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GIFS is a private, independent K-12 school that is committed to providing an exceptional 21st Century education for all students. Welcome to our world!
We highly value our richly diverse learning community of students, families, and staff who hail from countries around the globe. In our daily practice, we strive to listen to the voices of each other, recognizing and respecting our differences, and celebrating our common humanity.
GIFS students and families are engaged with the local community through service learning, the arts, and field trips to enhance the learning experience. Recently, students were involved in a beach cleanup, a Kimchi Day to make and donate the Korean side dish to a nearby children’s orphanage, a trip to a UNESCO World Heritage Site named Hahoe Village, and a service project at the Treak Community Center in Cambodia.
With a highly trained and dedicated staff, GIFS is proud of the quality of our teachers. All teachers are certified by their host countries and regularly attend Professional Development events in Korea and around the world to remain current with the best practices in education.
The South Korea Activities Conference (SKAC) is a union of eight international schools that collectively organize Athletic Competitions, a Fine Arts Fair, Model United Nations (MUN), and Spelling Bee. GIFS hosts some of these events and our students travel regularly to other schools to participate in SKAC activities. Go Tigers!
All GIFS students join one of four houses to develop and strengthen bonds between students and teachers. Throughout the year, a range of house events and competitions are organized to promote school spirit and provide a sense of belonging for staff and students. By the way, one of our students created the artwork for the House Crests shown above!
GIFS has a lovely campus in the coastal community of Sacheon. The facilities consist of a main building, library, two technology labs, a science lab, cafeteria, and Haddon Hall, which houses a gym, climbing wall and community Multi-Purpose Room.
Sacheon City is located in a mountainous coastal region on the south central tip of South Korea. The area combines small businesses and a thriving manufacturing community that includes a Korean Air Force
Base, a small regional airport, shipbuilding, and aeronautical industries. Several universities and technical colleges exist nearby and important historical sites are numerous in the area.
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YEARBOOK: Principals Message
Dear GIFS Students, Families, Teachers, and Staff,
What a school year we have had!
This school year, 2019-2020, started with a great deal of enthusiasm and excitement. We had good student enrollment numbers and a dedicated and professional staff ready for the challenges ahead to inspire excellence in all areas among our international community of learners.
I do not think any one of our community would have foreseen the challenges that we were about to face. The unfolding COVID-19 outbreak in December, which lead to a global pandemic would have an effect which would be felt by all people and communities. The above reminded me of Queen Elizabeth’s 1992 to speech in which she referred to that year being an “annus horribilis,” which is a Latin phrase meaning horrible year. This year has seen a period of unprecedented change impacting every aspect of people’s lives that a year ago would have been unimaginable.
However, let us not dwell on the past, in this case, COVID-19. Instead, let us reflect on and celebrate what all we have achieved this school year despite the challenges which we have faced. Here are just a few key highlights and achievements this year:
In my 2017-2018 principals’ message, I had stated my intention to build confidence and excellence at GIFS. And, this has been the core vision which has guided me over the past two years at GIFS. I am very proud of all our achievements and hard work, and the resilience and grit shown by all our GIFS Tiger community members.
I look forward to all of us continuing to build confidence and excellence at our school, GIFS.
In parting, I would like to express my best wishes to all our departing families and teachers. You will be missed, and I wish you success in your future endeavours.
Go Tigers,
