Lower SCHOOL
From Early Childhood to Grade 5
Two Programmes, One Seamless Journey
A Message from Our lower School Principal
“Welcome to Dwight School Seoul”
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the PYP at Dwight School Seoul. At the heart of our Lower School is a simple belief: children learn best when they feel happy, engaged, healthy, and safe.
We strive to create an environment where every child feels a strong sense of belonging, is known and valued as an individual, and is encouraged to discover and develop their unique spark.
Through meaningful inquiry, strong relationships, and opportunities to take risks, collaborate, and reflect, our students grow as confident learners and caring members of their community.
Dwight’s commitment to personalized learning, community, and global vision is woven throughout the PYP experience. Just as importantly, we value the partnership between students, families, and teachers that makes our school such a vibrant place to learn.
I look forward to another year of learning, laughter, growth, and connection together.
Sincerely,
Serena Geddes Aguilar | Lower School Principal
Senior Leadership Team
Our Lower School is led by an experienced team of academic and non-academic coordinators, leads, directors, and heads who work collaboratively to support every aspect of student learning, development, and wellbeing.
| Maki Saito | Lower School Admin Officer |
| Allan Ward | Director of Admissions |
| Julie Lee | ECP Coordinator |
| Mihee Han | Front Office Admin |
| Nami Lee | Finance Controller |
Why Choose Dwight's Lower School?
Purposeful Play & Inquiry
Children learn through purposeful play, exploration, and inquiry that transform their natural curiosity into meaningful learning.
Personalized Early Learning
Learning experiences respond to each child’s developmental stage, interests, strengths, and individual needs.
Strong Foundations for Learning
Literacy, numeracy, and scientific thinking are intentionally woven into engaging experiences that build strong foundations for future learning.
Nature-Based
Regular Nature Education experiences encourage children to explore, investigate, take appropriate risks, and develop curiosity, wellbeing, and environmental awareness.
Whole Child Approach
Academic learning is balanced with creativity, communication, independence, collaboration, and social-emotional development to nurture confident, capable learners.
A Seamless IB Journey
Beginning in Preschool, children develop the skills, agency, and approaches to learning that prepare them for a confident transition into Grade 1 and the next stage of their IB journey.
Life in the lower School
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1. Why choose Dwight School Seoul for the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP)?
Dwight School Seoul offers the IB Primary Years Programme within a continuous IB education, combining inquiry-based learning, personalized support, student agency, and an international learning environment to help children grow as confident, curious, and capable learners.
2. What is the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) at Dwight School Seoul?
The PYP is an inquiry-based educational framework that encourages students to ask questions, explore meaningful concepts, make connections across subject areas, and apply their learning to the world around them.
3. What is the Early Childhood Division (ECD) at Dwight School Seoul?
Dwight’s Early Childhood Division is rooted in Primary Years Programme (PYP), welcoming children from Preschool (24 months) through Kindergarten, providing a nurturing introduction to the PYP through purposeful play, inquiry, exploration, creativity, and meaningful relationships.
4. How does Dwight School Seoul teach literacy, numeracy, and other subjects through the PYP?
Foundational literacy, numeracy, science, social studies, and other areas of learning are intentionally developed through meaningful inquiry, while specialist experiences in Art, Music, Physical Education, Korean, Library, and the unit-integrated Makerspace further enrich each child’s learning.
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5. How does Dwight support children's social and emotional development?
Through purposeful play, collaborative learning, consistent routines, relationships, and opportunities for independence, children develop confidence, empathy, communication, resilience, self-management, and the skills needed to build positive relationships with others.
6. How does the Early Childhood Division prepare children for Grade 1?
As children progress through Kindergarten, they strengthen foundational academic skills alongside communication, collaboration, problem-solving, independence, and self-management, helping them transition confidently into Grade 1 and continue their PYP journey at Dwight.
7. What makes Nature Education important in Dwight’s Early Childhood Division?
Nature Education gives children regular opportunities to observe, investigate, explore, and take appropriate risks, fostering curiosity, wellbeing, environmental awareness, and a growing sense of responsibility for the natural world.
8. How does Dwight School Seoul provide a continuous IB education?
As an IB Continuum School, Dwight provides a connected educational journey in which the skills, learner agency, and approaches to learning introduced in the Early Years continue to develop through the PYP, MYP, and Diploma Programme.
1. Why choose Dwight School Seoul for the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP)?
Dwight School Seoul offers the IB Primary Years Programme within a continuous IB education, combining inquiry-based learning, personalized support, student agency, and an international learning environment to help children grow as confident, curious, and capable learners.
2. What is the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) at Dwight School Seoul?
The PYP is an inquiry-based educational framework that encourages students to ask questions, explore meaningful concepts, make connections across subject areas, and apply their learning to the world around them.
3. What is the Early Childhood Division (ECD) at Dwight School Seoul?
Dwight’s Early Childhood Division is rooted in Primary Years Programme (PYP), welcoming children from Preschool (24 months) through Kindergarten, providing a nurturing introduction to the PYP through purposeful play, inquiry, exploration, creativity, and meaningful relationships.
4. How does Dwight School Seoul teach literacy, numeracy, and other subjects through the PYP?
Foundational literacy, numeracy, science, social studies, and other areas of learning are intentionally developed through meaningful inquiry, while specialist experiences in Art, Music, Physical Education, Korean, Library, and the unit-integrated Makerspace further enrich each child’s learning.
5. How does Dwight support children's social and emotional development?
Through purposeful play, collaborative learning, consistent routines, relationships, and opportunities for independence, children develop confidence, empathy, communication, resilience, self-management, and the skills needed to build positive relationships with others.
6. How does the Early Childhood Division prepare children for Grade 1?
As children progress through Kindergarten, they strengthen foundational academic skills alongside communication, collaboration, problem-solving, independence, and self-management, helping them transition confidently into Grade 1 and continue their PYP journey at Dwight.
7. What makes Nature Education important in Dwight’s Early Childhood Division?
Nature Education gives children regular opportunities to observe, investigate, explore, and take appropriate risks, fostering curiosity, wellbeing, environmental awareness, and a growing sense of responsibility for the natural world.
8. How does Dwight School Seoul provide a continuous IB education?
As an IB Continuum School, Dwight provides a connected educational journey in which the skills, learner agency, and approaches to learning introduced in the Early Years continue to develop through the PYP, MYP, and Diploma Programme.
Begin Your Lower School Journey at Dwight School Seoul
Where curiosity is encouraged, creativity is celebrated, and a lifelong love of learning begins. Our globally minded community empowers young learners to explore their interests, build confidence, and embrace new possibilities. In an inspiring and supportive learning environment, every child is encouraged to grow, flourish, and discover their unique potential.