A ground-breaking ceremony recently in Songdo, South Korea marked the beginning of construction for the New Songdo City International School (NSCIS). The school will be the first international educational institution in the nation’s free economic zone and will cooperate in a partnership with Milton Academy to develop academic programs and exchanges for students and teachers. John Warren, special assistant to the head of school, joined Korean government officials and Deputy Prime Minister Han Duk-soo at the event on March 8, 2006.