Chadwick International (CI; Korean: 채드윅송도국제학교 or 채드윅 국제학교)[1] is a PK-12,[2] coeducational, nonsectarian, non-profit, independent, international day school located in Songdo, South Korea.[3] The curriculum is based on the International Baccalaureate (IB) program and received PYP, MYP, DP, and CP accreditations. It is currently run by the Roessler-Chadwick Foundation and is named after Chadwick School in Palos Verdes, California, United States. The school has three divisions, which are the Village School (PK-G5), the Middle School (G6-8), and the Upper School (G9-12).
History
Chadwick International was founded in 2010 with a 150 billion won (US$135 million) investment by the Incheon Metropolitan City government[4] as part of the $40+ billion Songdo International Business District.
Extracurricular Activities
Athletics
Chadwick International is a member school of KAIAC (Korean-American Interscholastic Activities Conference) among 17 other international schools located in South Korea, and competes in a variety of sports against members of the KAIAC school league.
The school has two indoor gymnasiums equipped with a rock-climbing wall, an athletic field, a running track, five tennis courts, courtyard, football field, an indoor 25m pool along with a dance studio and a weight training room.[5]
Chadwick International offers a variety of sports[6] available to students, with some that allow for students to continue off season practices and participate in competitions all year.
Chadwick International has also begun an outdoor education program like its sister school, Chadwick School. Chadwick International's Outdoor Education (OE) Program allows for students from Grade 5 to Grade 12 to explore the outdoors in various locations within Korea, progressively lengthening the trip as the students rise in grade level.[7]
During the 20–21 school year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chadwick International hosted its Outdoor Education within Songdo International City, with activities planned around local parks and tents set up inside campus.[8]
Year
Location(s)
Length
Notes
4th Grade
Yeongjong Island (Airport Island)
2 days
Base camp trip
5th Grade
Yeongjong Island (Airport Island)
3 days
Base camp trip
6th Grade
Yeongjong Island (Airport Island)
5days
Base camp trip
7th Grade
Hwacheon, Gangwon Province
5 days
Base camp trip
8th Grade
Bangtaesan National Natural Recreation Forest
5 days
Multiparty trip
9th Grade
Chungju Lake or Yeongnam Alps
5 days
Multiparty trip
10th Grade
Chungju Lake or Yeongnam Alps
5 days
Multiparty trip
11th Grade
Nakdong River and Cheongnyangsan
7 days
Multiparty trip
12th Grade
Han river watershed
11 days
Multiparty trip
Statistics and Figures
As of 2021, the tuition fee for Chadwick International for a full year are KRW 22,950,000 + USD 13,020 for Village School (PK-G5), KRW 24,670,000 + USD 13,990 for Middle School (G6-G8), and KRW 27,000,000 + USD 15,320 (G9-G12).[9]
Additional fees for new students are the application fee of KRW 400,000 and matriculation fee of KRW 1,000,000.[9]
Admissions start from the start of November to late January. (For the 2021–2022 school year, applications were accepted from November 2, 2020, to January 18, 2021.)
