Middle School Principal's Welcome

Welcome and thank you for visiting the Middle School section of the new and improved Gyeonggi Suwon International School website.

Middle School Principal Jason Cooper

The middle school division is comprised of students in grades 6 through 8 who work with qualified and experienced teachers from around the world.  GSIS is in its fourth year of operation and this is the second year that the Middle School has operated as a distinct identity within the GSIS community. We are accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), and this spring we will undergo a full self-study to check our progress against our strategic plan, and to determine areas for future growth and improvement. At the same time we are busily preparing to become authorized to deliver the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program in the near future. We are sending our faculty to many different countries for training and professional development, and using the knowledge and skills they bring back to develop and implement an academically rigorous world-class education for our students. The entire GSIS community, from the Board of Trustees to the students, is committed to the successful achievement of our ambitious goals.

The GSIS Educational Philosophy states:

Because each student is recognized as a person made in the image of God, Christian education should foster self-respect and self-worth as well as respect and esteem for others. For this reason, the goal of Gyeonggi Suwon International School (GSIS) is to provide a quality educational environment in which each student's unique gifts of intellect, personality, stature, and spirit are given the best opportunity for development towards maturity. GSIS bases its philosophy on basic Christian beliefs.

In the middle school we understand that this is a very challenging time for our students, a time when they are struggling with identity and physiological and physical changes that sometimes don't make sense. We feel that helping students to develop self-respect and value is integral to them being able to show respect and value to others. It is our desire to foster an atmosphere where all students are respected and valued, and where differences are celebrated, thus creating a strong platform to deliver a world class educational program.  GSIS is an international school that aims to develop the 'whole person' - academically, physically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually.

Our doors are always open to you and we welcome you to come and visit us for a tour. You can find out more about what’s happening in the middle school at GSIS by visiting the gsismsprincipal’s blog.  Again, thank you for taking the time to visit the GSIS website.

Sincerely,
Jason Cooper
Middle School Principal