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Organisation: Gyeongnam International Foreign School

Company web site: http://gifs.or.kr

Position: Head of Admissions, Marketing, and Communications

Country: South Korea

Address: 49-22 Jodong-gil, Sanam-myeon

Telephone: +82(0)55-853-5125

Company Profile: Gyeongnam International Foreign School (GIFS) is fully accredited from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12 by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) in the United States. GIFS is very proud to have joined the community of IB World Schools in the spring of 2015. The school was established in 2004 by the Haddon family. It is located in a beautiful coastal community -- Sacheon. Our city is the home of South Korea’s aerospace industry, and GIFS serves the families of overseas companies including Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Airbus. In addition, our school serves the expatriate population of Geoje Island, hosting families from StatOil, Shell, Chevron, Samsung Heavy Industries, Transocean, and many defense contractors.

Our learning community is richly diverse, hailing from countries around the world. We believe that in living and learning together, we can inspire excellence in every student who is part of our international family. We are committed to preparing students to enter top-tier universities worldwide as responsible, contributing, globally minded citizens.

High School Program –
GIFS students are prepared for the IB Diploma Program (IBDP), the world’s premier pre-university course of study, in Grades 9 and 10 using a modified IGCSE program. IBDP begins in Grade 11 and finishes almost two years later in the 4th Quarter of Grade 12. All students enroll in six courses including Math, Language A, Language B, Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts. For the list of currently offered high courses, please refer to the school website at gifs.or.kr. In addition, students are required to satisfy requirements in Creativity/Action/Service, Theory of Knowledge, and an Extended Essay before graduation. Students who graduate or earn credits from GIFS are recognized anywhere in the world.

A Dedicated Highly Qualified Staff –
Building a successful teaching team is a priority at GIFS. All of our teachers are experienced, committed educators who are passionate about teaching and learning. As an IB Diploma Program candidate school, all high school teachers are IB Workshop trained in their subject area.

Top-Tier University Acceptances –
• University of Bristol - England, UK
• University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam, Netherlands
• George Mason University – Virginia, USA
• National University of Singapore – Singapore, Singapore
• Yonsei University – Seoul, South Korea
• International Christian University – Tokyo, Japan
• University of Manchester – Manchester, UK
• University of Utah – Utah, USA
• SUNY Korea – Incheon, South Korea

Boarding Program –
Boarding at GIFS will be both home away from home and a place for building relationships with other students. Our boarding program promotes global mindedness and work ethic, by delivering structured care in line with the IB Learner Profiles. Student life is managed by qualified staff with over 20 years of boarding and pastoral care experience.
The boarding program includes:
- Shared spacious studio living accommodations
- A shared community space for social gathering
- All meals (menu meets Korean government nutrition and health standards)
- Use of boarding and school facilities
- A structured boarding school program delivered at an IB World School offering the IB Diploma
- Expeditions and field trips
- Development of the IB Learner Profile attributes
- Pastoral care by qualified, experienced staff
- Academic and writing support

Our Goal –
Our goal is to provide an environment that fosters high school students, intellectually, socially, and emotionally, with the ultimate goal of providing a holistic and rigorous education, which will prepare them for top universities, overseas or in their home country.

Membership in professional associations: KORCOS, EARCOS, SKAC, BOSSA-COSSA, WASC, IB

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At 3:09pm on June 25, 2019, Oxford College of Education said…: Dear Colleague,

We take the privilege to introduce Oxford College of Education, an independent college located in High Wycombe, UK (30 minutes from Central London and Oxford by train). We provide fast-track courses up to 6 months and an 11-month English course and we help international students by issuing a Visa letter.

Our Courses level 2 to 7:

English, Business, Travel & Tourism, Hospitality, Health & Social Care, IT & Computing, Accounting & Finance
and many more.

MINI Brochure: http://oxfordce.co.uk/download/ocemb.pdf

FAQ: http://www.oxfordce.co.uk/download/faqs.pdf

Why students should join us?
-We have experienced and qualified Academic & Non-Academic team
-1 to 1 facilities available
-Maximum 24 students in a class
-Assistance to apply further
-We are connected with top-ranked Universities
-We are ASIC Approved Center
-We can issue Visa letter for Short-Term study (6 months) & English for 11 months
-We welcome students from all over the world
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Why an agent should work with us?
-We will be clear and transparent with you.
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OXFORD COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
649 London Road, High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire, HP11 1EZ
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 1494256340
WhatsApp: + 44 7984567735
Email: admissions@oxfordce.co.uk
Website: http://www.oxfordce.co.uk