Yongsan International School of Seoul

Yongsan International School of Seoul (YISS) is a private, coeducational Christian school, offering an American curriculum based education to the international community in South Korea. Located in the heart of the nation's capital, YISS encompasses an academic environment that emphasizes the development of character, with a sound foundation for morals, ethics, and values focused on meeting the needs of diverse students within the context of the culture of the host country.

History

The school was founded in August 1990 as International Christian School Seoul (ICS Seoul) with the first graduation being held in 1997.

KFSF

In 2004 the Korea Foreign Schools Foundation was established under the Korean government's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy with the task of establishing and operating foreign schools in order to foster talents and improve the educational environment so as to contribute to attracting FDI in Korea.

YISS was established by the Korea Foreign Schools Foundation in 2006. The project was initiated by financial contributions from the national government and business organizations. KFSF leased the land for the campus from the Seoul Metropolitan Government and provided the school facilities.