On March 8, 2006, the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority and the NSIC (Songdo New Town Development Company) held a groundbreaking ceremony for Songdo International School. More than 300 key domestic and foreign figures attended the groundbreaking ceremony, including Deputy Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, Incheon Metropolitan City Mayor Ahn Sang-soo, and Stan Gale, chairman of International Korea.