Rainbow International School, Seoul
Rainbow International School 레인보우외국인학교 | |
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Empathy Integrity Curiosity Diversity | |
Location | |
Seoul South Korea | |
Information | |
Type | Private School |
Established | 2007 |
School district | Seocho |
Colour(s) |
Green, Blue, Orange and Red |
Mascot | Dolphin |
Affiliation |
Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the Council of International Schools, the East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools and the Korea Council of Overseas Schools |
Website |
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Rainbow International School (RIS) is a non-profit private day-school in the Gangnam Area of Seoul, South Korea. RIS is established and operated under the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education. The school opened its doors to 1st to 5th grade students in September 2007 and expanded to 6th and 8th grade students in August 2009.
Accreditations and memberships
RIS is accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The school is an affiliated member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), the East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS), and the Korea Council of Overseas Schools (KORCOS).
Curriculum
RIS teaches students a broad and balanced curriculum, which has three basic elements: content, skills, and assessment. RIS adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and the National Standards for Social Studies. RIS teaches subjects: Language Arts, Maths, Science, Social Studies, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Physical Education, and Technology. The RIS offers language instruction in Korean as the host country language and a variety of further language programs: English as a Second Language, First Language (mother tongue) in Korean and Turkish. Instruction in additional languages like French and Spanish is available as after school program.
School day
The schedule for the school days in Rainbow International School is as follows:
Day | Time |
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Monday | 8.30 AM - 3.00 PM |
Tuesday | 8.30 AM - 4:00 PM |
Wednesday | 8.30 AM - 3.00 PM |
Thursday | 8.30 AM - 4:00 PM |
Friday | 8.30 AM - 3:00 AM |
E.C. Activities are held twice weekly (Tuesday and Thursday).
Extracurricular activity
Rainbow International School offers a wide variety of Extracurricular Activity. We aim to provide our students with additional learning experiences through engagement in either extra educational support in the three areas of mathematics, science, and reading, or in sports, technology, artistic, language, or creative based activities. Our E.C.s are twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:05-4:00, and teachers are responsible for leading the activities. The EC activities include:
- Group Games
- Lego
- Gymnastics
- Clay Dough
- Lego
- Crocheting/Knitting
- ELL Extra Support
- Handcraft
- Table Tennis
- Basketball
- Hapkido
- Fun Science Experiment
- Soccer
- Hip-Hop Dance
- Robotics
- Spanish
- Newspaper/News and Video Production
- Golf
References
- Rainbow International School (RIS). [www.rischool.org School Official Website]. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education International Schools in Seoul. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- Educating children with high tech The Korea Times. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- RIS Monthly Newsletter. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- RIS Quick Overview. Retrieved 15 June 2015.