Taejon Christian International School

Taejon Christian International School is one of the top foreign schools in Korea. With a caring international faculty, TCIS delivers a Western-style IB school experience to children in grades K-12. Ex-pat and local families choose us for a high-quality English-speaking education and a strongly-supportive community experience.

TCIS cares about children and their well-being. We are known for providing children in elementary, middle, and high school with an engaging holistic experience. Students feel like they are part of a caring team of peers and mentors that challenges them toward their personal best. TCIS programs promote growth in academics, character, global awareness, balance, and leadership. We teach these ideas in the IB DP, MYP, and PYP programs as a continuous course to create competent learners.

Students from Daejeon, Seoul, and the world join us on our campus daily and through our Boarding Care Program. They also go on to fine colleges all around the world. We are happy to be one of the best international schools in Korea for a wide range of foreign and globally-minded families.

• Quality education for children in grades K-12.
• Safe and home-like boarding care option.
• Three-program IB World School - PYP, MYP, and DP.
• Fully accredited in all school and boarding programs.
• Entirely English-speaking program.
• A natural gateway to global universities.
• Focus on balance, growth, character, and leadership.
• Strong S.T.E.A.M. culture for future-readiness.
• A caring international community of faculty and students.
• 60+ year history in creating caring leaders.

One of the first things that stand out is the union of exceptional academics and a Christian ethos. TCIS is one of very few schools in the world to offer all three IB programs in a Christian worldview context. TCIS was a forerunner for IB in South Korea, and was the first school in the country to offer all three programs. Every year, students distinguish themselves in academics, athletics, and the arts. Even further, they distinguish themselves by their compassion to care for and serve their fellow humans. Through educational best practices and a message of hope, we cultivate learners who are both caring and competent.

We love to provide new experiences for all ages. There are opportunities all through the school for students to develop skills and discover passions. These experiences augment learning with practice, and they provide lessons for developing leadership. Through sports, arts, clubs, or volunteer opportunities, students learn while doing the things they love.

Students develop skills and character that will carry through their entire lives. This comes as a benefit for academic learning, but it also brings balance to their lives. Lifelong passions are often begun early on in these formative years.

TCIS and IB philosophies come together most closely in the idea that we create learners. Some programs focus on content-based models which assess students on their recall. TCIS teaches concepts and processes based on the Design Cycle and transfer of knowledge. Students learn to be inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, open minded, caring, risk takers, balanced, and reflective. Ultimately, they are assessed on their ability to create in ways that show the depth of their understanding.

This focus on the person is critical in creating a child who can be successful in life beyond the classroom. TCIS education is flexible and prepares students for success in an ever-changing world.

To put it simply, TCIS values rigorous holistic education that prepares students to meet their goals, combined with Christian education that prepares students for a life of compassionate action. It is our firm belief that it is possible to offer both of these simultaneously without sacrificing the quality of either.

TCIS values education that focuses on the person rather than simply the content. Where a student filled with specific knowledge will eventually find their knowledge obsolete and out of date, a student who is an active and capable learner will always work toward innovation and the progressive edge. Furthermore, we believe that a student who learns to be internationally-minded, caring, compassionate, peace-loving, respectful, and balanced will be the kind of leader who makes this world a better place and will find fulfillment in doing so.

This philosophy of education demands high standards and qualified teachers who are willing and able to form mentor relationships with students. It also requires a co-curricular program focused on giving students meaningful opportunities to learn and practice strong character and ultimately puts them in positions of leadership in the community.