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South Korea, Daegu
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The DIS campus features a presentation hall, a Library Media Center, and a technology lab to support academic and digital learning. A video production studio supports journalism and broadcasting through DIS TV and related programs. Athletic facilities include a gymnasium, an outdoor tennis court, two outdoor basketball courts, and an artificial turf athletic field. The on-site 64-bed residence hall houses students across five floors with a shared study room, a game room, a kitchen, a laundry area, and 24-hour security. An on-site cafeteria serves meals to students.
DIS provides a gymnasium, an outdoor tennis court, two outdoor basketball courts, and an artificial turf athletic field for a range of sports and physical education activities. The facility list also includes a presentation hall as part of the campus's multi-use spaces.
The Library Media Center operates with weekday hours (7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Wednesdays to 2:40 p.m.) and after-hours access for resident students, with online resources available around the clock. The library uses Follett Destiny as its online catalog and e-library, with printed materials check-out available for up to 21 days. A campus technology lab supports digital learning, and the media program uses professional filming equipment and editing software for Journalism and Video Production courses. Visual arts spaces feature spacious, well-equipped studios for drawing, painting, ceramics, and AP Art & Design.
DIS offers extensive after-school activities across arts, media, and athletics. The media program includes journalism and video production, with Jets Flyover, journalism courses, yearbook, and DIS TV broadcasts featuring student work. Music and visual arts programs provide ensembles and studio work, supported by spacious, well-equipped studios. An extensive after-school activities (ASA) program operates across elementary, middle, and high school, including athletic teams within SKAC.
Daegu International School (DIS) is a K–12 co-educational day and boarding school in Dong-gu, Daegu. Teaching is in English and the curriculum is built on U.S. standards (including CCSS, NGSS, and the C3 Framework), with Advanced Placement (AP) courses available in high school. Boarding is offered through on-campus dormitories for Grades 5–12. Students study Chinese and Spanish as foreign languages (Grades 3–8 alternate each semester, from Grade 9 students choose one). DIS highlights a Digital Media & Video Production program and notes “1,000 student-created YouTube videos,” and it also runs TEDx conferences. Athletics activities include basketball, volleyball, futsal and cross country.
