한과영 2016-004

Korea Science Academy of KAIST

105-47, Baegyanggwanmun-ro, Busanjin-gu, Busan, 47162, Rep. of Korea TEL : 82-51-894-0006 / 897-0006 FAX : 82-51-894-0280 www.ksa.hs.kr Published in February, 2016

KOREA SCIENCE ACADEMY OF KAIST

KOREA SCIENCE ACADEMY OF KAIST

Korea Science Academy of KAIST

CORE VALUES

Creativity

Passion

Service

The First Science-gifted Institute in Korea • Bestteacherswithmorethan10yearsofexperienceandknow-

howandoutstandinggraduates• KSA’spioneeringroledevelopingaspecializedcurriculumfor

science-giftedstudents,research-centeredlearning,convergenceeducation,andglobalization

The Only Science-gifted Institute Supported by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning• Stablebudgetfortheschoolundertheministry’sdirectsupervision• Supportbythegovernmenttofostertalents:Minimumstudent

payment

KSA to Grow with KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

• TheaffiliationwithKAIST,world-classuniversityofScience&Technology

• Holisticconvergenceeducationandcollege-levelresearches&lectures

SPECIAL !HOW, WHAT, WHY?

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Research-oriented Education Aimed at Nurturing Creative Scientists• Research-orientededucationwithhigh-techequipements• R&Eprogramthroughstudent-centeredresearchprojects,mentoring-

basedgraduationresearch• High-profileteacherswithprofessionalismrecruitedforthepurposeof

cultivatingpromisingworld-levelscientists

Globalization Education to Cultivate World-class Leaders of Science• Developmentofleadershipandresearchabilitiesthroughinternational

academicandpersonnelexchanges• Opportunitiestojointheadvancededucational&researchprograms

throughinternationalcollaborativeresearch,on-siteresearch,andlong&short-termstudentexchangeprogramwithpremierinstitutesabroad

• Developmentofinternationalcapabilitiesthroughforeignteachers’classes,lecturestaughtinEnglish,andoperationofinternationalclass

Educational Collaboration with KAIST• OpportunitytoearncollegecreditsthroughKSAAP(AdvancedPlace-

ment)andcoursestakenatKAISTbyKSAHP(Honors'Program)• Opportunitytocarryoutgraduationresearchundertheguidanceof

KAISTprofessorsthroughKAISTHRP(HighschoolResearchProgram)• OpportunitytoattendlecturesbyKAISTprofessors

LEADING EDUCATIONFOR SCIENCE-GIFTEDSTUDENTS AT

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Cradle of Enjoyable Science-gifted Students • Creativescience-giftededucationfreefromthecollegeentranceexam• Alearningjourneytoexplorescienceandfindoneself

Fostering Science Pioneers who Open Up New Horizons Leading the Future• Top-tiersciencetalentsendowedwithacademicenthusiasmand

exceptionalresearchcapabilities• Leadersoftheglobalcommunitywithcreativityandconvergent

thinking

Nurturing Talents who Work for the Humankind• Creationofgreatvaluesthroughnewresearchandinventions• Contributingtothebettermentofhumanlife:Richness,Wellness,

andSafety

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RIGHT HERE AT ! YOUR CHILD’S FUTURE

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History•School Introduction

Student (AsofMar.2016)

Grade level Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 TotalM F Total M F Total M F Total M F Total

No.ofstudents 99 33 132 94 35 129 124 24 148 317 92 409No.ofclasses 12 12 13 37

※ 35internationalstudentsincluded※ 6RAA(Research-centricAcademicAdvisor)classesoperatedseparately

Faculty (AsofMar.2016)

Category Principal Vice Principal

Full-time teachers Dispatched by BMCOE

Temporary teachers TotalKorean Foreigner

No.ofpersons 1 1 46 7 6 4 65※95%ofScienceandmathteachershavePh.D.degrees.

Staff (AsofMar.2016)

CategoryAdministrative staffs Engineers, etc.

TotalAdministrativeOffice

AdmissionsOfficer

ComputerTechnician

DormitoryStaff Counselor Librarian School

Nurse T.A. CafeteriaStaff Engineers

No.ofpersons 22 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 5 11 51

Astheonlyscience-giftedinstitutewhoseentirebudgetcomesfromthegovernment,KSAhasbeenstrivingtoreachthetopleveloftheworld’sbestschoolsforscience-giftedstudents.

Cradle of Science-gifted Education

Service

Passion

CORE VALUES

KSASPIRIT

Creativity

KSA!TheScience-giftedInstituteLeadingtheFuture

NurturingCreativeGlobalLeadersWhowillContributetoWorldSociety

MISSION

VISION

Strengthen Creativity

Development

Lead the Education for Science-gifted

Students

Autonomous and Responsible

Management

Strengthen Student Growth

GOAL

AsKSAwasofficiallydesignatedasthefirstschoolforscience-giftedstudentsin2003.ItbecameaffiliatedwithKAIST,world-classuniversityforscienceandtechnologyin2009.Sincethen,KSAhascontinuedtoproducefuturegloballeadersinscienceunderthestrongsupportfromKAIST.

The1stEntranceCeremonyofBusanScienceHighSchool

DesignatedandConvertedtoaScience-giftedInstitute

The1stEntranceCeremonyastheScience-giftedInsti-tute

1991. 03.

2016. 02. 2005. 07. 2013. 11. 2009. 02.

2002. 05. 2003. 03.

Entrance Ceremony2016(132students/11internationalstudentsincluded)

Renamed as KoreaScienceAcademy

Ceremonyforthe 10th FoundingAnniversaryas theFirstScience-giftedInstituteinKorea

AffiliatedtoKAIST(KoreaScienceAcad-emyofKAIST)

History

The First Science-gifted Institute in Korea

Strengthen Support System with KAIST

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Customized Curriculum

Creative Research Activities to Change the World

KSAoffersadifferentiatedcurriculumwithanaimtopreparegiftedlearnersinsciencetoleadthefutureofscienceinKorea.Thecurriculumisfocusedonofferingstudent-centeredandindividualizededucationtodevelopcapa-bilitiesandqualitiesofindividualstudents.KSAisalsostronglycommittedtosupportingstudents’creativeresearchactivitiestonurturethemaswell-roundedgloballeaders.

Inthefuture,oursocietywilldesiretalentedindividuals,whothinkandactwithacreativemindset,withemphasisondiverseexperiences,re-spectingdifferentopinions,innovativeideasandinterdisciplinaryeduca-tion.KSAoffersstepwisecreativeresearchactivitiestohelpscience-giftedstudentsbecomeself-directedthinkersandaction-takerssothattheycanrealizetheirdreams.

•TransferableAPcredits:58creditstoKAIST,35creditstoPOSTECH(PohangUniversityofS&T),37creditstoUNIST(UlsanNationalInstituteofS&T)

•APagreementswithDGIST(DaeguGyeongbukInstituteofS&T)andGIST(GwangjuInstituteofS&T)

•TransferredthecreditsobtainedatKSAtotheleadingdomesticuniversities

KSA AP (Advanced Placement)

• Science Technology, Management:Studentsaregivenopportunitiestotakecoursesonentrepreneurship,con-vergencetechnology,andcreativeresearch,whicharenecessaryforfutureleaders.

• Creative Engineering:Designedtomeetstudents’de-mandforengineeringandhelpstudentstofindacareerpath/Focusedonconvergenceengineeringincludingenergy,nano-,robot,andbio-technologies.

• Convergence Education:Intendedtocultivateproblem-solvingabilitiesandinterdisciplinarythinkingthroughin-tegratededucationofmath,science,humanities,andarts.

Science Technology, Management, Engineering and Convergence Education

•Topromoteself-directedlearningbyextensivereading•GraduationCertificationSystem(over150mileagepoints)

Reading Mileage System

•KSAhasbeentest-operatingaprogrammodeledafterEdu3.0ofKAIST.

•Edu3.0istailoredfortoday’sdigitallyimmersedandtech-savvystudentpopulation,servingasanonlineplatformforself-directed learningand interactionsamongstudentsandteacherstofosterstudents’criticalandcreativethinking.

Edu 3.0

•CreditacceptancethroughthePTwithouttakingcourses

PT (Placement Test)

•TakingcoursesatKAISTinthefinalsemester•AcceptedascreditsbyKSAandKAIST

KSA HP (Honors’ Program)

•Credit-based Graduation System•Required Courses:Acceleratedcompletionofmandatory

coursesofhighschooleducation•Elective Courses: Advanced courses recognized as

collegecredits•Convergence Courses: Courses combining two or

moreacademicdisciplines•Creditacceptancethroughtheacademicexchangeswith

science-giftedinstitutesathomeandabroad

Academic & Curriculum Operation● Domesticconferences● Overseasconferences

•Independent Research: Under the guidance of a KSAteacher,researchingandwritingagraduationthesis

• �K AIST HRP (High school Research Program): Under the guidance of a KAIST professor, researching andwritingagraduationthesis

Graduation Research

• �Tocarryout researchunder theguidanceofanexpertforayearasagroup(4students)

R&E (Research and Education) Program

• �Survey of Creative Research:Toacquirethebasicknowledge inresearchfieldfor in-depthresearchtodevelopstudents’researchskills

• �Research Methodology Seminar:Learninghowtoconductresearch inthefieldofstudents’ interestthroughsmallgroupactivities

Creative Research Fundamentals

• �As research-oriented system in which grade 10 to 12students,under theguidanceofanacademicadvisor,assignedtoaclasstoestablishamentorprogrambetweenjuniorandseniorstudents

RAA (Research-centric Academic Advisor)

Grade Research Type Courses

10 CreativeResearchFundamentals

•SurveyofCreativeResearch•ResearchMethodologySeminar

11 Self-directedSmallGroupResearch

•R&EProgram•Domestic&Int’lOn-siteResearch

12 GraduationResearch •IndependentResearchorKAISTHRP

Step-by-Step Creative Research Activities

Thesespaces,whichareequippedwithstate-of-the-artequipment,aredesignedtohelpstudentstocreatepro-totypesbasedontheirideasandcreativity,whichmayresultinthegenerationofintellectualproperty.

Creative Studio & Dream Design Center

• �To test and realize students’ ideas at the CreativeStudiowherestudentscantranslatetheirintellectual imagination into tangible forms, and to conductI&D-relatedresearchthroughR&Eprogram

I&D (Imagination & Development)

• �Publication of professional research (2014~2015) SCI 6 times, KCI 1 times

Outstanding Research Results Presented at Home & Abroad

19(45students) 17

(31students)

3(9students)

6(6students) 4

(8students)

Published Papers

Proceedings ProceedingsPresen-tations

Presen-tations

2014

1(2students)

13(22students)

29(89students)

2(4students)

2(3students)

Published Papers

Presen-tations

ProceedingsPresen-tations

Published Papers

2015

Curriculum•Creative Research Activities

Academic Courses

Courses NaturalScience Humanities Convergence

KoreanStudents

(148credits)77credits 63credits 8credits

Int’lStudents

(140credits)69credits 62credits 9credits

Creative Research Activities

(30 credits)

•CreativeResearchFundamentals(6credits)•Self-directedSmallGroupResearchandDomestic&Int’lOn-siteResearch(16credits)•GraduationResearch(8credits)

Leadership Activities

•GroupActivities(130hours)•VolunteerActivities(130hours)

Curriculum Organization

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Challenge To the World

Future Leaders for the Community

KSAoperatesdiverseandspecializedinternationalresearchandexchangeprogramstoallowstudentstogainmoreopportunitiesontheglobalstage.Throughthespecialchances,studentsgainculturalexperiencesandvastknowledge,anddeveloptheirforeignlanguageproficiency,expertiseandcreativity.ThispreparesthemasleadingscientistsinKorea,whocancompeteatagloballevelandheightenthestatusofKoreaasascientificandtechnologi-calpowerhouseintheworld.

KSAoperatesavarietyof leadershipprogramstocultwivatethestu-dentswithintellectandgoodcharacter.Byfosteringcreativeproblem-solvingand leadershipskills,studentscansettheirowngoalsandvisions,andpaintabiggerpictureasleaders.

• Int'l On-site Research: Conducting the advancedresearchingloballyrenowned/researchinstitutes

• Int'l Collaborative Research:Conductingtheresearchwithprestigiousscience-giftedinstitutesoverseas

• Int'l Science Conference & Science Fair:Presentingstu-dents’excellentresearchresultsintheglobalstage

International Academic Exchange Programs

•Asciencefestivaltosharescientificminds, researchtogether,anddemonstrateyoungscientists’creativitywithscience-giftedstudentsfromaroundthecountryandallovertheworld

• In theevenyears fordomestic fairand in theoddyearsforaninternationalone•HoldingKSASF2015asaninternationalfair•ResultsofKSASF2015:Itdrewatotalof150peoplefrom25institutionsof14countries.

•Selection as the Host of the International StudentScienceFair(ISSF)2017

KSA Science Fair (KSASF)

•Teaching and learning program with senior and junior students as well as fellow classmates to sharetheirknowledgeintheirfieldofexpertise

Mentorship Program

•GroupActivities forTalentDonation:Sharescientificknowledgewiththelocalcommunitystudents

•O p erat ion of Math/Science Camp: For s tudent sfromlow-incomefamiliesinBusan

•Sharing Love with the Underprivileged of the LocalCommunity: Talent donation concert, No lef toverfoodday,etc.

Community Service

•Group Activities: Leadership Activities, Overseas Training, Training of Body and Mind, ExperimentalActivities,etc.

•VolunteerActivities:VolunteerWorkinRuralAreas,TalentDonationActivity,CleanupofBaekyangandJiriMountain,etc.

Group / Volunteer Activities

•Scientists’House•KSAInvitedLectures•KSAForumforScience-giftedEducation•RowingTeam/ArcheryTeam•CenterforStudentGrowth•Sports and Cultural Exchange with KMLA (KoreaMinjokLeadershipAcademy)

Unique Programs

•SAF (Science Academic Festival): Science contest,quizcontest,scientificphotocontestbasedonscientificknowledge

•SAC(ScienceAdventureCelebration):Performances and exhibitions organized by various clubs whichpursuedifferentinterestsandculturalactivities

Student Festivals

Globalization•Leadership & Unique Programs

•Teacher Exchange Program (as of 2015)

Category Institute Field No. of persons

InboundNational University ofSingaporeHighSchoolofMathematicsandScience

Chemistry 1

OutboundNational University ofSingaporeHighSchoolofMathematicsandScience

Physics 1

• Exchange agreements with 20 institutes in 11 countries• International Class - Outstanding students selected from all over the world

through a special admission process since 2010 - International Students in 2016 : Freshman 11, Sophomore 15,

Senior 9• Lectures in English -

Some of the Math and Science courses and all the

English language courses - Adopted the ‘Minimum Credit Requirement for English

Courses System’ since 2012

• ECC (English Communication Center) - An opportunity to improve and ref ine students'

English skills, and learn customized high-level English

• Student Exchange Program (1 semester or 1~2 weeks) -

Assigned the ‘Long Term Student Exchange Program’

with NUS High School in Singapore (May, 2014) - An opportunity to experience curricula and culture

exchange with premier institutes abroad -

Long-term Exchanges in 2015: Outbound 1 country

2 students, Inbound 1 country 1 Student -

Short-term Exchanges in 2015: Outbound 6 countries

49 students, Inbound 5 countries 43 Students

Globalization Education

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Scholarships•Graduation•Admissions

Leaping Forward Mankind and the World

Studentsareadmittedtotheuniversitiesthroughspecialadmissionprocess,withthemajorityfurtheringtheireducationatKAIST,SNU,POSTECH,andotherprestigiousuniver-sitiesathomeandabroad.

Graduation

9334

222015

Graduates

149 91

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332016

Graduates

150

※ Amongthe724KSAgraduateswhohaveattendeduniversity,719students(99.3%)enrolledinscienceandengineeringcolleges.

Admissions to Domestic Universities (unit:students)

● KAIST● SNU (Seoul National Univ.)● Others (POSTECH, Yonsei Univ., Korea Univ., etc.)

Overseas Univ.

All of You to KSA!The Science-gifted Cradle Theadmissionprocesscarriedoutbyadmissionsofficersinvolvesacom-prehensiveevaluationofgiftedness,creativity,andproblem-solvingskills.

Admission• Admissions Officer-centered Science-gifted Admissions: Middle school students, graduates or those with equivalent educational background, who possess great potential in Mathematics and Science, recommended by an advi-sory teacher, counselor and/or homeroom teacher from educational insti-tutes specializing in gifted education (around 120 Korean students selected)

• International Admissions: Foreign national middle school students, gradu-ates or those with equivalent educational background, who possess great potential in Mathematics and Science and English communication ability (Inter-national candidates must meet all of the following requirements: He or she must have received his/her entire elementary and middle school education outside of Korea; neither of the candidate’s parents is a Korean citizen; and-Korean citizens who hold dual citizenship are not eligible to apply as foreign-students / around 15 students selected).

Eligibility

Admissions Process

•�Assessment of multiple facetsof giftedness-around120selected(incl.40studentswhowerepre-accepted)

3rd stage

2nd stage

1st stage

•��Assessment of Mathematics, English interview

•�Assessment of StudentRecords

2nd stage

1st stage

International AdmissionsAdmissions Officer-centered Science-gifted Admissions

•�Assessment of creative problem- solving skills

-around200selected(incl.40studentswhowerepre-accepted)

•Assessment of student records-Assessmentgiftednessbasedonthesubmittedstudentrecords

-around1,000selected

★AdministertheCollegeBoardAPexamsandSupportforSATs★AdministerBritishCollegeAdmissionsTests★�Hostinginformationsessionsbyprestigiousuniversitiesoverseas★��Establishingabroadgraduatesnetworkandacademicmentoring

Support for the Admissions of Overseas Universities★92students(2005~2015)•USA(MIT,HarvardUniv.etc.),UK(Univ.ofCambridge,etc.),Canada(Univ.ofToronto),Japan(Univ.ofTokyo,etc.)

Admissions to Overseas Universities

KSAoffersawiderangeofscholarshipstoprepareourstudentsascreativegloballeaders,whowillenhancenationalcom-petitivenessinscienceandtechnologyandcontributetomankind.

Repay through Our Dream and Passion!

SCHOLARSHIPS

●�PresidentialScienceScholarships(Domestic)●�PresidentialScienceScholarships(Overseas)●�KwanjeongScholarships

•��Scholarships for KSA Graduates in the past 3 years

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Scholarships Benefit in 2015•��Scholarships for Current Students in 2015

Type of Scholarships

•��Startedasafundraisingcampaignamongfacultyandstaff(atotalofKRW160millionwasdonated.)•��Smalldonationsfromcurrentstudents,graduates,andparentsbybank

transferarerising.•��Contributions fromthegraduatesofBusanScienceHighSchool, the

predecessoroftheKSA,andalumniassociationshavetotaledKRW36million.

Expansion of the Development Fund•�KSA surpassed the fundraising milestone of KRW 1 Billion.

•��SettingthefundraisingtargetatKRW5Billionby2020•��Fundraisingstrategies includingactivatingalumniassociations,and

devisingwaystoboostparticipationofparents.•��KSAwillalsoseektoattractdonationsfromlargecorporationsandexpand

partnershipwiththeDevelopmentFundofKAIST.

Future Operation of the Fund

Scholarships for Current StudentsHanseong Nobel Scholarships

SohyangScholarships,KRXFoundation,KIER,NRF,KRICT,KAIST,SamsungDreamScholarships,KoreaIndustrialTechnologyAssociationScholarships,etc.

SungwooHitechCo.,DRAXIONCo.,SeunSteelCo.,BNGroup,BusanBank,DongHwaEntec,BusanHeadquartersoftheNation-alAgriculturalCooperativeFederation

KSASponsorScholarships

540

200 163

176

Need-based Scholarships (tuition fee deduction)

8.139.4

10.01

2013 2014 2015

(Unit:KRWBillion)

(Unit:KRWMillion)

•KSA Talented Scholarships:2students(eachofgrade11&12)withexcellentGPAand/orresearchperformance

•KSA Sponsor Scholarships:StudentswithexcellentGPAand/orresearchperformance

•Need-based Scholarships:Int'lstudentsandlow-incomestudents

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