News & Notices

1. Students complete the health questionnaire (COVID-19 survey) and show confirmation to enter the school campus. Students may be asked to complete an additional survey at the campus entrance.
2. Please regularly monitor your child’s health at home.
3. If your child has a fever of 37.5°C or higher, they may NOT come on campus. Other symptoms include sore throat, runny nose, lost sense of taste or smell, diarrhea, and nausea. Dry cough and difficulty breathing are symptoms in severe cases. If your child has any of these symptoms, they may NOT come on campus. Please contact a COVID-19 screening center for testing.
4. Students and faculty must wear a mask to and from school, and while on campus. 
5. You are responsible for providing your child with masks to wear on campus. Students should bring two masks each day. 

If a student is sick, a parent should notify the principal’s office.

The school principal excuses a student’s absence if 

1. the student’s absence can help prevent the spread of COVID-19
2. the student is a confirmed case, had COVID-19 symptoms, is in self-quarantine, or is self-isolating (student absence may be affected by the health authority’s decision when to end quarantine period)
3. the student is testing for COVID-19
4. the student is high-risk with underlying diseases such as asthma or other respiratory diseases
5. the student presents other potential risks for infection

Before returning to campus, a student’s absence is confirmed and excused with documentation approved by the school principal. Documents include: relevant testing paperwork, hospitalization records, doctor’s diagnosis and case note, and prescription. Screenshots or photos are allowed. The school principal or director may request additional verification. A parent must confirm that submitted paperwork shows treatment and resolution. The student must also complete a daily health check form upon arrival to campus.
 

1. The bus driver and monitor board the bus if they are free from COVID-19 symptoms, including fever over 37.5°C. The bus driver and monitor must wear personal protective equipment (PPE).
2. All school buses are cleaned and disinfected in the morning and afternoon, before pick up and after drop off
3. Weather permitting, keep roof windows open, or operate the fan for ventilation.
4. At the bus stop, students line up with a distance of 1 meter between each student. Students show confirmation to the bus monitor.
5. Students are allowed to take the bus to school if their temperature is less than 37.5°C. Temperatures are checked before boarding the bus, and a student with a fever higher than 37.5°C is not allowed to board the bus.
6. Pre-kindergarten to grade 5 students must have a parent with them at the bus stop each morning. This is just in case the student’s temperature is high and they need to return home. Students in grades 6 - 12 are required to inform their parents if they are not allowed to board the bus. Students who are not allowed to board the bus must return home.
7. Students must use the provided hand sanitizer before boarding the bus.
8. Students must wear a face mask or covering at all times: before, during, and after the bus ride.
9. Students sit in designated seats to promote physical distancing. Family members are seated together.
10. When the bus arrives on campus, the monitor exits the bus first and dispenses sanitizer into students’ hands.
11. The bus monitor ensures that students walk directly from the bus stop to the building where their first class takes place. Students walk single file to keep distance between each other.
12. During parent drop off, parents are NOT allowed to enter the school building. Parents must drop off and pick up their child at the B3 parking lot.
13. In the morning at the B3 parking lot, staff help take younger students to class.
14. Upon arrival, students show the health questionnaire (COVID-19 survey) confirmation or complete a paper survey. Next the student moves alone through the entry lanes for temperature check and to sanitize their hands.
     

1. Desks and chairs are organized to maximize physical distancing in each classroom.
2. Classrooms are frequently ventilated by opening windows for 20-30 minutes at a time.
3. Because PE classes require physical activity, PE teachers consider the level of aerobic or anaerobic class activity and use discretion to determine if students should remove their face masks or coverings. 
4. Students wear masks at all times except during lunch.
5. Daily health monitoring is conducted before school and at lunch each day.
    

1. Each class receives a demonstration on how to properly wash hands and correctly wear a mask.
2. Everyone on campus washes hands in the following situations: 
   • after coughing or sneezing
   • before and after eating
   • before and after drinking
   • after break
   • after using the toilet
   • when hands are dirty
   • after sports
   • after physical contact with others
   • after returning from outside the classroom
   • before and after delivering items
3. Students bring their own water bottle to school. Students may not share cups, water bottles, food, or writing materials with each other.
    

1. Teachers check student temperatures before going to lunch.
2. Students thoroughly wash their hands with soap and water or use hand sanitizer before lunch.
3. Students have a specific lunchtime to prevent overcrowding the cafeteria
4. Students sit in designated seats to maintain physical distancing. Available seats are clearly marked.
5. All cafeteria foods are served in plastic containers. Disposable utensils are provided.
6. During elementary lunchtimes, packed lunches are placed at designated class tables.
7. During middle and high school lunchtimes, students may purchase lunch and eat in the conference hall at designated seats.
8. Students should avoid talking while eating.
9. Students should not share food with each other.
10. The cafeteria and conference hall are disinfected multiple times a day.
     

1. Campus common areas are thoroughly cleaned and disinfected daily. Common areas include: school corridors, staircase handrails, conference rooms, elevators and other common use facilities.
2. Bathrooms are disinfected frequently each day, including when students are present on campus.
3. School buses are disinfected daily.
4. Building lobbies, main passages, classrooms, libraries, gyms, and the fitness center are disinfected daily and ventilated with exterior air. 
5. Shared items such as laptops, computers, computer keyboards, mouses, iPads, and books are thoroughly cleaned and disinfected.
6. Disposable sanitizer wipes are available in libraries. Returned library books must be untouched for 14 days.
7. Automatic hand sanitizer station is installed in each bathroom entrance.
8. HVAC system remains in operation while windows are open.
9. If anyone presents COVID-19 symptoms on campus, a certified contractor completes a concentrated disinfection.
10. A disinfection schedule is placed at each classroom and specialist room entrance. 
     

1. The nurse office remains open during the school day to treat common ailments in accordance with normal school procedure. An additional EMT nurse is available to help students with COVID-19 symptoms.
2. If a student is suspected to have a fever and/or other COVID-19 symptoms, they are moved to a temporary observation room (located near the B3 parking lot) and the student’s parents are immediately informed. A parent must pick up the student and take them to a COVID-19 screening center for testing.
3. If a student’s COVID-19 test result is negative, they should still stay home and rest, closely monitored until symptoms resolve. 
4. Before a student with non-COVID-19 fever and/or symptoms may return on campus, a parent must provide medical documentation or other requested documents to the school principal and director. 
5. If the school has a confirmed COVID-19 case, on campus education immediately shifts to virtual school.
    

Visitor access to campus is restricted, except for urgent business. All visitors, including parents and guardians, need permission from the building principal to enter. All visitors must submit an application form requesting campus access prior to their visit.

No visitors, including parents and guardians, are permitted on campus without prior access approval and an appointment. 

• Once you have access approval and an appointment, you must:
• Please wear a mask
• Enter campus at the B3 lobby
• Give your ID and access approval form to the security guard
• Have your temperature checked and complete a health survey
• Wear the visitor’s badge and report directly to the appropriate building
• Check in at the building principal’s reception 
• After your appointment, return directly to B3 to sign out and receive your ID

Following this procedure ensures our campus is a safe and healthy place for all students, faculty, and visitors.
 

KIS continues to offer outstanding learning opportunities with virtual classrooms l June 30, 2020
US Ambassador Celebrates International Day at KIS l October 13, 2019
KIS Named Apple Distinguished School l April 9, 2019
KIS Seminar with MIT students l Feb 11, 2019
KIS Hosts 2018 WLSA College Fair l Jul 12, 2018
Designing the future at KIS  l Oct 9, 2018
Beauty and the Beast l April 17, 2018
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KIS Promotes Global Friendship Through Football Tournament | September 09, 2017
KIS Nourishes Design Thinking in Class | October 19, 2016
KIS Committed to 21st Century Learning | January 04, 2016
KIS Boosts Learning in Greenhouses | February 16, 2015
KIS: Nurturing Globally Talented Students | July 10, 2012
Graduation Ceremony for Korea International School | May 24, 2012
KIS to Open Doors to Pre-Schoolers in Gyeonggi | July 27, 2010
KIS Launches New Program to Teach Global Awareness | August 16, 2007
KIS to Provide Summer School | June 04, 2007
Foreign School Opens Second Campus in Pangyo | July 28, 2006
International School Starts New Campus Construction | November 30, 2004

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Harvard Choir to Perform | December 27, 2016
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Applied Learning Goes Global: Genevieve Fowler at KIS | October 19, 2016
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Celebrating Turkish Children’s Day | April 24, 2018
Korean Teen Wins IPSC in London | July 01, 2014

Harvard Glee Club Performance in KIS | January 09, 2017

Children’s Day Event at KIS Sponsored by the Turkish Embassy | May 5, 2018