2016-2017 Academic Profile Seoul

APIS Seoul Campus ACADEMIC PROFILE 2016-2017 ACCREDITATION APIS Seoul campus is a part of APIS’ global network of campuses under one school. APIS Seoul campus (in the heart of the capital city of Korea) is our campus of the East and APIS Hawaii campus (on the North Shore, Oahu) is our campus of the West. Shared curricular emphases across the Seoul and Hawaii campuses ensure that APIS is one integrated learning community. At the same time, each campus has its own curricular specializations and emphases, allowing our students to draw from the advantages of both the East and the West.

Accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges

CEEB CODE: 68222 SAT TEST CENTER: 65329

APIS Seoul and Hawaii campuses are fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). APIS is a member of EARCOS and NAIS.

Principal

Andrew Murphy

amurphy@apis.seoul.kr

APIS STUDENTS Among our students, 52% are Korean; 34% are U.S. citizens; and the rest are from 17 different countries.

Director of College Counseling

Susan Carlson

susan.carlson@apis.seoul.kr

· High school enrollment for the 2016-2017 academic year: 173 · Number of seniors: 55

Registrar

· Percentage of seniors whose first language is not English: 64%

Suzie Chung

· Percentage of seniors expected to attend four-year colleges: 100%

hs@apis.seoul.kr

APIS FACULTY Mailing Address ASIA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, SEOUL CAMPUS 57 Wolgye-ro 45ga-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul, 01874, Korea

APIS currently employs 51 full time faculty members recruited from top universities in North America and the world. · Student - teacher ratio: 5.5:1 · APIS Faculty Profile: http://www.apis.seoul.kr/about-apis-2/apis-faculty/

SCHOOL CALENDAR

Telephone 82-(0)2-907-2747 Fax 82-(0)2-907-2742

The APIS school year has two semesters beginning mid-August and mid-January with a total of 180 school days. Classes meet for eight, 45-minute, periods a day with some classes meeting two consecutive periods every other day.

E-Mail apis@apis.seoul.kr Web Site www.apis.org

CLASS OF 2017 PROFILE as of August 2016

CLASS OF 2017

SAT REASONING TEST

AP EXAM SCORES (6 or more exams)

Test Section

Middle 50%

Mean

AP Exam

Average

Tested

Critical Reading

465 - 668

577

Biology

3.08

12

Math

663 - 735

676

Calculus BC

4.61

18

Writing

558 - 728

645

Chemistry

3.25

8

Total

1665 - 2095

1899

English Language

3.92

25

Japanese Language

4.83

6

Music Theory

3.88

8

Statistics

4.42

12

U.S. History

4.18

11

18 students tested. Based on a student’s highest score and includes TOEFL eligible students.

SAT SUBJECT TESTS (5 or more tests) Test Subject

Mean

Tested

Math Level II

756

24

- Total number of students taking an AP Exam: 101 - Total number of AP Exams: 226

Chemistry

687

13

ACT EXAM

Other subject tests: U.S. History, World History, Biology, Physics, Korean, Japanese, English Literature.

ACT Exam

Middle 50%

Mean

Composite

28-35

31.3

10 students tested. Based on a student’s highest score and includes TOEFL eligible students.

The APIS Way of

International Education

APIS MISSION

CORE CURRICULAR EMPHASES

APIS strives to educate its students, in a loving and caring Christian environment, to become globally enlightened citizens, who are able to bridge the gap between the East and the West and are ready to welcome the exciting challenges of the New Pacific Century.

· East Asia Emphasis · Emphasis on Performing and Visual Arts · STEM Emphasis · Spiritual Emphasis

· Communicate Effectively · Solve Problems Effectively

SKILLS & DISPOSITIONS

· Learn Independently and Cooperatively · Demonstrate Responsibility and Christian Values as Citizens of the World

· Aspire

KEY CHARACTER VALUES

· Persevere · Integrity · Spiritually Grounded

APIS mission sets the direction for our educational philosophy by asking “what will the New Pacific Century demand from our leaders?” The New Pacific Century refers to the growing importance of the linkage between the East and the West. Moreover, we recognize the growing importance of the East in terms of economics, politics, and culture. In a loving and caring Christian environment, we strive to educate our students to be the bridge builders between the East and the West.

Our focus on four curricular emphases (East Asia Emphasis, Emphasis on Performing and Visual Arts, STEM Emphasis, and Spiritual Emphasis) is deliberate in design to address the unique challenges facing the New Pacific Century. We believe certain core knowledge or expertise simply cannot be fully outsourced to machines or to others. They can only be useful and serve a basis for further innovation if we possess the appropriate literacy and fluency in these content areas.

We use the term ESLRs (Expected Schoolwide Learning Results) to describe skills and dispositions we believe are necessary for the New Pacific Century. Defined into four main categories (Problem Solving, Communication, Collaboration, and Global Citizenship as Christians), our ESLRs reach beyond the simple 3-Rs of the conventional education: Read, wRite, and aRithmetic.

Nurturing character values at APIS, we believe, is the most important supporting component because it is the foundation or backbone for the other two supporting components described above. That is, the content area expertise and ESLRs can only take one so far unless they know how to Aspire to the highest standards/goals and to Persevere in the face of obstacles. With Integrity, they will know how to make choices that stand up to one’s faith and the higher moral standards. Spiritually grounded, they will know the meaning and joy of leading a life of calling.

Global Citizens Program The Global Citizens Program provides students the opportunity to develop an understanding of the interconnectedness between individuals, societies, and countries and to consider the cultural, environmental, economic and political dimensions of global issues. Activities are interdisciplinary across grade-levels and are designed to foster an ethic of service to others as global citizens.

HIGH SCHOOL COURSE OFFERINGS 2016-2017 English

AP English Language & Composition AP English Literature & Composition Honors English 9-12

Foreign Language

AP Chinese AP Japanese Chinese Language I-V Japanese Language I-V

Science

AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Physics I Honors Biology Honors Chemistry Honors Environmental Science Honors Physics

Korean Language & Literature

Mathematics

STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math

Technology

AP Computer Science Advanced Programming / Programming C++ Programming Communication Technology Digital Animation Digital Film Production Recording Arts

Social Studies

AP Comparative Government & Politics AP European History AP Human Geography AP U.S. History AP World History Honors Asian Studies Honors Economics Honors U.S. History Honors World History Honors Art History Psychology

Korean Language & Literature 9-10 Grade 11: Korean Modern History & Literature Grade 12: Korean Studies & Comparative Perspective of East Asia

AP Calculus AB AP Statistics Honors Algebra I Honors Algebra II Honors Geometry Honors Precalculus Honors Statistics Consumer Math STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math

Fine Arts

Electives

AP Music Theory AP Studio Art Art I-II Advanced Band Advanced Chorus Advanced Orchestra Drama / Theater Design & Innovation Christian Growth and Ministry Understanding Faith Advance Topics in the New Pacific Century Leadership Forensics Intro to the U.S. Legal System Journalism and Publishing Yearbook STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math

Physical Education

Physical Education I-III

* As a policy, students may take up to 7 AP classes in their high school career, on rare exceptions students may take more than 7 AP courses with a waiver from administration.

CREDITS & GRADUATION

GRADING SYSTEM

APIS students must have a minimum of 25 units of credit for graduation, distributed among the following subject areas:

GPA calculation is based solely on coursework completed at APIS. Honors courses will be weighted an additional .33 grade point.

Subject Area

Graduation Requirements

English

4 units of credit (4 years)

AP courses will be weighted an additional .5 grade point if the student earns a grade of 70% or higher AP course.

Korean Language & Literature

2 units of credit (.5 unit of credit for each year for 4 years)

APIS does not rank our students.

Social Studies

2 units of credit (2 years)

Mathematics

3 units of credit (3 years)

Science Foreign Language Fine Arts/ Technology

A+

97-100

4.33

A

93-96

4.00

3 units of credit (3 years)

A-

90-92

3.67

3 units of credit (3 years)

B+

87-89

3.33

B

83-86

3.00

B-

80-82

2.67

C+

77-79

2.33

C

73-76

2.00

1 unit of credit from Fine Arts or 1 unit of credit from Technology

Physical Education

2 units of credit

Electives

5 units of credit

C-

70-72

1.67

Total

25 units of credit

D+

67-69

1.33

D

63-66

1.00

D-

60-62

0.67

F

<60

0.00

Transfer Students: Transfer students who are unable to fulfill the total credit requirements for foreign language, Korean language & literature, and/or physical education will have these specific requirements waived. The same minimum credit requirement of 25 units still must be completed for graduation.

COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCE HISTORY SINCE 2012

Academy of Art University Babson College Bard College Barnard College Berklee College of Music Binghamton University Biola University Boston College Boston University Brandeis University Brown University California Polytechnic State University California State University Calvin College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Chapman University Chinese University of Hong Kong Colby College Colgate University College of the Holy Cross College of William and Mary Colorado State University Columbia University Corban University Cornell University Dartmouth College Drexel University Duke University Emerson College Emory University Ewha Womans University Fashion Institute of Technology Florida State University Fordham University George Washington University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia State University Hamilton College Hofstra University Hong Kong UST Hongik University Illinois College Indiana University Johns Hopkins University King’s College London Kingston University Lehigh University Lewis & Clark College

London College of Fashion London School of Economics Loyola University Chicago Macalester College Mercer University Michigan State University Middlebury College Muhlenberg College New School (Parsons) New York University Northeastern University Northwestern University Occidental College Ohio State University Ohio University Pennsylvania State University Pepperdine University Pomona College Purdue University Queen’s University Reed College Rhode Island School of Design Rice University Rochester Institute of Technology Rutgers University Saint Louis University Santa Clara University Sarah Lawrence College Smith College St. John’s University St. Lawrence University Stanford University State University of New York Swarthmore College Syracuse University Temple University Texas A&M University Trinity College Tufts University Tulane University University College London University of Arizona University of British Columbia University of California (Berkeley, LA) University of Cincinnati University of Colorado University of Connecticut University of Georgia University of Hawaii

University of Hong Kong University of Illinois University of Iowa University of Kentucky University of Maryland University of Massachusetts University of Miami University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of Missouri University of North Carolina University of Notre Dame University of Oregon University of Ottawa University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Rhode Island University of Rochester University of San Francisco University of Southern California University of Texas University of the Arts London University of the Pacific University of Toronto University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Warwick University of Washington University of Waterloo University of Wisconsin Vanderbilt University Vassar College Villanova University Virginia Commonwealth University Wake Forest University Waseda University Washington & Jefferson College Washington University in St. Louis Wellesley College Wesleyan University West Virginia University Western University Wheaton College Williams College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yonsei University York University