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Branksome Hall Asia groundbreaking ceremony hails construction of the second international school to open in the JGECPrestigious Canadian all girl's school to continue its philosophy of fostering globally-minded female leaders in Jeju |
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Spectators took refuge from the rain under a large tent on June 30 during the groundbreaking ceremony for Branksome Hall Asia, the second international school to start construction in the Jeju Global Education City (JGEC) in Daejung, Seogwipo City.
The school is set to open in September, 2012 in an area of 94,955 m2 that will contain the main teaching facilities, dorm rooms, a swimming pool, a gymnasium, and a hockey rink. At full capacity it will be home to 1,200 students. The facilities will account for 82,000 m2.
Branksome Hall, located in Toronto, Ontario, is one of Canada’s most renowned private girl’s school that has over a 100-year history and a reputation of 100 percent of their students being accepted to universities of their choice, with 95 percent of them receiving scholarships. Branksome Hall Asia expects to continue its tradition on Jeju by fostering globally-minded leaders.
“Our new campus will enable more Korean students to obtain a quality Branksome Hall education, in English, without leaving Korean soil. Branksome Hall Asia will reflect the very best of Branksome Hall’s programs and philosophy,” said Karen Murton, principal of Branksome Hall Canada. “Branksome Hall is now officially one remarkable school with two remarkable campuses; one situation in the heart of Toronto, and the other on this beautiful island, Jeju.”
All students that attend Branksome Hall Asia, like its Canadian sister school, will be taught under the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, which enables students to apply for first-rate universities like those of the Ivy League in the US, and Oxford and Cambridge in Britain. There will also be an exchange program between the two schools, which will give Branksome Hall Asia students the opportunity to study in Canada and vice versa.
The purpose of the JGEC is to combat the South Korean trend of parents sending their children abroad to obtain an international education in English, which sees millions of dollars a year leave the country, and causes stress within families that have sent their children abroad due to the separation.
The JGEC will be completed by 2015 and house 23,000 people, including 9,000 students and 12 international schools. The entire project will cost 1.78 trillion won ($US1.67 billion) in an area of 3.9 km2. |
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