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Welcome to BFS, the International American School in Busan!

Welcome to Busan Foreign School – an international school with a big heart, nestled in the vibrant city of Busan, South Korea. As the premier American international school in Busan, we pride ourselves on providing a nurturing and close-knit community where lifelong learners thrive. Our academic program fosters the development of social, emotional, and academic skills, guided by our core SHARK values: Socially Conscious, Hardworking, Active Communicator, Respectful, and Keep Learning. With nearly 30 years of experience, we are the only international American school in Busan dedicated to preparing students for global university success.

Our SHARK Values

Socially Conscious

Develop empathy and awareness for being inclusive of different opinions and experiences
Gain an understanding and appreciation of various cultures
Demonstrate an ability to work well in individual and group settings
Demonstrate ethical social and academic behaviors

Hardworking

Formulate and pursue goals as lifelong learners
Value every life situation as a learning experience and embrace failure as a learning opportunity
Practice healthy personal, lifelong behaviors
Develop persistence and diligence to achieve quality work with integrity

Active communicators

Communicate clearly and authentically in English
Develop confidence to actively communicate and share ideas
Listen and respond constructively when collaborating with others
Recognize unfairness and injustice and advocate for self and others
Engage and inspire positivity in peers

Respectful

Become responsible citizens with an understanding of respect and diversity
Care for the safety and welfare of self and others
Develop awareness and recognize a responsibility to stand up to exclusion, prejudice, bias, and injustice.
Exhibit self-motivation and self-discipline and accept individual and group responsibility.

Keep learning

Make an effort for individual progress
Be adaptable and apply one’s experiences
Develop creatively, artistically, and athletically
Develop critical thinking skills and the ability to logically reason
Analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information and apply learning to a variety of different contexts
Develop and apply problem-solving strategies to real-life situations
Be innovative by developing creative solutions
BFS Sharks apply knowledge and demonstrate understanding