History And Trandition

History And Tradition

Coram Deo Paichai

The beginning of Paichai Hakdang dates back to April 5, 1885,
when Reverend Appenzeller landed at Incheon Port. Due to unstable
conditions in Korea, he returned to Japan on April 13 to study Korean.
On June 21, he returned to Incheon, where he borrowed two rooms from
Dr. W.B. Scranton, who had arrived a month earlier and was operating a hospital.
He used these rooms as classrooms and taught two students, Lee Gyem-ra and
Ko Young-pil, marking the start of Paichai Hakdang.

Whoever would be great among
you must be your servant

This school motto, adopted in the year following the founding by
Reverend Appenzeller, is based on Matthew 20:26-28.
It was translated into Korean by Jo Seong-gyu, a classical scholar and
Appenzeller's personal secretary and teacher at Paichai Hakdang.
In 1968, it was further interpreted into Korean by Mr. Kim Hak-chan
(Korean Language Department).
This motto encapsulates the ideals and objectives of Paichai education.

  • history
  • Past Board Chairs
  • Past Principals

  • 1

    1st
    Founder G. Appenzeller

    (Aug 1885 ~ Jun 1902)

  • 2

    2nd
    C.G. Hounshell

    (1903 ~ Jun 1906)

  • 3

    3rd
    D.H. Bunker

    (Jun 1906 ~ Jun 1911)

  • 4

    4th
    Shin Heung-woo

    (Jun 1911 ~ Feb 1920,
    Sep 1939 ~ Jul 1941)

  • 5

    5th
    H.D. Appenzeller II

    (May 1920 ~ Sep 1939)

  • 6

    6th
    Shin Heung-woo

    (Sep 1939 ~ July 1941)

  • 7

    7th
    Chang Yong-ha

    (Jul 1941 ~ Jun 1961)

  • 8

    8th
    Park Im-ryeon

    (Apr 1946 ~ Feb 1947)

  • 9

    9th
    Shin Young-mook

    (Jun 1947 ~ Oct 1955)

  • 10

    10th
    Chang Yong-ha

    (Jul 1941 ~ Jun 1961)

  • 11

    11th
    Chang Yong-ha

    (Jul 1941 ~ Jun 1961)

  • 12

    12th
    An San-young

    (Aug 1961 ~ Feb 1962)

  • 13

    13th
    Song Soo-cheon

    (Apr 1962 ~ Feb 1968)

  • 14

    14th
    Jeon Jong-ok

    (Mar 1968 ~ May 1978)

  • 15

    15th
    Kim Hak-chan

    (Oct 1978 ~ Oct 1991)

  • 16

    16th
    Park Eon-seo

    (Feb 1992 ~ Feb 1996)

  • 17

    17th
    Oh Kwon-tae

    (Mar 1996 ~ Aug 1999)

  • 18

    18th
    Yoon Tae-hoon

    (Mar 2000 ~ Feb 2005)

  • 19

    19th
    Kim Hyun-soo

    (Sep 2005 ~ Feb 2012)

  • 20

    20th
    Kim Yong-bok

    (Mar 2012 ~ Feb 2015)

  • 21

    21st
    Lee Jae-ha

    (Mar 2015 ~ Feb 2019)

  • 22

    22nd
    Ko Jin-young

    (Mar 2019 ~ Feb 2023)

  • 23

    23rd
    Lee Hyo-jun

    (Mar 2023 ~ present)