Gwacheon Foreign Language High school (
Korean: 과천외국어고등학교, 과천외고) is an
IndependentHigh School located in Gyeong-gi province,
Gwacheon-si,
South Korea. The school was established on 5 May 1990 and It is the first Foreign Language High School established in
Gyeonggi Province.
Gwacheon Foreign Language High school is a special high school in
South Korea. Students in this school would be able to learn foreign languages in more details compared to students in ordinary high school.[1][2]
'Kwacheon Foreign Language High School' is an old name which was used before the revision of
Korean romanization.
GCFL has a total enrollment of over 600 students.[3]
Primarily, Applications are accepted based on
Middle school English scores.
After that, Students conduct an interview based on his or her
Curriculum vitae.
With the overall score accumulated during these two phases, the school announces the final successful applicants.
Some departments are harder to get into than others, as some languages are considered more useful or easier to learn than others.
Student life
Events
Yulmokje (율목제) - Festival held biennially by students, clubs, and teachers.
Formation process of Socialization (사회화 형성 과정) - Lecture held several times each year to educate students. Usually its talkers are graduates.
KPEC (Kwacheon Practical English Club) - Publishes their own English textbooks, also has
British Parliament style debate and
Model Congress activities. In KPEC, the members will get together and make lyrics, script etc. and enjoy watching American movies or drama. It also plans to go out and have some activities like introducing
Korean culture.
Heart Of Writing (하오라) - English Essay Writing Club