About Us

 

Hillside Collegiate Junior provides a Canadian curriculum to the children of South Korea. Students learn skills needed to study abroad both in Canada and other countries around the world.  It is our pleasure and honor to welcome you to Hillside Collegiate Junior and IYA Skola International.

 

Our educational institution was created by envisioning a school where students learn and grow while being immersed in our campus. It provides an opportunity for students to become immersed in the English language and engage in active learning that allows our students to flourish as critical and creative thinkers, collaborative and thoughtful team members, and efficient and kind communicators. Our goal is to provide profound and engaging educational experiences in a safe, caring, and joyful atmosphere. This sets Hillside Collegiate Junior apart and we are confident that our school will reach its fullest potential and become a world-renowned International Institution.  

Hillside Collegiate Junior aims to cultivate in students, 21st-century skills that will enable them to become competent problem solvers, critical thinkers, and digital learners. To provide experiences within a multi-cultural environment that will develop lifelong learners who collaborate, respect diversity in culture, and demonstrate an understanding and tolerance of others.

 

Location Description

 

Suwon is the capital and largest city of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea's most populous province which surrounds Seoul, located about 30 km (19 mi) south of Seoul. Its  population is close to 1.3 million. It is the only remaining completely walled city in South Korea. The city walls are one of the more popular tourist destinations in Gyeonggi Province. Samsung Electronics R&D center and headquarters are in Suwon. The city is served by three motorways, the national railway network, and the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. 

 

Suwon is also home to Gwanggyo Lake Park. This is a lake park that was built with a new town established in Gwanggyo. The Park is the largest size among the lake parks in Korea. Gwanggyo Lake Park consists of seven zones centered around Woncheon Lake and Sindae Lake including Urban Levee, Community Forest and Mysterious Mulneomi, each of which is designed for various events, picnic and walking. Most of the facilities in the park have been built in a way to preserve the existing lakes and forests. For this reason, Gwanggyo Lake Park boasts more beautiful landscape than any other man-made parks which are artificially designed from beginning to end.

Galleria Gwanggyo is the best lifestyle complex in Korea with a total area of 150,000 square meters. It is composed of a large-scale convention center, luxury officetels, hotels, and an aquarium. Galleria Gwanggyo will become a new landmark in Suwon as an ‘Urban Promenade’ that connects the lake park and a multi-complex consisting of exhibitions, cultural arts and entertainment facilities as well as shopping.