School ContactMr. Kim Myung-Soo, 011 400 1996,
i_counselor@minjok.hs.krMain: 82-33-343-1115, Fax: 82-33-343-8660
CEEB Code: 682010
ASC Coordinators
George Corser (
gcorser@alumni.princeton.edu)
Frank Lee (
flee531@gmail.com)
Description (from their 2004 Profile)"The Korean Minjok Leadership Academy (KMLA) was established in 1996 as Korea's first national private boarding school for gifted students. The co-educational school for grades 10-12 combines world-class academic studies with reverence for Korea's 4,400 years of history, culture, and tradition. KMLA graduates are expected to go on to top Korean and world universities and to future world leadership in a variety of fields."
"KMLA seeks to help students prepare for world leadership by first strengthening their sense of national identity. Students wear
hanbok, (traditional Korean clothing), practice Korean archery,
kumdo (Korean sword-fighting), and
taekwondo (martial art). They learn to play traditional musical instruments like the twelve-stringed
kayagum or the
daegum (bamboo flute). They join in
samulnori, based on traditional folk music and performed by groups playing four percussion instruments, and
daechuita, royal processional music. KMLA students build upon strong Korean social and family values as they develop their creativity, intelligence, and knowledge. By having a thorough understanding of and love for their own history and culture, KMLA students are better prepared to meet the challenges facing Korea without losing their sense of national identity."
Useful StatisticsFor the 2004 International Program:
Average SAT (Math): 793
Average SAT (Verbal): 697
Average SAT (Composite): 1490
Note: The highest SAT average among US boarding schools is 1370, according to
www.boardingschoolreview.com.
Results of 2001, 2002 and 2003 International Program:Total graduates: 43. Matriculants as follows. Korean universities: 3, Oxford (UK): 2, Amherst: 2, Brown, Carnegie-Mellon, Chicago, Claremont, Columbia: 2, Cornell: 4, Dartmouth, Duke: 3, Emory: 2, Georgetown, Grinell: 2, Harvard, Illinois, Johns-Hopkins, MIT, Northwestern, Penn: 2,
Princeton, Stanford: 5, Swarthmore, Wesleyan, Williams and Yale.
