English schools in Korea
The Indianhead International School has a curriculum patterned after the "Curriculum Frameworks and the Content Standards of the United States of America, Department of Education. This curriculum has been adopted by, and is widely used in, both public and private schools in the U.S.A.
The core academic subjects are Language Arts/English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Health and Physical Education. Values Education is integrated in Social Studies.
In addition to our traditional North American style curriculum, taught in English, our curriculum includes:
Korean studies
Social and ethical guidance
Speech and debate
World Language Studies
Computer /IT skills
Leadership training programs
Arts, visual, musical, and perfomance
Competitive athletics
The main thrust of the curriculum is the acquisition of basic cognitive and social skills needed for success in life and the advanced knowledge and skills that will make the students competitive with graduates of the best educational institutions anywhere in the world. In order to attain this, every student is provided with high quality educational opportunities. At the same time, assessments are made to measure student knowledge pursuant to standards set for each grade level in every subject area.