptances)

U.S.A. Ohio Northern University University of West Florida SPAIN Academy of Art University Ohio State University* University of Wisconsin Madison SAE Institute Madrid Adelphi University Parsons the New School* University of Utah American University* Pennsylvania State University* Vanderbilt University* U.K. Art Institute of San Francisco Purdue University* Virginia Tech City University of London Babson College * Rice University* Wake Forest University Durham University Bard College Rutgers University* Washington University in St. Louis* London College of Fashion Baylor University* Savannah College of Art and Design* Wellesley College Loughborough University Bentley University Seton Hall University* Whittier College University of Bristol Berklee College of Music* St. John’s University* Williams College University of Edinburgh Boston College* Stanford University University of Oxford Boston University* Stony Brook University* CANADA University of Warwick Bradley University SUNY Binghamton* Carleton University Brandeis University* SUNY Buffalo* University of British Columbia* Brown University SUNY Oswego University of Toronto 100% of DIS graduates attend Carnegie Mellon University* SUNY Potsdam/Crane York University college. Case Western Reserve University* SUNY Stony Brook* Chapman University Seattle University HONG KONG Clemson University Swarthmore College Chinese University of Hong Kong College of William and Mary Syracuse University* Hong Kong University of Science College of Wooster Temple University* and Technology Colorado State University The Cooper Union Columbia University University of California, Berkeley* ITALY Cornell University University of California, Davis* Istituto Marangoni DePaul University University of California, Irvine* Duke University* University of California, Los Angeles* JAPAN Emerson College University of California, Merced* Keio University Emory University* University of California, Riverside* International Christian University Fashion Institute of Technology* University of California, San Diego* Waseda University* Florida International University University of California, Santa Barbara Fordham University University of California, Santa Cruz* KOREA George Mason University University of Connecticut Chonnam National University George Washington University* University of Denver Gyeongsang National University* Georgia Institute of Technology* University of Detroit Mercy* Handong Global University* Hofstra University University of Georgia Incheon National University Indiana University* University of Illinois, Chicago* Keimyung University Indiana University of Bloomington University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign* Korea Aerospace University* Jacksonville University University of Massachusetts, Amherst Korea University* Johns Hopkins University* University of Michigan* Kyonggi University Kansas State University University of Minnesota* Kyungpook National University Lehigh University* University Nevada, Las Vegas Pukyong National University Loyola Marymount University University of North Dakota Sungkyunkwan University* Loyola University Chicago* University of North Florida* UNIST Marquette University University of Notre Dame* * Massachusetts College of University of Oklahoma Pharmacy and Health Sciences University of Oregon* POLAND Michigan State University* University of Pennsylvania* Medical University of Lodz Minnesota State University University of San Francisco Wroclaw Medical University Mount Holyoke College University of South Carolina New York University* University of Southern California* SCOTLAND Northeastern University* University of Texas at Austin* University of St Andrews* Northwestern University* University of the Pacific* North Carolina State University University of Virginia* SINGAPORE Nova University University of Washington* Yale-NUS College*