BFS Newsletter: March & April 2023 Edition
BFS Newsletter: March & April 2023 Edition has been published. Please click on the image to read the full article.
BFS Newsletter: January & February 2023 Edition
BFS Newsletter: January & February 2023 Edition has been published. Please click on the image to read the full article.
Becoming Global Citizens: DODEA Teacher of the Year speaks at American School of Busan
Becoming Global Citizens: DODEA Teacher of the Year speaks at American School of Busan Busan Foreign School (BFS), the American school of Busan, is a proud member of the Non-DoD Schools Program (NDSP), and about 30% of its students are…
BFS Computer Science Students DongaIlbo Article
BFS computer science students demonstrate their award-winning talents by taking the top prize in the Codementum competition. Please read the full story here
BFS Earns the College Board’s AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award Once Again!
Congratulations Dr. Barnes and BFS for once again earning the College Board's AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award. This award has been granted for attaining female student representation in AP Computer Science Principles (APCSP) for 2022. BFS has also received this…
Codementum Coding Competition – 1st Place in the HS Division!
The results for the 2022-23 Codementum Coding Competition are officially in! The coding competition included 57,206 students from 2,129 schools representing 133 different countries worldwide. BFS registered a team in both the Middle School and High School divisions of the…
2022 BeFM School Reporting Contest: Bobby Li (Grade 6) Wins 1st Place!
During the first week of winter break, Bobby (Grade 6) participated in BeFM School Reporting Contest. Bobby prepared a speech about refugees and won the 1st place! He donated the prize money to UNICEF’S refugee agency. Not only did Bobby…
BFS November & December 2022 Newsletter
November & December 2022 BFS Newsletter has been published! Check it and see all the great things BFS students and teachers have been up to!
High School Student of the Quarter 2
Congratulations to our Students of the Quarter for Quarter 2! Socially Conscious: Minjune Chung (11) Hardworking: Skylar Furuya (9) Active Communicator: Andrew Rivers (11) Respectful: Danica Dapilloza (10) Keep Learning: Joy Cho (9) & Evan Zhang (9)
BFS Participates in the SKAC MUN on December 10th
Congratulations to all delegates who participated in the SKAC Model United Nations on Saturday, December 10th. BFS had a record 8 winning resolutions that were debated at the Conference! Four resolutions passed their respective committees. Special shoutout to Elizabeth Kim (grade…
Elementary SKAC STEM Fair
The ES STEM Club members attended the SKAC STEM Fair hosted by GIFS on November 22nd. They had the opportunity to participate in group challenges with students from other schools, and they presented the projects they developed. Our Sharks Keep…
SKAC MS Futsal Finals: Girls Championship!
On Saturday, November 19, both MS Boys and Girls Futsal teams participated in the SKAC Futsal Finals. Both Girls A and B teams were undisputed champions of the tournament, winning their championship in their respective divisions. With their exceptional fitness,…
2022 SKAC HS Volleyball Championship
Congratulations to the High School Girls Varsity Volleyball team who won the SKAC championship. Congratulations also to the High School Boys teams for finishing in second place.
October 2022 BFS Newsletter
October 2022 BFS Newsletter has been published! Check it and see all the great things BFS students and teachers have been up to last month.
2022-23 Spirit Tee-Shirt Design Winner Revealed2
2022-23 Spirit Tee-Shirt Design Winner! We are excited to announce that the winner of this year's spirit t-shirt design competition is Andrew Gahm, Grade 6. We would also like to congratulate our finalists: Elementary - Mikhail Sapsay, Grade 4…
BFS Newsletter August-September 2022-23 Edition2
We hope everyone had a nice Chuseok break and we would like to share that our first Newsletter for 2022-23 has been published. Have a look for a peek at your child’s life at BFS.
2022-23 SY HS STUCO Class Representatives
Congratulations to our newly formed High School Student Council class representatives! 👍
BFS GSA Club Fundraising Helps DDing Dong LGBTQ Youth Crisis Support Center
In the 2021-22 school year, BFS GSA Club raised $1,272 USD for the nonprofit in Korea that helps youth that identify as LGBTQ+. One of our student's families anonymously donated an additional $1,000 USD in honor of the GSA bake sale and…
2022-23 SY Middle School Student Council Members
2022-23 SY Middle School Student Council Members Congratulations to the newly elected Middle School Student Council members: Co-Presidents: Vivian C. & Ruby C. Secretary: Mina C. Treasurer: Daniil N. G8 Representative: Jun J. G7 Representative: (position still unfilled) G6 Representatives:…
Busan IZ – June 2022 Edition
Enjoy BFS Newspaper Club's last Newspaper for the 2021-22 SY! busan.iz - June 2022 Edition
AP Awards, Accolades and Honors
In the 2021-2022 AP testing season, 51 BFS students sit for 140 AP exams - the most tests taker in the school's history. 41 of these test taken earned some degree of recognition for their hard work and achievement. What…
Spirit Tee Design Competition Now open!
Parents, students, and teachers! BFS’ anniversary is coming up soon. And we are proud of what we have accomplished, following our mission, vision and school motto. (https://busanforeignschool.org/about-us/mission-vision/). Per the school’s tradition, we would like to involve our community in proposing…
2022 BFS 6th Year Accreditation through ACS-WASC!
Busan Foreign School Earns a Six-year Accreditation Through ACS-WASC Congratulations to our entire BFS community for earning a six-year accreditation through ACS-WASC. We're looking forward to continued growth and improvement as we Embrace Diversity and Strive for Excellence.
2022-2023 First Day of School
August 15, 2022 Dear Families, We are looking forward to the first day of school tomorrow Tuesday, August 16th. This will be a regular school day beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 3:30 p.m. Here are some…
Family Orientation Day
Dear Families, We hope you’ve had a safe and enjoyable summer break. We look forward to welcoming new and returning families to Family Orientation Day on Saturday, August 13th at 9:00 a.m. in our newly renovated Gymnasium (2F). At that…
A4L Shout Out to Busan Foreign School
BFS has been highlighted by the Anchored4Life program for making a positive impact with its Elementary club. Here is a shout out from Anchored4Life: In June, the Busan Foreign School A4L Team Leaders were recognized with a Certificate of Appreciation…
BFS Literary & Art Magazine 2022 Edition: Blooming
The high school creative writing class took it upon themselves to organize the creation of BFS Literary & Art Magazine 2022 Edition. It is worth a read!
BFS School Newsletter June 2022 edition
Dear families, We hope your vacation started well. Please check the BFS end of the 2021-22 SY newsletter to celebrate your child's and the school's accomplishments during the past couple of months. There has been so much learning and lots…
Busan.IZ May 2022 edition published
The BFS' student newspaper May 2022 edition has now been published! Check it out for some really interesting articles and visuals.
Beau Lee introduces BFS’ Spring Concert on Busan eFM
Thank you Beau Lee for presenting BFS' music program on the air at Busan eFM last Friday, may 27th. We hope many busanites join us on June 1st for a fantastic evening filled with arts. https://www.befm.or.kr/program/template.php?midx=76&pg=insideout&mode=view&page=1&intnum=32510 Listen to Beau on…
MS Girls SKAC Basketball Games Live
Watch the SKAC basketball games live bellow! https://fb.watch/cZp_ngLJDq/
Class of 2022 University Acceptances
Fantastic results for our 24 students in the Class of 2022! Over 2 mio USD in merit-based scholarships (the largest received amount for a single cohort in the history of BFS!) 58 Acceptances 53 different colleges and universities 20 Top…
April 2022 Newsletter
Dear BFS families; time goes fast! as we approach the end of the school year and celebrate the Class of 2022, enjoy this month's Newsletter!
Last day of pre-emptive home Covid-19 RAT tests
Dear families, Thank you so much for your participation in keeping the BFS community safe. As the number of cases in the city of Busan starts stabilizing, and the Busan Ministry of Education's latest guidelines, today will be the last…
March 2022 BFS newsletter
Are you ready for Spring Break? yes, we are! We hope you enjoy reading the March 2022 BFS Newsletter. Check it out for this month's Principal address, information on resilience by our school Counselor, and many, many pictures! => BFS…
HS Student of the Quarter 3 (2022)
The HS Student of the Quarter Assembly took place today under the leadership of High School Stuco. We would like to congratulate these quarter winners: Sona Michaela Angie Nikita Youseung Yujin Ewon Ryker Kelila Koko Kacy
Report cards sent home
Dear families, All report cards have now been distributed via email. We look forward discussing your child's growth during parent teacher conferences today and tomorrow. Sincerely.
Extension of Covid-19 RAT preemptive test exercise
Dear families, Taking preemptive Covid-19 RAT tests twice a week has allowed us to stay in person, for a maximum of grades, while keeping our community safe. As a result we would like to extend the pilot until further notice. Every Friday…
Grades on virtual March 10th-11th
Dear families, We have decided to move the following classes to virtual due to high absenteeism caused by Covid-19: K5 Gr.2 Gr.3 Gr.4 Gr.6 We expect classes to commence in person on Monday, March 14th. Please make sure to bring…
Mandatory Covid-19 testing
Dear Families, Due to rising Covid-19 cases and Busan Ministry of Education recommendations, next week we will implement a one-week trial of twice-weekly mandatory Covid-19 testing for all students and faculty. On Friday, March 4th, all students will be sent…
BFS signs MOU with Busan eFM
This morning we were honored with Busan eFM's CEO presence, Mr. Ki Deuk Jeon, to mark an important milestone and celebrate the signing of an MOU between BeFM and BFS. With this MOU we bring internship and other opportunities to…
BFS Newsletter February 2022 edition
Dear families, it has been a busy week at BFS since the start of the new year. Check our BFS Newsletter February 2022 edition: it is amazing how dynamic we stay. Proud to be a Shark!
AMCHAM Corporate Social Responsibility Q1 2021
Proud to having been featured in the AMCHAM Corporate Social Responsibility magazine for Q1 2021! (page 2) https://www.amchamkorea.org/data/file/news/3740092674_u8VoRiXe_20221EBB684EAB8B0-CSREB8BA8EBA9B4.pdf
Minutes and recording PTSO: Feb. 11, 2022
Dear families, Thank you to those that joined us today for our first parent meeting of the year 2022! I hope to see more of you at the next meeting, whether on zoom or in person. The minutes of the…
Announcing changes to our Covid-19 guidelines for families
Dear families, We are contacting you to inform you of recent changes to our Covid-19 guidelines. Recognizing foreign vaccinations BFS can recognize foreign vaccinations as long as they have been registered with the KDCA. Please ensure a copy of this registration…
Grade 1 hosts Elementary SOQ Assembly
The Grade 1 assembly focused on K - Keep Learning: We continue to learn and grow. BFS students have a growth mindset. Make an effort for individual progress Be adaptable and apply one’s experiences Develop creatively, artistically, and athletically Develop…
busanforeignschool.art
We recently updated our #BFS #BusanForeignSchool arts website. Check out the amazing work our Arts teacher is doing with our sharks. Simply marvelous. http://www.busanforeignschool.art
BFS Library open hours during virtual learning
The BFS library will be open from 1:30-3:00 pm for book checkout beginning Wednesday, January 12th; that schedule will continue daily through the end of virtual learning. As any library books checked out before winter break are now due, please…
BeFM Principals Interview
Listen to what our Principals have to say about Busan Foreign School during this recent Busan eFM radio interview (interview starts around minute 8): https://befm.or.kr/aod/playagain.php?playcode=MzA5ODg= Thank you for having us BeFM!
Update on school access
Dear families, Due to an increased number of positive Covid-19 cases in the city of Busan, access to our building for non-BFS students or staff will be limited to those fully vaccinated, or that can show a negative PCR test…
Q2 Assessment Schedule (end of semester 2021-22 SY)
Dear MS&HS parents and students, Please fine enclosed schedule on the quarter 2 assessment week and last week of school schedule. HS families! please make sure to sign the release form on page 2 if you would like to give permission for…
#CallToEarth
#CallToEarth Proud of our participation in this Global initiative sponsored by CNN and Rolex. On November 1oth we ran a global education campaign with tips and tricks any of us can do to help the environment and our art class…
Busan.Iz October 2021 edition
We are really excited for our newspaper club students who are back in excellent shape for the publication of yet another fantastic https://busanforeignschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/busan.iz-October-2021-Edition.pdf
With Covid: what to expect at BFS
Dear BFS families, As countries around the world with high vaccination rates slowly but surely start getting back to a pre-pandemic normalcy, and the Republic of Korea’s recent announcement of its “living with covid-19” scheme, we would like to make…
BFS Newsletter: October Edition
It has been an amazing past month filled with learning and social growth. Check everything that has been going on in our BFS newsletter October edition.
HS Student of the Quarter: 2021-22 SY Q1
This morning HS got together to celebrate our students of the 2021-22 SY Quarter 1. The event was ran by the HS Student Council and started with a purposeful greet and meet. The moved to a visual recap of the…
A message from our Principals
Welcome to the 25th anniversary year of learning at BFS! Thank you for your patience, understanding, and flexibility as we started the year with Level 4 social distancing requirements. We commend our teachers for their adaptability to engage in a…
BFS Newsletter Sep 2021 edition
Good morning BFS community: after the rain comes the sun ... and so it is also true here in Busan! As you enter the Chuseok break we would like to share with you our first school-wide newsletter of the 2021-22…
Typhoon Chantu and school tomorrow
Dear parents, We are monitoring the weather and plan to have a regular school day tomorrow on Friday, September 17th. In the event of rain, Elementary futsal and cross-country will be canceled and those students sent home on their usual…
End of hybrid/virtual
Dear BFS parents, We are pleased to inform you that on Monday, September 6th we will be welcoming all our students under our face-to face education mode. This means all students will physically attend school every day. We are pleased to inform…
Spirit Tee competition now open
Parents, students, teachers! we are looking forward to your submissions! * All formats accepted * Send your designs to Ms. Soo or via email to bfs_communications@bfs.or.kr * Designs due September 10th
Joy Lee gets into Yale!
The last time we heard from Joy she was completing her internship in Clinical Psychology at Penn State University School of Medicine. We are very proud to report she has now landed a full-time position as a Post-Doctoral Associate at…
Weather Watch
Dear Families, As we have entered the typhoon season, we wanted to update you about how the school monitors these and other weather events. Our focus will always be on student safety. In the event that other schools and government…
BFS Communications Director published on the John Catt 2021-22 International Schools Guide
We are pleased John Catt International Schools Guide chose to publish BFS Director of Marketing and Communications, Ms. Vanessa Allepuz, article on the importance of school communications. You can access the full guide here: John Catt International Schools 2021/22 You…
Start of School: MS and HS
Dear Families of MS&HS BFS students, On August 9, we learned that Busan has moved to level 4 restrictions as part of a nationwide effort to slow the spread of the Delta variant. After consulting with the Busan Metropolitan Office…
Start of School: EC and ES
Dear Early Childhood and Elementary Parents, Since the city of Busan has moved to Level 4 social distancing, the Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education requires that schools implement the following modes of learning until Friday, September 3, 2021: Grade…
Covid-19 Safety Precautions 21-22 SY
Dear parents, We are looking forward to welcoming you and your children at Busan Foreign School. At present, we believe we will be starting with face-to-face instruction operating under our enhanced safety protocols. We constantly evaluate the pandemic situation in…
Busan IZ – June 2021 Edition
The BFS Newspaper Club was busy during the first weeks of the holidays finalising their last Newspaper for the 2020-21 SY. Here it is! https://busanforeignschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/busan.iz-JUNE-2021-Edition_compressed.pdf
Book reviews by the 6th Grade Class
The sixth-grade class would like to encourage all middle schoolers to read over the summer. They have published the reviews of some of their favourite books. From fiction to fantasy there has to be something to your liking! https://busanforeignschool.org/academics/bfs-library/#tab-1620363558349-2-4
ECCK Co-hosts Wellbeing Event with WellMi at Busan Foreign School
ECCK Co-hosts Wellbeing Event with WellMi at Busan Foreign School On the evening of June 20, ECCK celebrated Yoga International Day by co-hosting its first wellness event with WellMi Wellness Solutions at Busan Foreign School. We thank our valuable participants…
End of 2020-21 SY Message
Dear BFS Families, With the end of the school year, it is time to say goodbye to friends, families, and teachers. For most of you, that goodbye will be temporary. For some, you have an exciting time of transition and…
BFS Newsletter June 2021 edition
The last edition of the BFS Newsletter for the 202-21 SY has been published. I cannot believe we just completed another year of learning at BFS. Time did fly by! => BFS Newsletter June 2021
BFS opening times during Summer break
BFS wishes you a relaxing Summer Break. The school's main office will be open Monday through Friday 9 am to 3 pm. Saturdays the school will be closed. Thank You!
BFS Library open during the summer
BFS is happy to announce that the library will be open once a week over summer break. The hours of operation will be every Tuesday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Due to current COVID-19 restrictions, only students enrolled at…
HS Studnet of the Quarter: Q4-2021
This morning at the HS SOQ assembly we did not only recognised our outstanding Sharks but also took time to sign this year yearbooks! S-Caleb and Beau H- Danielle and Nico A- Isabel R-Yujin K-Inah I hope by now we…
BFS student work featured in hapskorea.com
Our student work gets noticed. Congrats to Gaetane and Danielle for being featured in HapsKorea.com I am sure your story will interest many! https://www.hapskorea.com/imprisoned-bfs-student-gaetane-slootweg-allepuz-shares-her-covid-19-experience-in-busan/
World Environment Day
It was great to team up with the ECCK and contribute to "World Environment Day" by cleaning up Haeundae beach last Saturday. https://ecck.or.kr/ecck-hosts-haeundae-beach-cleaning-event-with-international-schools-in-busan/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the-weekly-update-june-7
La Voz Fiable
Check this wonderful project by the HS Spanish 4 class. They created a newspaper with their own made-up news items. Enjoy! https://issuu.com/busan_foreign_school/docs/la_voz_fiable
Busan IZ May 2021 edition
The May edition of the BFS school Newspaper, Busan IZ, has been published. Busan IZ received excellent reviews at the Yale daily News competition. Do not miss this one! https://busanforeignschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/busan.iz-May-2021-Edition.pdf
Michaela Goo BFS EARCOS Global Citizenship Award
Congratulations to Michaela Goo as this year's BFS EARCOS Global Citizenship Award winner recognizing her efforts in the Doctor's Without Borders initiative called the Missing Maps project. If you'd like to learn more about this program please check it out…
BFS Newsletter May 2021 Edition
The BFS Newsletter May 2021 edition has been published! Check it out!
BFS’ Literary and art magazine: Undercover
The HS creative writing class took it upon themselves to organize the creation of a literacy magazine. 187 quality pages illustrated with artworks from BFS students. It is worth a read! https://busanforeignschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Digital-Ver.-2021-Literary-and-Art-Magazine-compressed.pdf
BusanIZ places first at the international Yale daily News Competition
Proud of BusanIZ, the BFS student-led newspaper who participated at the Yale Daily News international competition-winning Best Photo Award, Best Sports Article Award for Gaetane, Culture Article Honorable Mention for Sona, News Article Honorable Mention for Youseung, and Feature Article…
Busan IZ April 2021 edition
The new edition of Busan IZ has been published! Do you have the corona blues? in this edition Youseong recommends some shows and movies that will keep you entertained. https://busanforeignschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/busan.iz-April-2021-Edition.pdf
Clara An (Grade 9) wins 1st prize at the V. Horowitz in memoriam international Piano competition 2021
Congratulations to Clara An (9th grade) for being awarded 1st prize at V. Horowitz in memoriam international Piano competition 2021 held last weekend. Clara is passionate about her piano and practices 5 to 6 hours every day after school. We…
Groove Korea – 2021 International School’s Guide
BFS has been featured on Groove Korea 2021 International School's Guide (Issue 158) 2021 Groove Korea International School's Guide
March 2021 BFS Newsletter
Dear parents, we are pleased to share with you our march 2021 Newsletter. A nice synopsis of what happened during the last month it amazes me how much teachers look for ways to connect and yet respecting the current enhanced…
Edwards Doh wins Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Medal
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) congratulates Edwards Doh of Busan Foreign School on being awarded the Rensselaer Medal! This prestigious award has been awarded since 1916 to one student in any given high school and is designed to recognize that student’s…
Busan IZ the BFS Student-led newspaper
Busan IZ the name for the rebranded BFS Newspaper: 100% student-driven check life at BFS from a student perspective.
University acceptances Class of 2021 update
Here's an update on the college acceptances for the class of 2021. But what's most amazing is that they have earned over $1 Million USD in merit-based scholarships! Way to go class of 2021!!! Here's the list so far! Belmont…
2021-02 BFS Newsletter
Dear parents, so much has happened since the start of the calendar year. As we approach Lunar New Year we wanted to wrap up the last month with a new edition of the BFS Newsletter. We hope you enjoy it.…
SKAC Master Chess Tournament
Congratulations Brayden Kloster (1st) and Misha Ivashchenko (3rd) for your placement at Saturday's SKAC master chess tournament.
BFS Earns College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award
BFS Earns College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award Recognized for Closing the Gender Gap in AP Computer Science Principles Busan, Republic of Korea – BFS has earned the College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving…
HS 2020-21SY Quarter 2 Assembly
HS met for their quarterly assembly this morning. In order to maintain social distancing, they were split into two groups. Ran by the HS student council it was great to see how students are finding ways to stay connected and…
Busan U.S. Consul Gordon Church recognizes BFS Model UN student contributions
Thank You Busan U.S. Consul Gordon Church for taking the time to come to our school and hand awards to our Model United Nations students Brayden, Ethan, Hyunjun, Jasmin, Jordan, Jun, Ken, Misha, Sophia, Valentine for their outstanding contribution at…
EARCOS triannual journal published Anna Schier’s submission
You can read Anna's submission below. It makes for a thoughtful and very descriptive one-pager and keeps you wondering what will be next. Congratulations Anna! To access the full edition of the Earcos Journal click on : The Earcos Triannual…
Anna Schier contributes to the Busan’s annual Happiness Insight Conference
On the 23rd of December, I was fortunate to attend Busan's annual Happiness Insight Conference as a youth speaker. 'Happiness' is an incredibly broad term, one that is difficult to be defined, as it is valued and determined according to…
Building a Better World
In view of the recent Capitol Hill incidents, this morning our administration spent some time reminding our MS & HS students of what democracy means and the values that BFS embrace in the form of student learner outcomes (SLOs). How…
2021 university early acceptances
Congratulations to the class of 2021! We've got a few university acceptances already and the class has earned over a half-million USD in merit scholarships! (over four years) Here's the list so far! Cornell University New York University (NYU) Lawrence…
A message from Principal Macfarlane
Dear Parents, 2020 has been a year unlike any other. It is hard to remember what it was like before COVID-19 came into our lives. Starting with the first reported case in Busan on February 21st, we have been trying…
Elementary Holiday week
It is almost winter break! after two weeks of virtual learning the elementary teachers would like to bring some of the Winter Spirit into the classrooms: they are so eager to see our student happy faces!
ELC & ELE materials pick up
ELC & ELE parents may stop by the school to collect a bag with physical materials organized by their teachers tomorrow Wednesday between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm. We hope to see many of you!
Virtual Learning for a week
During the day yesterday, November 30th, Busan's city changed their initial level 3, announced in the mayor's press conference at 11:30 am, to something they are calling 2+ or 2 alpha. The Busan Ministry of Education has informed us today…
SKAC MUN final count
The final count for SKAC MUN, which took place on Zoom last Saturday, November 21st: 4 BFS students chaired committees: Hidaya, Michelle, Albert & William. Of 12 possible resolutions, the Sharks brought no less than ELEVEN to the floor, and…
HS Volleyball Friendly Games
Here are some pictures from our first friendly met of the year. We are lucky another international school is so close by, in the same city and area, which allowed us to split the event in two different locations and…
BFS in Dynamic Busan: Busan, International City and World Education Hub
We are proud to be featured as one of the premier foreign education institutions in Busan! Dynamic Busan November 2020 Newspaper.
November 2020 Newsletter
The November 2020 Newsletter has been published. Check it and see all the great things BFS students and teachers have been up to last month.
Ghost Story Contest Winners
We are happy to announce the winners of the Ghost Story Contest: 1st Prize Patrick Kim "Jack's Story" 2nd Prize Natalie Beaty "Kate's Story" 3rd Prize Sharin Kim "Scissor Press" Runners Up: Ewon Kim "The Sound," Danielle Church "Dulcis," Siyun…
Model UN Update
We were pleased to have Mr. Terry White, a 25 year veteran of the State Department and USAID, who spoke with the BFS Model United Nations team this Thursday over Zoom. Mr. White has worked on 4 continents, and had…
MUN Club News
Our Model United Nations Club was graced with a guest speaker, Mr. Gordon Church, United States Consul for Busan. Mr. Church spoke to our students about such pertinent topics as deforestation, water conservation, human trafficking, cyber warfare, and arms control.…
National Honor Society Induction
On Tuesday, October 27th the NHS officially welcomed their newest members at the BFS charter of this global organization. The following students were accepted as new members: Aidan Corr Daniels (10), Mykhaylo Ivashchenko (10), Yujin Tatar (10), Esther Yang (12),…
2020-21 SY Spirit tee-Shirt winners and runner ups
Congratulations Hanna Self and Eunsaem Park. Under the motto "Stronger Together" we realized that together, the two designs would make an even stronger Shark Spirit tee. We would also like to congratulate all runner ups and thank everyone for their…
MUN Club updates
Congratulations to our new MUN Club Officers: Michelle Moon: MUN Club President and Brayden Kloster: MUN Club Secretary Next Thursday, Oct 29, we will have Mr. Gordon Church, United States Consul for Busan, as a guest speaker with the…
2020-21 SY Q1 HS Student of the Quarter
Thank You HS Stuco: You did a fantastic job this morning at the quarter HS assembly. From the morning meeting to acknowledging individuals that have gone above and beyond in realms beyond classes and announcing those BFS Sharks having demonstrated…
October Elementary Shark Assembly
This morning's Early Childhood and Elementary Assembly was amazing. Hosted by the 5th-grade class and under the theme Socially Conscious, the organizers did a fantastic job in including everyone. The ceremony started with a safe greeting exercise, then moved on…
End of Hybrid model / MS&HS
Dear Parents, As South Korea has moved to Level 1 in their social distancing scheme, we have received confirmation from the Busan Ministry of Education that we can end hybrid learning in the middle and high schools and have all…
Oct 2020 BFS Newsletter – A message Principal MacFarlane
Dear Parents, Given the global circumstances, our 2019-2020 school year is off to a fantastic start. While we would love to have all of our students at BFS again all of the time, I am appreciative that we can have…
Model UN Update
We are proud to announce the lineup for our 2020 BFS Model United Nations team. We will be competing in the SKAC MUN Tournament on Saturday, November 21, 2020 live on Zoom. This is our biggest MUN Team yet, with…
John Catt International Schools Guide
The 2020-21 SY John Catt International School Guides is now available online. This is a great resource for our expat families as they plan their next move: https://www.internationalschoolsearch.com/john-catt-s-guide-to-international-schools-2020/21-digital-edition
Typhoon Haishen
Dear Parents, After monitoring the progress of Typhoon Haishen, and due to the anticipated unsafe road conditions and the potential for lengthy delays in the morning, we have decided no students will be coming on campus tomorrow, Monday, September 7th:…
Typhoon Maysak
Dear Parents, After monitoring the progress of Typhoon Maysak, and due to the anticipated unsafe road conditions and the potential for lengthy delays, we have decided no students will be coming on campus tomorrow, Thursday, September 3rd: School is canceled…
MUN Club News
The BFS Model United Nations (MUN) Club just had their first meeting of the 2020-21 season. We have the largest number of experienced committee Chairs we've ever had, and many new faces. As we prepare for competitions this year, we…
NYT Asia Pacific Writing Competition 2019
Seven of our students participated ta the New York Times 2019 Asia-Pacific Writing Competition. Stanley Cho Michelle Moon Tae Kang Hidaya Mansour Brian Nak Choi Anastasia Kim Albert Oh The competition theme was "Our World: 2050". NYTs received a record…
Ilya Kim (Class of 2019) on why he chose George Mason University Korea
Did you know BFS Alumni Ilya Kim (Class of 2019) is attending George Mason University Korea? he was recently featured in their Incheon Global Campus Journal (Vol. 24) and asked to comment on why he chose George Mason. Read what…
21 Aug Parent Webinar presentation materials
Dear parents, find attached the slides that were presented during our 21st August parent webinar. => Hybrid school - 21 Aug. Parent Webinar
Starting within our Hybrid model
First day of school at BFS! we are looking forward to welcoming the second cohort tomorrow. It was great seeing students following social distancing directions and wearing their masks upon entering the school, and teachers going through our safety rules…
Art produced during virtual school
Since we went on virtual school February 2020, the art department has been working with students to continue developing their ability to express themselves visually. This also helped them take a break from their computers every once in a while…
COVID-19 Safety Precautions
Welcome back BFSers! We are excited to physically open our school before the end of the 2019-20 SY. We know some of you might be nervous and wonder how things will look like at school. We also have some tips…
May 2020 Newsletter
The May 2020 Newsletter has been published. Check it and see all the great things BFS students and teachers have been up to during last month. We also have an updated list of university acceptances with a couple more top…
COVID-19 Safety Precautions message
Dear parents and students, Please click on the link below to access the latest recommended guidelines for the prevention of COVID-19. => COVID-19 Safety Precautions
Important announcement on commencement of physical school
Dear Parents, The Korean Ministry of Education is mandating that all schools, including foreign and international, comply with the following physical school opening guidelines: May 20th - Grade 12 May 27th - K3 to Grade 2, 9, 11 June 3rd…
Physical reopening of the school: dates
For your convenience, this letter has been translated to Korean. 학부모님들의 편의를 위해서 공지사항이 한국어와 번역되어있습니다. Dear Parents, First, thank you for the hard work you shouldered to make a successful transition to online learning. We know this has been…
Important announcements April 28, 2020
Dear Parents, Although there is much speculation that Korean schools will be physically opening soon, we have not received any formal instructions from the Busan Office of Education. As soon as we hear more details, we will communicate with you.…
2020 AP Exam dates
Dear parents, The AP exam dates for our students are: Calculus AB, Calculus AC: Wednesday, May 13th at 3:00 am (Seoul time) English Literature and Composition: Thursday, May 14th at 3:00 am (Seoul time) Chemistry: Friday, May 15th at 3:00 am (Seoul…
Extension of physical closure of the school
Dear BFS Parents, Thank you for your continued patience as we navigate the situation with COVID-19. I know that we all wish to return to BFS as soon as it is safe to do so. As of today, we have…
March 2020 Newsletter
Dear parents, wow! already 5 weeks into virtual learning. Check our latest edition of the BFS Newsletter: BFS goes virtual. We should all be proud of what we have accomplished this past month. => BFS Newsletter March 2020
Groove International Schools Guide 2020
BFS has been featured on Groove Korea International School's Guide. Check our student's interview and what they have to say about our sports program and school. => 2020 Groove Korea International School Guide
Class of 2020 University acceptances
Still getting some names in but so far the achievements of the class of 2020 are worth shouting out and loud: 82 acceptances 66 different schools Acceptances in the US, Canada, U.K., Italy, China, Republic of Korea. 15 top-50-tier US…
Extension of physical closure of the school
Dear BFS Parents, Today, the Prime Minister and the Korean Ministry of Education announced that Korean schools will move to online learning to begin their school year. They have not given an anticipated start date for when they will physically…
Extension of the physical closure of our school until Friday, April 3rd.
Dear BFS Parents, Under the direction of the Korean Ministry of Education, we are extending the physical closure of our school until Friday, April 3rd. We are committed both to your children’s safety and education. We are appreciative of the…
BFS Newsletter: February 2020 edition
The February 2020 edition of our Newsletter has been published. Read Mr. Macfarlane's introduction here: Dear BFS Community, A lot has happened since we were just about to publish our February edition of the BFS newsletter. It’s incredible to think…
The Story of our Yearbook
Travel back memory lane though BFS' yearbooks: The story of our Yearbook
BFS Virtual School
BFS is running virtual school. Please check our virtual school homepage for additional information and resources.
School closure extended to March 20th
Dear BFS Parents, Under the direction of the Korean Ministry of Education, we are extending the physical closure of our school until Friday, March 20th. We are committed both to your children’s safety and education. Virtual School will begin for…
BFS Virtual School: parent checklists
Dear BFS Community, I hope your Spring Break is going well and that you are using the time to recharge and spend quality time with your loved ones. We are fortunate at BFS to have on hand a group of…
Moving to virtual school
Dear BFS Parents, Due to the increased numbers of confirmed cases of Covid19 in Busan, we have made the decision that the school will remain physically closed to students until at least March 13. We are committed both to your…
Important: keeping safe and COVID-19 | Spring break moved.
Dear Parents, Paik and Dongnae Hospital have confirmed the first two patients in Busan with COVID-19. As the COVID-19 situation is developing we have decided to move our Spring Break to next week. This means school will be closed next…
Message on behalf of the Korean Ministry of Education re. COVID-19
Dear BFS Community, The Korean Ministry of Education has sent Busan Foreign School instructions to communicate the following to all of our families. The Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korean Center for Disease Control have recommended that Korean…
Meet Kenny Kim | Class of 2013
Kenny Kim graduated from BFS in 2013. A dedicated researcher he is already pursuing his medical PhD at Boston University. He also created his own company SomniScan, which sells an affordable over the counter sleep diagnosis tool. He is one…
Meet Kyung Joon Moon | Class of 2011
It is always great to find out what BFS alumni are up to, where they are, and hear what good advice they have for us. Kyung Joon moon is currently a senior associate software engineer and spends as much time…
SAT Prep with Kaplan at BFS over the summer
We are proud to offer a summer SAT Preparatory. BFS has partnered with KAPLAN, a global leader in preparation courses. This is the third year BFS is offering this program. KAPLAN will provide an on-site instructor to give our students…
2019 AP CSP Female Diversity Award
Congratulations Dr. Barnes and BFS for earning, for the second year in a row, the College Board's AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award. This award has been granted for attaining female student representation in both AP Computer Science A (CSA)…
News from our College Counselor: Class of 2020
Congratulations to the class of 2020 as we have more university acceptances rolling in. Students have gained acceptance to schools in the US, Japan, and Europe! But more impressive is that this year's cohort has already earned nearly a half-million…
HS SOQ- Quarter 2 acknowledgments
Congratulations to the HS students that were acknowledged at last quarter's Student of the Quarter award ceremony. SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS Aidan Maggie Jasmin HARDWORKING Sergei Eunsaem ARTICULATE Lucy RESPECTFUL Edward KNOWLEDGEABLE Danil Misha Seojun These students, all in their own great…
December 2019 Newsletter
The end of year BFS Newsletter has been published! it is incredible everything that has been happening and all our accomplishments thus far. Enjoy the recap before the holidays!
MS Choir and BFS Band Winter Concert
In August of 2019, Mrs Becki Pochon and Dr. Don Grant joined the BFS team with a mandate of introducing new music ensembles in the school. Thursday, December 12th marked the day in the BFS Fine Arts department that demonstrated…
The Gruffalo
Grade 2 students held a Reader's Theater performance of The Gruffalo by award-winning British author Julia Donaldson. Reader's Theater is like a play where memorization of lines is not required; instead, vocal expression helps tell the story rather than relying…
SKAC HS Basketball Divisional Tournament
On Tuesday, December 3rd our BFS Sharks HS basketball teams played in the SKAC Divisional tournament in Sacheon hosted by GIFS. On the day our teams won 6 games and lost 3 games. Here are the results: BFS Boys Team L …
Model UN SKAC 2019
The BFS Sharks were at their best Tuesday at the SKAC Model United Nations Tournament in Gwangju. 26 BFS students participated, including Hidaya Mansour, the Secretary-General of the Conference, and three of the five Committee Chairs; with Hammad Shaikh chairing…
Nov. 2019 SKAC Spelling Bee
At 5:45 am, Tuesday, November 26th, the Grade 1-8 Spelling Bee Sharks traveled to Kwangju Foreign School for the Scripps Spelling Bee Competition. Ms. Aguilar, Ms. Cressey, and Ms. Suk were proud of the effort and respect these Sharks displayed…
2019-20 Elementary STEM Fair by Yena
STEM fair! Me, Connor, and Aiden we’re pumped about going to the STEM fair! Ms. Boettcher came too! We were in a minivan for around 2 hours but soon enough it got boring. So I thought of activities to do…
Using Rubrics for Self Assessment
On November 16th the “Korea Overseas Council of School” conference was held at Korea International School. The theme of this year’s conference was “Heart and Soul”, and was headlined by the CNN Hero award winner Juan Pablo Romero Fuentes. Fuentes’s…
SKAC STEM Fair 2019
On Wednesday, November 20th, Some of our students traveled to ISK and GIFS for the SKAC STEM fair. While it's not technically a competition, it does speak volumes about the quality of thinking, presentation skills, and overall preparedness of our…
BFS Teachers present at KORKOS
BFS hires teachers that not only care for their students but also excel and become role models for other teachers. Three of our current faculty, Ms. Leland& Ms. Boyle, and Mr. Muller, traveled to Seoul and presented to fellow teachers…
2019 MS Retreat
On Thursday and Friday, November 14 and 15, MS went on an overnight retreat to Mungyeong and Andong. On the first day, MS went Go-Karting. Many kids enjoyed the fast-paced racing. We also went Ziplining. The Zipline was one of…
Cross Country SKAC Final Race
On Tuesday, November 12th our BFS Sharks participated in the Southern Korean Activities Conference (SKAC) Cross Country Finals hosted by ISB. Below is a write up from Colin Landon (5th grade student) The BFS Cross Country season was second to…
HS Volleyball B KISAC Championship
On Friday and Saturday, November 8th and 9th our HS boys volleyball team traveled to Jeju Island to participate in the Korean International School Activities Conference (KISAC) HS Volleyball Championship Tournament. Our boys team consisting of mostly 9th and 10th…
MS Futsal SKAC 2019
BFS GIRLS On Saturday, November 9th our BFS MS futsal teams participated in the Southern Korean Activities Conference Finals Tournament. After going 3-1 in the SKAC Divisional tournament held last month our girls came into the Finals tournament as the…
MS Spooky Night
On October 25th, also known as the last day of Quarter 1, Middle School decided to celebrate being ¼ through the year by watching a movie. They watched the movie Coraline and ate some pizza. After a long 10 weeks…
HS Volleyball SKAC Finals
On October 24th, our HS volleyball teams participated ta the SKAC championship cup. Here are some details about our team performances. Go Sharks! Girls The HS Girls Volleyball A-Team played in the SKAC Finals at BFS. They won 4 and…
Cross Country 1st meet results
On Tuesday, October 22nd our BFS Sharks cross country runners traveled to Daegu to participate in the first SKAC cross country race of the season. Below are the Shark’s results for all runners placing in the top ten in their…
HS Student of the Quarter 1 2019
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 HS 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 who were recognised during this morning's HS assembly: - 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀: Arina 😌 - 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: Oleg, Evan, & Won Jeong 📖 - 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲: Luke 👌 - 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹: Hammad 👂 - 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲: Michaela, Ejew,…
Elementary SKAC Futsal Results
On Friday, October 18th 2019 our ES futsal teams traveled to Daegu to participate in the Southern Korean Activities Conference Finals tournament. On an overcast and rainy day the players hung in there and persevered through the cool damp weather. After…
NHS Induction 2019
Congratulations Wendell, Haram, Ewon, Junhyun, Chiyeon, Eunsaem, Lucy, Hammad, and Elizaveta who were inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS). The NHS is an internationally-recognized organization that is founded on the pillars of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. In order…
MS Futsal SKAC Divisional at HIS
On Tuesday, October 1st our MS futsal teams traveled to Handong International School (HIS) in Pohang. Our teams represented very well on the day recording 6 wins and 4 losses with one tie in 11 matches. The A-team boys won…
A word from the Principal
Dear Parents, Our school year is off to a fantastic start. Our mission as a school is to prepare our students to “enter top universities worldwide and become responsible, contributing citizens in a rapidly changing world.” We have been fortunate…
September 2019 BFS Newsletter
Our first Newsletter for the current school year has been published. Have a look for a peak on your child's life at BFS. https://busanforeignschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/2019.-09-Newsletter.pdf
HS Volleyball SKAC divisional
The High School Girls Volleyball team went to Daegu to play in the SKAC Divisional. The A-Team, captained by Anika Cho, finished with 3 wins and 1 loss. They have improved immensely in their serves and their hits. Anika 'The…
And the winner is …
Congratulations Jian H . We can't wait to see your design in this year's Spirit Shark Shirt. Your design was voted the preferred by most students. Runner ups will be announced and rewarded during Founder's Day Pep rally. Go Sharks!
Elementary Futsal SKAC Divisional
On Friday, September 20th our BFS Sharks ES Futsal teams played in the Southern Korean Activities Conference Divisional Tournament held at ISB. It was a beautiful day for futsal and our students really enjoyed the experience. Each team was able…
HS Volleyball SKAC postponed
Due to the upcoming Typhoon, and to guarantee our athletes safety, the HS volleyball divisional initially scheduled for this Saturday, September 21st, is being postponed to a yet to be announced date.
PTC sign up
You can now register for Parent-Teacher Conferences. Please visit www.myconferencetime.com/busan to schedule your conference. We are looking forward to seeing you.
BFS invests in its staff: Kagan Cooperative Meetings workshop hosted at BFS
Teacher leaders and administrative staff at BFS continued to grow professionally on August 30 and September 1. BFS hosted a two day workshop on Cooperative Meetings led by Kagan Korea-Guam to help leaders at BFS plan meetings that engage participants…
Awards, accolades and honors
Awards, accolades and honors We saw 51 BFS students sit for 124 AP exams this past AP testing season -- the most test takers in the school's history. 31 of these test takers earned some degree of recognition for their…
2019-2020SY School Supply Lists
Below you can find the School Supply lists for 2019-2020 school year. For Early Childhood (PK3 & K4) Early Childhood - Mrs. Cressey & Ms. Carr For Elementary (K5 ~ Grade 5) Kindergarten 5 - Mr. Ehrke 1st Grade -…
BFS access July 2019
Dear Parents and BFS Community, we would like to inform you that building access will be limited during the month of July due to ongoing maintenance. We hope you are enjoying the summer break and look forward welcoming you in…
Class of 2019 Graduation
Last Friday's Graduation ceremony was extremely emotional. The Class of 2019 has accomplished so much! - Over 1 Million USD in scholarships- 83 Acceptances- 70 different colleges and universities- 21 Top 50 US Universities- 22 Top Global 100 Universities- 10…
Moving On Ceremonies
As tradition dictates, at Busan ForeignSchool, we acknowledge those students moving to Grade 1, Grade 6, and Grade 9 and commencing their journeys to Elementary, Middle and High School. We are confident they are ready to a successful start of…
Respectful: 2018-19 May/June SOM
SOM took place at the outdoor field this morning. Grade 5 students ran the event and presented the awards. And our "respectful" winners are: - Maisie (PK3) - Polina & Tobias (K4) - Airis (Gr.1) - Lauren & Yuanqiang (Gr.2)…
SOQ: MS & HS
Almost the end of the school year. This last week is an intensive one, with final exams and the moving on and graduation ceremonies. We are also taking the time to acknowledge those individuals that have excelled and lived our…
BFS Awarded with the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award
Of 18,000 schools worldwide offering AP computer science courses worldwide, BFS is one of only 685 to receive the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award. College Board’s AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award recognizes schools that are closing the gender…
Papermech lab at BFS with Professor Mark Gross
Thank you, Mark Gross, from the University of Colorado and UNIST staff for hosting the Makerspace lab on Papermech (Mechanical paper robots) at BFS last Friday. I particularly enjoyed the noodle stirring machine that was created by two of our…
MS Stuco Leaders
Time to congratulate to our next year's Middle School Stuco leaders: Co-Presidents: - Sona - Kirill Secretary: - Bella Historian: Tanvi Treasurer: David We are all set to start the 2019-20 SY!ASQ CSSBB Certification Braindumps Tseng Kuo fan out of…
HS Student Council 2019-20
Congratulations to the HS Student Council Executive Board for 2019-2020! - Co-Presidents: Nastya & Wendell - Secretary: Hidaya - Historian: Esther - Treasurer: Chiyeon We know you will do great things for the school! Buy GD0-100 Cert Exam For Guidance…
The Lady Sharks Win the KISAC and the SKAC Championships!
SKAC DIVISIONAL (NL, Gaetane, Joy, Charlize, Angie, Chloe, Bella) Starting the season off on Tuesday, March 19th with the SKAC Divisional Tournament held at ISB, our girls A-team played three games and won all three games. Game 1 (W) 26-8…
BFS Participates at the first ever SKAC eSports Tournament
This past Saturday, the Middle School eSports team competed in their first-ever tournament! They played Overcooked, a cooperative game where players work together to cook dishes at a restaurant in wacky kitchens. In the first round, each team of four…
SKAC Speech & Debate at DIS
The speech competition was so much fun! We got to meet lots of cool friends, and got an opportunity to hear some of the speech winners speak!! I was super duper nervous to present my speech when it was my…
HS Futsal Championship: Boys bring the cup home
HS Futsal Boys We are the champions, my friends. The first time in BFS history that the boys' futsal team has won the SKAC futsal championship. Our starting team of Sergei, Zenith, Luke, William, and Danil played outstanding as a…
Speech and Debate SKAC 2018-19 SY
High School Team Six high school Sharks represented BFS at the SKAC Debate tournament last Saturday at DIS. In Debate, teams research a topic and argue opposite sides of that topic in timed rounds. Each team will argue for each side…
Literacy month at BFS
Literacy Month takes place at BFS during March. Students participated in a variety of activities to celebrate literacy including Crazy Socks Day (just like Dr. Seuss's book Fox in Socks), book characters made from potatoes, family time at Breakfast with…
MS End of Year retreat
The majority of BFS Middle School spent 2 school days at Gyeongju for their MS Retreat! We went paintballing, Go-karting, did archery and looked around Gyeongju National Museum, Bulguksa, and Seokgatap., and Wolji Pond. Paintballing and Go-Karting were very…
Alexandra Myakonkova, class of 2017
BFS Alumni Alexandra Myakonkova, class of 2017, is one of the founders of InHanguk. Project "inHanguk" was designed and developed during Business Idea Camp held by Global StartUp Campus (a Global Incheon Campus initiative supported by many universities like George Mason Korea,…
2018-19SY Talent Show
Last Friday, April 12th, BFS hosted its annual Talent Show. This event is quite unique as driven by the students who independently prepare and rehearse their performances and gather their courage to stand up in front of our community and…
Student Testimonial: Academics & Community
We have published our second student testimonial video! The first video focused on our community in its diversity (Embracing Diversity). This second one expands on the academics and what it means to be a learner at BFS (Striving for Excellence).…
University Acceptances Class of 2019
Congratulations to the Class of 2019. Here are some of their accomplishments: Over 1 Million USD in scholarships 83 Acceptances 70 different colleges and universities 21 Top 50 US Universities 22 Top Global 100 Universities 10 Different Countries - US,…
Vice-Principal
Dear Parents, I regret to inform you that Mrs. Lauren Harvey, Vice Principal, is leaving BFS to begin a new position in Hawaii. Mrs. Harvey’s last day at BFS will be April 24, 2019. Over the past three years as…
Student of the month: March 2019
Today we hosted the March Student of the month. We are proud of our hardworking sharks! Ivan (PK3) Akim (K4) Andrew (K4) James (K5) Lora (K5) Riley (Gr.1) Ainazym (Gr.1) Zachary (Gr.2) Given (Gr.2) Yunji (Gr.2) Daniil (Gr.3) Irene (Gr.3)…
Update on University Acceptances (Class of 2019)
A quick update on our college acceptances so far. 13 Acceptances to top 40 US Schools, including two to top twenty universities (Johns Hopkins and Emory University) 6 Acceptances to top 20 US Public universities Acceptances to the US, Korea,…
Awareness through Film
Today I would like to share information about this really amazing student created club: Awareness through Film. The club was founded by Hidaya Mansour, 10th-grade student. It currently has 8 members from MS and HS, who meet on Tuesdays. Hidaya…
BFS Newsletter March 2019 Edition
The March 2019 BFS Newsletter has been published. Check what happened at BFS during the past month and half and how much we accomplished! Most Hottest 400-201 Study Guide Book For CCIE Service Provider Of course, there was no running…
Higher Elementary World Reads
World Reads was not only an opportunity for those who are not familiar with the English language to feel welcome, but also for those who are interested in different languages. From a student's point of view, I loved this time…
MS & HS Student of the Quarter
Quarter 3 is almost over! congratulations to the MS & HS shark winners for this quarter. Proud of the good example you give: Socially Conscious Beauregard (7) Wonjeong (11) Ricardo (12) Hardworking Clara (7) Mina (12) Articulate Angela (6) Ilya…
HS Late Night
The High School Late night hosted by the HS StuCo was a successful event. It first started off with everyone either chilling with their friends or doing some charades. Then we had each grade go against each other in an…
Student Testimonial: BFS’ Diversity
Check our latest BFS official video: this is a student testimonial about BFS' community and its diversity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDTJ8azmuFw&list=PLcJBHhmOQVhKeg3snwDPajdEnp0F6_c0Q If you have not yet done so please subscribe t our BFS YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-jVTfFmvclyo_fPUyd3TEAMost Important Oracle 1Z0-133 Certification Braindumps Unexpectedly, I…
Busan Foreign School Featured in Groove Korea Magazine
Busan Foreign School was featured in the Groove Korea Magazine as part of a series of International School Guide. The article was published in March 2019, Issue 144 Check page 43 on the link here.VMware 2V0-620 Free Dowload Online Shop…
MS Volleyball SKAC Season Results
On Wednesday, March 6, 2019 our MS boys and girls volleyball teams participated in the Southern Korean Activities Conference Finals. The boys played at BFS while our girls played at ISB. All of our teams played very well and improved…
SOM Socially Conscious February 2019
Congratulations to our March Student of the month winners for showing us how to be socially conscious. The assembly was proudly presented by the 2nd graders. Maksim (PK3) Polina (K4) Artyom (K4) Jiho (K5) Chloe (K5) Hannah (Gr.1) Michelle (Gr.1)…
MS Recreation Night
The majority of BFS Middle School students participated in the MS Recreation Night on the last day of February. There were several events hosted for the students to enjoy their time. The MS STUCO (Student Council) hosted several rooms for…
PTSO meeting
The minutes of yesterday's PTSO meeting have been published. Please access them through the link below. Many thanks for everyone's participation. https://busanforeignschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019.02.28.PTSO-Handout.pdfIIA IIA-CIA-PART2 Vce Files IIA IIA-CIA-PART2 Vce Files Jumped off the car. This is a golden world. Nurse Li,…
HS Basketball- KISAC 2018-19 SY Results
On Friday and Saturday February 22nd and 23rd our BFS Sharks HS basketball teams traveled to Jeju Island to participate in the KISAC South HS Basketball Invitational Tournament. Both teams played very well at the tournament with each team bringing…
New NHS members
Congratulations to the new BFS NHS (National Honor Society) members: Elizaveta T, Hammad S, Haram C, Jun K, Ruth C, William S. Making the World a Better Place. Oracle 1Z0-133 Exam Demo In the days before, although http://www.passexamcert.com/1Z0-133.html 1Z0-133 Exam…
Spirit Week at BFS and Pep rally February 2019
Between January 28th to February 1st, students at BFS were engaged in one of our annual spirit weeks. Students got to show off their school spirit by wearing clothes that match the themes selected. We had pajama day, twin day, character…
Happy Lunar New Year
Busan Foreign School wishes you a Happy Lunar New Year! The school will remain closed from Saturday, February 2nd, to Wednesday, February 6th.
SOM January 2019: Knowledgeable
Hats off to our SOM Knowledgeable ELC and ELE sharks! Special mention to grade 3 who led this morning's SOM assembly. Good job! PK3: Nefeli K4: Janie K5: Maya and Jiho Gr.1: Noah and Lana Gr.2: Junho and Edward Gr.3:…
History Bee and Bowl Tournament
History Bee and Bowl Tournament - Dulwich College, Seoul The History Bee and Bowl tournament was a huge success this year for BFS. Both teams performed excellently, with high school winning 3 and middle school winning all of their games…
MS SKAC Volleyball Divisional Results
On Saturday, January 26th our MS boys and girls volleyball teams played in the SKAC Divisional tournament held on Goeje Island and hosted by ISK. Our MS boys A-team finished the day in a 3 way tie for first place…
Elementary Volleyball Final SKAC Results
Boys Volleyball Written by Justin Han- 5th Grade On Friday, January 25 the elementary boys played the final volleyball tournament at the Harmony Center. The tournament was hosted by ISK. There were four boys teams from BFS. Some teams had…
BFS’ Orchestra Charity Concert
The BFS Orchestra has had the opportunity to hold charity concerts for the KACLC (Korean Association for Children with Leukemia and Cancer) every winter for the past four years. This year's winter concert was undoubtedly a great success. The BFS'…
The role of School Leaders in Building Community: Making Connections with Students
Check the recent article written by our school's Vice Principal, Mrs. Lauren Harvey, and published by the EARCOS 2018 winter journal edition highlighting the importance of making connections with students: page 18 of https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yctYFh03mYUPzo4NavwC1w_Oxs4F1F9M/view
Winter Holiday Office Hours
Busan Foreign School wishes all its families a happy winter holiday. The school’s main office will remain available during the winter break: Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Please note the school will be closed from December 22nd…
MS Student of the Quarter: Q2 2018
Congratulations to our MS Student of the Quarter SHARK winners: Socially Conscious: Alexander - grade 7 Hardworking: Stanley - grade 8 Articulate: Nathan - grade 7 Responsible: Brianna - grade 7 Knowledgeable: Ethan - grade 7 Good job grade 7…
HS Student of the Quarter – Q2 2018
Congratulations HS Student of the Quarter Winners: Socially Conscious - Jiwon (12) Hardworking - Claire (10) Articulate - William (10) Respectful - Hyunjun (9) Knowledgeable - Ruth (12)
2018 November Student of the month
Let's celebrate the November Early Childhood and Elementary Student of the Month. These students were chosen for being respectful and responsible for themselves and others. PK3: Lance K4: Carlea K5: Skye and Savely Gr.1: Elsie and Hailey Gr.2: Esila and…
BFS Fencing Club takes over Seoul
Some more news from BFS Fencing Club ... 36th Seoul Metropolitan City Long-Term Fencing Championship - December 2nd: Andy Kwoun (Vice-President) and Hyunzu (Sunny) Kim (President) of BFS Fencing Club both won first place in their respective categories: HS Men's…
Successful BFS MUN Team Returns From SKAC Tournament
Successful BFS MUN Team Returns From SKAC Tournament: The BFS Model United Nations (MUN) Club finished up another successful season with a strong finish at the SKAC MUN Tournament in Kwangju last Tuesday. BFS fielded its largest MUN team so…
SKAC Spelling Bee
BFS set off to Scripps Spelling Bee in Kwanju Foreign School competing against several international schools. Woorim Chang and Noah Cressey did an outstanding job representing first grade, spelling words like, ‘yummy’ and ‘rain’ correctly! They made it up to…
BIWA Christmas Bazaar
The BIWA Bazaar was an excellent day for communicating with many different people! BIWA stands for Busan International Women’s Association, made for the international women currently living at Busan. Most of the people there were international women, but there were…
SKAC HS Basketball Divisional results
On Wednesday, November 28th our BFS Sharks HS girl’s and HS Boys basketball teams played in the Southern Korean Activities Conference (SKAC) Divisional tournament. Girls Results Our girls went 3-1 on the day with wins over ISB (14-9), KFS (24-3),…
SKAC STEM Fair
Tuesday November 20thmarked the annual SKAC STEM fair and BFS should up and showed off their scientific and technological abilities. This year the event was hosted by D.I.S and they put on a fantastic show that everyone enjoyed. There about…
Fencing Club News
On November 24th, two members of BFS Fencing Club, Andrew Junyoung Lee (Secretary) and Edward Kim competed in the 1st Busan Metropolitan City Superintendent of Busan School Sports Club Fencing Competition. Andrew won bronze in the MS Men's Foil and…
Happy Thanksgiving
BFS wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving. The school will remain closed Friday, November 23rd and Saturday, November 24th. Thank You!
HS Girls Volleyball – KISAC
The HS Girls and HS Boys Volleyball teams flew to Jeju to participate at KIS in the KISAC tournament. Girls results The BFS A-Team had 1 win and 3 losses and came 6th out of 6 teams in the A-Division.…
MS Futsal Results 2018-19
On Wednesday, November 14th our BFS Sharks MS Girls and MS Boys Futsal Team traveled to Pohang to participate in the Southern Korean Activities Conference Finals hosted by Handong International School (HIS). Girls results In our first match of the…
2018 SKAC Cross Country final meet results
It was a beautiful November day for running at Daegu International School. It is a long and hilly course, and the elementary ran 3km and the middle and high ran 6.3km. We are proud of our coaches and runners. BFS…
Gracias! Thank You!
Los voluntarios/as de la clase de español desempeñan un papel fundamental ya que contribuyen a que el proceso de aprendizaje se enriquezca y se llene de autenticidad al permitir que los estudiantes vivan experiencias nuevas en las que pueden aplicar…
Newsletter Published
The 2nd edition of the BFS Newsletter has been published! https://busanforeignschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018.-11-Newsletter.pdf
Elementary Student of the Month: October 2018
This morning we hosted the Elementary Student of the month assembly. Let's celebrate our shark "Articulate" winners: - Kamden (PK3) - William (K4) - Ethan (K5) - Woorim (Gr.1) - Olivia (Gr.1) - Ian (Gr.2) - Nikol (Gr.3) - Fitz…
Fencing Club News
Fencing Club News: Recently, three of the BFS Fencing Club members participated in the "2018 6th Korean Fencing Association, The National Club, The Korean Fencing Competition," which took place on Oct. 27 - Oct. 28. Hyunzu Kim (President) secured silver…
Stanley Cho participates at the San Francisco Mock Trial
BFSers keep making the news ... Stanley Cho (grade 8) came back from San Francisco last weekend after participating at the Empire Mock Trial Competition (https://empiremocktrial.org). Stanley was chosen first best witness in one of the trial rounds and second…
BFS Turns 22
This year’s founder’s day was amazing. We had a short day schedule. Then everything kicked off with Mr. Macfarlane’s speech. Soon after, everyone rushed out to the field or the gym with their teams. The level of participation was amazing.…
2018 Halloween
2018 Halloween at BFS So spooky! It was nice to see everyone dress up and spook each other. From elementary kids being the master chief to the high school stuco all dress up as the patient or doctor. Even some…
HS Volleyball SKAC Season end
We Are The Champions! In riveting fashion, the High School Boys volleyball team stormed back to capture the SKAC volleyball championship. After cruising along for much of the first set, the boys hit a roadblock and allowed DIS to claw…
MS Futsal Divisional at ISB
The middle school girls' futsal team had an amazing day at SKAC MS Divisional tournament at ISB last Thursday, October 25th. The girls' team played three undefeated matches. Despite Gaetane's phenomenal hat-trick, the first match against HIS was a 3-3…
Cross Country Meet at KFS
BFS took him five medals in a very successful day of cross country running at Kwangju Foreign School last Monday October 22nd. With a total of 26 students running for BFS, it was a day filled with personal accomplishments. In…
BFS mentioned in UNIST Wonder Global Makers Workshop article
BFS was mentioned in the UNIST published article "UNIST to Participate in Wonder Global Makers Workshop" http://news.unist.ac.kr/unist-to-participate-in-wonder-global-makers-workshop/ We are proud of being active participants in this initiative and look forward to future opportunities.
MS & HS Student of the Quarter: Q1 2018-19SY
Congratulations to our SHARK winners for the first quarter of the 2018-19 school year. We are proud of the example these students give in their every day-to-day interactions at the school. HIGH SCHOOL Hidaya Socially conscious Ejew Hardworking achiever Eunsaem…
ELE Futsal SKAC Finals Oct 2018
Elementary Girls Futsal On Tuesday, October 16th our BFS Sharks ES girl's futsal teams traveled to Handong International School in Pohang to compete in the 2018 SKAC ES Futsal Finals Tournament. Our girls were outstanding on the day outscoring their…
Parent Teacher Conferences
Due to Parent-Teacher Conferences, all after-school activities are cancelled Thursday, October 11th. All students will be sent home on their usual buses at the 3:30 p.m. dismissal time. Please be also reminded that Friday, October 12th, there is no school for…
EARCOS Wonder Lab
Despite the typhoon, learning goes on at BFS. Last Saturday we hosted the Purdue WonderLab EARCOS workshop at Busan Foreign School. Participants had the opportunity to hands on learn how to 3D CAD and 3D printing as well as robotics.…
September 2018 Student of the Month
Congratulations to the September SOM winners. This month with celebrated those studnets that excelled at being hard workers. PK3: Yuina K4: Kirill K5: Misha and Misha 1st: Grigory and nastya 2nd: Chihiro and Charmaine 3rd: Tiffany 4th: Rina, Sean, and…
SKAC MS Futsal meet Postponed
SKAC MS Futsal meet postponed Dear Parents, after monitoring progress of Typhoon Kong-rey the SKAC has decided to postpone the upcoming Saturday, October 6th futsal meet to Thursday, October 25th. The location remains unchanged (ISB). Thank You!
NO LATE BUSES TODAY
NO LATE BUSES TODAY After monitoring progress of Typhoon Kong-rey, we have decided to cancel all after school clubs for today, Friday, October 5th. All students will be sent home on their usual buses at the 3:30 p.m. dismissal time.…
NHS Induction
On Friday, 9/28 at 3:40 pm, National Honor Society had an induction ceremony to welcome 12 new members of the 2018-2019 NHS. Throughout the 2018-19 year, returning and new members will be performing various activities and donating the money they…
Newsletter Published
The 1st edition of the BFS Newsletter has been published! check Mr. Macfarlane's message, and everything that happened at the school during the last month. There is so much to share and be proud of!
BFS NHS Change for Change
The Change for Change initiative by the BFS NHS raised KRW 768,910. Efforts started begining of September and lasted three weeks. Studnets competed agains each other and donated their coins, bills would actually count against a given class. A very…
HS Volleyball SKAC divisional meet results
On Friday, September 14, the high school boys volleyball team traveled to DIS for the SKAC Divisional HS Volleyball Tournament. Due to the inclement weather, the entire tournament was held indoors which meant matches were shortened to 30 minutes each…
BFS Teachers attend Responsive Classroom training in Bangkok
Last week, a group attended a four-day training workshop on Responsive Classroom in Bangkok, Thailand. Responsive Classroom is an evidence-based approach to teaching that focuses on engaging academics, positive community, effective management, and developmental awareness. With practices such as Morning Meeting,…
Sharky is Back! 1st 2018-19SY Pep rally
Last Friday (September 7), the whole Busan Foreign School attended the first ever pep rally of this school year. This year, the STUCO focused on bringing everyone into participating at the rally, not just the middle and high school. First, the…
Elementary futsal divisional – Sep 8th, 2018
Our BFS Shark’s 2018-19 futsal teams could not have opened their season any better. All the Shark teams were phenomenal at the SKAC Divisional tournament held in Daegu on Saturday, September 8th. BFS played a total of 9 futsal matches…
PTSO 1st Meeting and Coffee with the Principal
A big thanks to all our parents that took the time to come to our first parent meeting of the year. It is great to know BFS can count on you to better the school and contribute to the tight community…
Spirit Tee-Shirt Winners
And the winner for our Spirit tee-shirt is ... Makaylin from 6th grade! Her design was chosen as best met our tee-shirt criteria in terms of colors, simplicity, and originality. We also would like to acknowledge our runner-ups: Ian (2nd…
Elementary Student of the Month (Aug 2018)
1st Studnet of the Month of the year. Congratulations to all our winners for standing out at being caring. PK-3 C. Taeyang K-4 Tobias K-5 Naya Taelyn 1st Kamea Addi 2nd Bobby Alena 3rd Sasha Nicholas Nguyen 4th Yena 5th…
1st fire drill of the year
Did you know throughout the year BFS practices several fire drills? this helps prepare everyone on campus to respond quickly, calmly, and safely to an emergency situation. Our first drill for the year took place this morning.
Congratulations on attaining your Doctorate in education, Mr. Barnes!
Congratulations on attaining your Doctorate in Education, Mr. Barnes! A journey that started three and a half years ago is finally coming to a happy end. With the publication of Mr. Barne's dissertation on the ProQuest database (the largest, multidisciplinary,…
School Cancelled Friday August 24th
IMPORTANT NOTICE Due to unsafe road conditions caused by Typhoon Soulik we are cancelling school today, Friday, August 24th. Thank you for your continued support of BFS. Iain Macfarlane
HS Student Council Team for the 2018-19 SY
After HS elections... Welcome the BFS HS Student Council for the 2018-19SY! - Amaya (Co-Pres) - Zenith (Co-Pres) - David (Historian) - Nastya (Secretary) - Anika (Treasurer) - Chiyeon (9th-grade class representative) - Patrick (9th-grade class representative) - Hidaya (10th-grade…
Update on Typhoon Soulik
Update on Typhoon Soulik After monitoring the progress of Typhoon Soulik, we have decided to cancel bus routes 11 (Jinhae) and 13 (Geoje) on Thursday, August 23rd. All other bus routes will operate as usual. This is due to the…
Typhoon Soulik
Typhoon Soulik approaching South Korea Dear Parents, As you may be aware, Typhoon Soulik is expected to hit the Korean mainland sometime on Thursday. We are monitoring the situation closely. While our goal is always to be open for learning,…
An Advocate for Children Michael Jung ’06
An advocate for children, Michael Jung BFS Alumni '06 and Harvard Law School Alumni ’18 has taken a wide view By AUDREY KUNYCKY, May 7, 2018 Article source: https://today.law.harvard.edu/advocate-children-michael-jung-18-taken-wide-view/ When he was in high school in his native South Korea, Ha…
Busan Foreign School’s BEST AP RESULTS IN THE HISTORY OF OUR AP PROGRAM!
Busan Foreign School's BEST AP RESULTS IN THE HISTORY OF OUR AP PROGRAM! 95% of all BFS test takers scored at least a 3 or higher on their AP Exams. This success rate is significantly higher than both the Korean…
One more shout to our Class of 2018 graduates
One more shout-out to the class of 2018's matriculations! This is where they chose to go: Mary University of Wisconsin, Whitewater Tony SUNY Korea Lea Emily Carr University of Art and Design Yuri Australian Defence Force Daniel Massachusetts College of…
Fencing Club News
Did you know? over the vacation period, two of our students, Andrew Lee and Edward Kim, participated in a fencing competition at the Busan Metropolitan City Base Sports Club. They were both awarded medals and Andrew even placed 1st in…
2018-19 SY School Supply Lists
Could not come to Orientation day and would like to make sure you purchase the classrooms supplies ahead of time? no problem: below you can find the School Supply lists. For Elementary Pre-K 3 Kindergarten 4 Kindergarten 5 1st Grade…
Another great year has come to an end
2017-2018 has been outstanding for BFS! Athletically, artistically and academically we have accomplished more than ever before. Our inclusive and welcoming community helped us all to grow as learners and leaders. As the end of the year approaches, we are…
2018 Track Meet at Sajik Stadium
On Tuesday, June 5, 2018 our BFS Shark Track & Field athletes participated in the Southern Korean Activities Conference league track & field championships. It was a great day for all of the BFS runners, throwers, jumpers, and hurdlers! BFS…
Anchor4Life
Today we gave away 28 leaving kits to students moving away from BFS. The A4L (Anchored4Life) team leaders passed them out and explained the kits to kids from grade K4-11. We will miss all of our friends departing and now…
Q4 2018 – MS Student of the Quarter
Let's celebrate the students that excelled in applying our BFS' Student Learner Outcomes during the last quarter: Socially conscious: Danil Grade 8 Hardworking: Nikita Grade 7 Articulate: Patrick Grade 8 Respectful: Isaiah Grade 6 Knowledgeable: David Grade 6 and Ewon Grade 8 Thank you for…
May 2018 ELC & ELE SOM
Congratulations to our respectful ELC & ELE Sharks! Akim (pk3) Kritika (k4) Janis Park (k5) Woorim Chang Kamea Jacobsen Mir (1st) Yuanqiang (1st) Tiffany (2nd) Rosalina (2nd) Silas (3rd) Kristina (3rd) Jonairis (3rd) Harry (4th) Alexander (4th) Rocky (5th) Chloe…
HS Student of the Quarter: 2017-18 SY Q4
HS celebrated the Student of the last quarter of the 2017-18 SY. Here is the list of students that have exceptionally understood and lived our Student Learner Outcomes: - Socially Conscious: Kale (9) - Hardworking: Trenton (9), Rachel (9), Jena…
Updates to 2018-19 school calendar
The 2018-19 SY calendar has been updated as follows: Parent Teacher conferences have been advanced of approximately three weeks and will now take place on: => October 11th (evening) and 12th (day), and => March 7th (evening) and 8th (day)…
The May BFS Newsletter has been published
The May BFS Newsletter and sixth issue for this 2017-18 SY has been published. Check it out on the following link
HS overnight trip in Gapyeong
The High School students took a two-day vacation off to Gapyeong from May 24 to 25 for the 2018 High School overnight trip. After a 5-hour bus ride from the school, students landed in Gapyeong’s Camptong Island. After high school…
MS End of year field trip
The Middle School and Grade 5 day trip to Gyeongju World was totally amazing! We all made wonderful and unforgettable memories from there. Although the amusement park was busier than last year, students enjoyed the exciting rides. The new roller…
Jangsan Creek Stream Flow
Introduction The environmental science students took advantage of our school’s location next to the local creek and went on a trip to the Jangsan Creek in order to use it to expand our knowledge about environmental science. On this trip,…
Prom Pictures
On May 18, 2017, student council hosted another huge event: Prom! The theme this year was A Spring Nights Dream, which matched well with the flock of fancy golden birds on the ceilings and arrangement of flowers at every table.…
Family Fun Day
Balloons strewn about, music pumping, children laughing, teachers and parents vending, bartering, socializing and exploring, football on the field, the smell of barbecue floating in the air, pies flying, super bubbles, splashing water, artistic faces, roasting marshmallows on chopsticks over…
BFS 2018 Talent Show
It's been a great 4-year ride supervising and leading this activity! I'm proud that we had so many participants, all the kids felt they could all be included, felt safe and sure of themselves to go up on stage, take…
NHS Officer Elections
Congratulations to the NHS elected officers! - Co-presidents: Jiwon Seo and Yuna Lee - Vice President: Sunny Kim Looking forward to your leadership within the NHS in the coming school year.
ELC and ELE Student of the month of April 2018: Articulate
Congratulations to our "Student of the Month" winners. These students have demonstrated a great understanding of the value: Articulate! Be an active listener. William (PK3) Ethan (K4) Catalina (K5) Michelle (K5) Addalay (K5) Lauren (1st) Given (1st) Shiou-bin (2nd) Nikol (2nd) Diego…
Ms. Wesen, School Librarian, published in the EARCOS Journal
In page 11 of the EARCOS Journal Spring Edition, Ms Wesen, the BFS School Librarian, shares her story and experience with creating a Library Curriculum at BFS. To access the entire journal click here.
HS Futsal season comes to an end
HS Girls The High School Girls Soccer team came 3rd/4th place out of 6 teams at the SKAC tournament in Pohang. They finished the season with 3 wins and 5 losses. The captains were Jihong Lee and Stella Ma. The…
Junior Volunteer Club
Thanks to PTSO, there is an after-school pizza party for the Junior Volunteer Club today. So many have benefitted from their work this year. In 15 minute increments, during breaks and lunches, and occasionally with an after-school hour here and…
Elementary Basketball SKAC Results
Elementary Girls Team B On Friday, April 27, 2018 our BFS ES Girls Basketball Teams traveled to Daegu International School (DIS) to play in the SKAC ES Basketball Finals. Our BFS girls' B-team won two games and lost two games…
PRE-ORDER YOUR MEAL FOR FAMILY FUN DAY NOW
PRE-ORDER YOUR FOOD FOR FAMILY FUN DAY - May 12th will be a great day at BFS. In order to make sure we have enough food for all please pre-order your meal. MEAL SETS are 7,000 won each OR 3…
Update to the Procedure for Visitors of Busan Foreign School
Dear Parent, The safety of your child is important to us! As a result, we have decided to tighten our processes and procedures for visitors. This updated procedure will take effect Monday, April 30th, 2018. Drop and Pick Up Times…
MS&HS Finals Schedule
The MS & HS Finals schedule has been published. You can find it here.
We Go Donuts for Peer Ambassadors
Yesterday at BFS Ms. Fox and the BFS Peer Ambassadors celebrated the 3rd annual "We Go Donuts for Peer Ambassadors" meeting. At this meeting, current and new PAs met celebrating a successful year of the program. Students celebrated with donuts…
Anchored4Life: getting ready for the next school year
This past week we had the good fortune to get our newest Anchored4Life team leaders trained for the upcoming 2018-19 school year! At our refresher, Ms. Fox and the Anchored4Life team inducted 6 new students to the program as team…
Shark Tank Quarter 3
The BFS new Shark Tank is out! 🎬 In this episode of Busan Foreign School's "Shark Tank", you will enjoy the sights and sounds of Spirit Week, and learn about the Drama Club, our choice for Excellence in Action, and…
Elementary and MS Speech & Debate
The Speech & Debate SKAC took place last Saturday April 21st at BFS. A fun day filled with effective arguments, rebuttals, claims, and counterclaims. The Sharks did an amazing job. Joy , Jaelle and Eunhoo represented the fourth graders. Kelila…
Wonder Lab: BFS recent collaboration with Purdue University
At BFS we are always looking to make meaningful partnerships that prepare our students to become responsible and contributing citizens in a rapidly changing world. For the last few months, we have been in discussion with Wonder Lab. A project…
The April BFS Newsletter has been published
The April BFS Newsletter and fifth issue for this 2017-18 SY has been published. Check it out on the following link
SKAC Fine Arts Fair – 17th April 2018
BFS recently participated in the SKAC Fine Arts Fair which was held on Tuesday April 17th at Daegu International School. The event was a fantastic celebration of music, visual art, and dance. Mr. Chapa, our elementary music teacher, brought the…
MS Trip to Songjeong Beach
It was a fun-filled day for middle school of BFS on April 11! The MS Student Council set up a sandy field trip, with lots of help from the middle school teachers. Middle school visited Songjeong Beach, where many team-building…
MS Basketball Tournament Cancellation (14 Apr 2018)
IMPORTANT: please note that tomorrow’s MS Basketball SKAC tournament has been cancelled due to poor weather forecast.
Ice-cream social to celebrate our Elementary readers
The Elementary students deserved being treated with ice-cream on this hot spring day. They over achieved in the non fiction reading challenge set by Ms. Wesen: over 350 non fiction books checked out in one month. Well done!
March ELC and ELE Student of the Month: Hardworking Sharks
Congratulations to our hardworking sharks! These students were recognized at this morning's Assembly. Maxwell (pk3) Tobias (pk3) Naya (k4) Olivia (k5) Noah (k5) Elsie (k5) Noa ( Gr.1) Lea (Gr.1) Irene (Gr.2) Rishika (Gr.2) Yoojin (Gr.3) Nikita (Gr.3) Tristan (Gr.4)…
Library Infographics for the month of March
Non-fiction Elementary Reading challenge ... checked ✔︎ Elementary students are looking forward to the PTSO sponsored ice-cream social on April 12th and celebrate their accomplishments.
Class of 2018 University Acceptances
Here's a quick breakdown of some noteworthy details: Acceptances to the top three liberal arts colleges -- Amherst, Williams, Wellesley. 81 Acceptances, 65 different schools 20 Top 50 US, 20 top Global 100 Schools in the US, Canada, UK, Korea $220,000…
Spring Break
Enjoy the break BFSers. Our main office will remain open from Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 3:00pm. We look forward to seeing you again on April 2nd.
Literacy month
For the month of March, thousands of schools around the world celebrate literacy. Literacy is defined as the ability to read and write. Here at Busan Foreign School, we stayed incredibly busy and active to celebrate these essential skills that…
Shark Championship Pennants now on display at the gym
Do you know how many SKAC championships we have won? Here is an overview of the pennants we proudly display on our gym: - Elementary Girls Basketball - SKAC Champions 2017 - Middle School Boys Basketball - SKAC Champions 2017…
MS & HS Student of the Quarter
Congratulations to all the Sharks that have demonstrated living and understanding our ESLRs: Socially Conscious: Arina (10) Sebastian…
2017-18SY Talent Show
Sign up for this year's BFS talent Show! Use the form and audition on the 2nd, 3rd or 5th of April after school. https://goo.gl/forms/yIyZyV4WSUTQHV313
Early Childhood and the Three Little Pigs
On March 16th our youngest learners projected "the Three Little Pigs". The famous story 100% acted by the PK3 Class. It is always interesting to see oneself on the big screen! specially when accompanied by your parents, enjoying some pop…
ES Basketball SKAC Divisional Results: a great day at DIS
On Tuesday, March 13th our ES girls basketball team traveled to Daegu International School (DIS) for the Southern Korean Activities Conference (SKAC) Divisional Basketball Tournament. All of our girls played very well and the experience they gained will surely help…
MS Volleyball SKAC Season End
MS Girls Volleyball Write up: Finals 2018 This past weekend was the middle school girls volleyball tournament finals. Busan Foreign School hosted the event for the girls teams-- four teams participated: DIS, ISK, BIFS and BFS. The girls made up…
MS&HS Social Studies Showcase
We just finished our very first Social Studies Showcase here at BFS. One hundred ten students from Grades 6-12 participated, producing over a hundred projects, with subjects spanning the field of Social Studies from the Peloponnesian War to the current…
February Student of the Month
This morning we celebrated the Early Childhood and Elementary Student of the Month. This is a very important moment for our students as they celebrate the school ESLRs (this month our Socially Conscious sharks) but also share videos and images…
KISAC MS Volleyball Boys at BFS: Thanks to all that came to watch and support
The Middle School boys volleyball team hosted a small tournament over the weekend. The KISJ Dragons from Jeju and the BIFS Bears provided some excellent competition last Friday and Saturday. Those who attended saw some spirited play from all three…
HS Basketball KISAC 2017-18SY Results
The annual KISAC HS Basketball Tournament was held on Jeju Island this past weekend on Friday, March 2nd and Saturday, March 3rd. Our Lady Sharks represented themselves and our school very well at the tournament, winning 3 out of 4…
Global Education City Model United Nations 2018
GECMUN final results: Bini's proposal on sustainable development was voted on and PASSED in the ECOFIN Committee. Note: Just to get your proposal voted on is a respectable accomplishment. She was awarded Honorable Mention by her committee chairs. Note: He…
February 2018: A word from the Principal
February 2018: A word from the Principal Last month we released a new promotional video for our school. Designed to showcase the strengths of our school to prospective families and teachers, it has become something more. It is a celebration…
The February BFS Newsletter has been published
The February BFS Newsletter and fourth issue for this 2017-18 SY has been published. Check it out on the following link
An update from our College Counselor
University acceptances continue to trickle-in in for the class of 2018. A special shout out to Daniel Kim on being accepted to the Doctor of Pharmacy program at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and on earning a $32,000 scholarship! Way…
HS STEM Classes visit UNIST
Just a couple of weeks ago Dr. Robert J. Mitchell visited BFS and gave an amazing lecture entitled "Bacterial Biosensors." He and his university students have been researching with these organisms at UNIST-- Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology.…
New NHS Inductees and what does NHS do for BFS
Congratulations Minji Kwon, Jiwon Seo, Oleg Kim, Edward Hwang, Patrick Kim, Allie Borel, and Ejew Kim for your recent induction to the National Honor Society. Each member was selected as they met qualifications of the four pillars of the NHS requirements: Character, Leadership, Service, and Scholarship and…
Grade 8 Class shares their scientific knowledge with Grade 5
After completing a very rigorous unit on The Transfer of Energy and the Characteristics of Reactions the Gr. 8 class at BFS decided to take their show on the road. They delivered a Knock-Out performance of their knowledge on the…
Valentine’s door decorating contest: and the winners are …
The PTSO had to visit over 15 doors all around the school and judge teacher and student door decors based on visual impact, craftsmanship, and creativity. It was not an easy job for our four parent judges. And the winners…
Bacterial Biosensors – A Lecture by Dr. Robert J. Mitchell (PhD) from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Dr. Robert J. Mitchell (PHD) currently works at the School of Life Sciences, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST). He does research in Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Microbiology. Dr. Mitchell came to Busan Foreign School today and presented…
Jordan Hattar on Voices of Syria
Last 5th february Jordan Hattar spoke at our school. The genocides of Rwanda, Darfour and Mynamar occur because we do not see others as human. The refugee crises occurs because we let the story of fear drive our narrative -…
Elementary Volleyball Season End Results
Congratulations to the ES Girls and Boys Volleyball Teams! On Saturday, February 4, the girls and boys made their way to Geoje Island to play at ISK and the Harmony Center. Both groups played with heart, encouraging each other, and…
PTSO meeting minutes Feb 2nd 2018
The minutes of the last PTSO meeting have been published and can be found here. Thank you to all the parents that attended and those that have already volunteered to help with the February activities. For those that would still…
Elementary Student of the month: January 2018
Congratulations to our ELC and Elementary Students of the month. They were awarded the ESLR certificate for being Knowledgeable: PK3: Kirill K4: Jameson K5: Wyatt and Addalay Gr1: Edward and Terry Gr2: Breanna and Fitz Gr3: Jamie, Yena, and Ryuichi…
Busan Foreign School’s Promotional Video
BFS has a new promo video: check it out here and share it with family and friends! Don't forget to subscribe to our youtube channel BFSTV for more exciting videos and news.
Helping the children of Phonsaat Village in Laos
Last year the now 6th grade class raised money to donate to the www.bigbrothermouse.com organization. Below is a thank you letter we received from the organizers and some nice pictures showcasing how those donations helped the children of Phonsaat Village. Good…
January Spirit Week
From January 15 to January 19, students of BFS exhibited and celebrated their spirit for Busan Foreign School by participating in Spirit Week that followed a pep rally on Friday— events both organized by HS Student Council. Spirit Week is…
Sunny Kim and Andrew Lee: Busan fencing champions
Hyunzu (Sunny) Kim in 11th grade won first place in the woman's Foil competition at Busan Metropolitan City Base Sports Club (부산광역시점스포츠클럽). "This game was difficult because I had lost focus for a few minutes. My mind was freaking out…
Jake Choi shares his talent with the BFS Community
On Friday, January 19th, Jake Choi, BFS student, performed for the BFS community a full hour top class performance. Here is what he has to say about the event: “I would, firstly, like to thank all the staff and faculty…
2018-19 SY Calendar published
Dear Parents, the first version of the 2018-19 School Calendar has been published and can be found on our website: https://busanforeignschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2018-2019-BFS-Academic-calendar.pdf Please note: The school calendar can be subject to change, in which case you will be notified. In case…
2017-18SY Elementary Quarter 2 Specialists Newsletter Published
The elementary specialists 2017-18 school year quarter 2 newsletter has been published. This is a quarterly publication and it includes what your child has been doing in music, visual arts, languages (Koreans and Spanish), PE, library, and computer science. We…
The December BFS Newsletter has been published
The December BFS Newsletter and third issue for this 2017-18 SY has been published. Check it out on the following link
Happy Winter Holidays
Dear Parents, With the holiday season approaching I am grateful for the opportunity to lead this amazing community. Education is the promise of a better future. Everyday, our faculty and students work together to fulfill this promise. We are Socially…
BIWA Soup Kitchen Sock Drive results by the MS Student Council
How many socks do you think were collected? Can you guess? 827!! The sock collection started on November 27th, and received the attention of many different BFS and non BFS people, like the Russian Consul in Busan. It was amazing to…
MS & HS SOQ Winners
Let's celebrate our MS & HS Students of the Quarter: Socially Conscious Eunsaem (8), Allison (11), Mary (12) Hardworking Chloe (6), Ejew (10), Hidaya (9) Articulate George (Ian) (7), Wontag (11), Alex (12) Respectful Markel …
Elementary Volleyball 1st Divisional Meet
Yesterday our Elementary Volleyball team travelled to Geoje for their first divisional. They played with heart and were very successful! They were great ambassadors for BFS! Go Sharks!
Early Childhood Winter Concert
The Early Childhood concert took place on December 11th for our PreK3 and K4 students. Families and friends witnessed firsthand how students learn and experience music. The concert opened with some simple echo songs such as the "Hello Song" and…
Impressions of the 2017 BIWA Bazaar
One of the ESLRs of Busan Foreign School is "caring". Yes, we do want our students to grow into caring individuals aware of other's needs and of what they can do to help. An example of this is our participation…
HS SKAC Basketball Season End: another great victory for our lady sharks.
On Saturday, December 9, 2017 Busan Foreign School hosted the Southern Korean Activities Conference HS Girls Basketball Finals. I n the Lady Shark's first game of the morning they faced the Busan International Foreign School (BIFS) Bears. The Bears started…
Reader’s Theatre at the Upper Elementary
On Wednesday, December 6th the fourth grade class had a Readers Theater performance in the auditorium. They had been working on 3 plays for 6 library classes. We had 11 family members attend and students were excited to show off…
Russian Consul and his Wife support the MS Student Council Sock Drive
Last Friday, the Russian Consul and his wife visited BFS, and donated a few pairs of socks for the last day of our BIWA and BFS Sock Drive. The president of the Middle School Council, Chiyeon Lee, explained the reason…
MS Sock Drive: why.
On December 6, Ms. Peggy White, a member of the BIWA (a Busan International Women’s Association) came in to see the Middle School Student Council. She was a content lady who seemed to love helping out other people. She came…
Elementary Winter Concert 2017
The elementary Winter concerts simply gets better year after year. We are blessed with such enthusiastic students and parents that foster the love for academics, sports and arts at the school. Check the photo gallery for wonderful visuals of the…
Elementary Winter Concert
On Friday December 1st BFS elementary students performed at the annual Elementary Winter Concert for their families and friends. Students demonstrated their musicianship through a variety of vocal performances, instrumental pieces, movement improvisations, and dances. It was a memorable and…
BFS is invited to participate to the IBS Conference on Climate Change and Human Migration
On Monday November 27th, our students from the environmental class attended the IBS Conference on Climate Change and Human Migration. The main goal of this conference was to discuss aspects of climate-induced human migration and to determine how climate predictions can…
SOM – November
This month we celebrated "Respectful: be responsible for yourself and others" at the elementary student of the month assembly. We also looked into what respect looks like at recess. We are proud of the following students who particularly show respect…
KORCOS 2017
This past weekend, I had an amazing opportunity to both present at and attend the 32nd Korea Council of Overseas Schools (KORCOS) International Education Conference at the stunning Chadwick International School (CIS) campus in Incheon. In her opening remarks, the…
The November BFS Newsletter has been published
The November BFS Newsletter and second issue for this 2017-18 SY has been published. Check it out on the following link
HS Basketball Divisionals at GIFS
BFS Girls Basketball at Divisional Tournament The girls did a fantastic job wining all three games yesterday. - BFS 23 - 14 GIFS - BFS 14 - 4 GPA - BFS 12 - 8 BIFS Jihong led the…
Celebrating American Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving was such a fun day! The Elementary Turkey Trot was a great start to the day. Students trotted as far as the Jangsan reservoir, stopping on the way to complete fun active challenges. Students were also asked to get…
MS Soccer Season ends
After a great deal of improvement in the past month, the Sharks sprang back today (Wednesday November 22nd) at the MS Futsal divisional tournament, scoring two consecutive wins against HFS and DIS 2. These two victories moved them up a…
2017 – 2018 BFS Spelling Bee Fun
The 2017-2018 SKAC Spelling Bee took place on November 21 at Kwangju Foreign School. BFS sent representatives from Grades 1-8 and it was a thrilling experience for all. Our wonderful SHARKS performed extremely well under the watchful eye of 3…
SKAC Model United Nations Debate
Hats off to the MUN Team! In two of the four committees our students got resolutions debated: In the General Assembly, Ilya Kim got his measure on Palestine debated, and was voted Best Delegate - Honorable Mention by his peers.…
Kevin Zhang: winner of Korean Air “Future Artist Olypiad” children’s contest
Congratulations to Kevin (5th grade) for wining third price at the Korean Air "Future Artist Olypiad" children's contest, under the theme: "I want to introduce my best friend, Muffin". He was awarded a certificate, a trophy, 2 domestic flight tickets,…
KISAC HS Volleyball results
HS Girls The HS Girls Volleyball team came in 5th place for the A-division with 1 win and 3 losses and 6th place for the B-division with 1 win and 3 losses. The captains were Cindy Lee and Jihong Lee.…
BFS Shark Tank Fall 2017-18 SY
The new improved Shark Tank is on! 1st episode of the 2017-18 SY by the new Digital Media Creation class. In this episode, you will learn about our new K5 teacher, a friendly new addition to BFS mornings, a sports…
MS&HS SKAC STEM FAIR
Yesterday 5 schools gathered with 50 science projects and 85 students for a science fair at BFS. Students presented their projects 4-6 times individually to various members of a panel of 25 judges made up of community members, teachers and…
MS&HS SKAC STEM FAIR
Yesterday 5 schools gathered with 50 science projects and 85 students for a science fair at BFS. Students presented their projects 4-6 times individually to various members of a panel of 25 judges made up of community members, teachers and…
AP Capstone: What is AP Seminar up to?
Students in AP Seminar just began work on Task 1--a team project that requires them to investigate and research an issue facing the world today. Students at BFS are looking into whether or not people should become vegan; the cause,…
ELC and ELE Student of the Month – October 2017
Congratulations to our Student of the Month winners for the ESLR category "Articulate: Be an active listener!" PK-3 Toby K-4 Maya K-5 Noah and Corban 1st Ian and Junho 2nd Mason and Sandra 3rd Ana Maria and Amber 4th Hana…
BFS Presents at the EARCOS Leadership Conference
Mr. Macfarlane and Mrs. Harvey recently attended the East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS) Leadership Conference in Bangkok, Thailand. It was a great opportunity to network with peers from other international schools and share best practices. They presented…
MUN invitational with BIFS
On Thursday, November 9th, BFS hosted the 1st Annual BFS/BIFS Invitational Model United Nations Tournament. 39 students represented 27 countries in a Model UN, where they debated such current issues as the crisis in the Ukraine, North Korean nuclear weapons, gender…
Humans of BFS – entire series
Last year, the digital media creation class interviewed over 50 students to create the Humans of BFS portfolio. With the help of the BFS marketing department, their work has been translated into a nice booklet. Check it out!
BFS Founder’s Day poem competition winners
Read these beautiful poems by BFS students honoring the school. BFS is full of talent and yes: we do make good writers.
Olympic Torch
Reminder: due to expected traffic congestion and road closures as the Olympic Torch makes its way through the streets of Busan, there will be no after school clubs, nor late buses, today Monday 6th. Thank You.
Halloween at BFS: a Parent perspective
Halloween, what a most beautiful and cheerful celebration! This year we benefited of increased participation from parents who not only attended, but also in their entirety did so dressed up in costumes trying to make the best out of the…
MS soccer season has started
Last Wednesday the BFS MS soccer team drove to GIFS for the first divisional SKAC tournament. Although we didn't win games, the boys and girls played their hearts out. BFS has a young team compared to its opponents. We were…
Important information on scheduling Parent Teacher Conferences
Dear Parents, Parent-Teacher conferences are coming on Thursday November 2nd (5:00pm to 8:00pm), and Friday November 3rd (12:00pm to 8:00pm). Busan Foreign School makes scheduling your conferences easy by allowing you to schedule them online. You can schedule conferences for…
End of Cross Country Season
The final meeting took place this Saturday, October 21st, at KFS. The first challenge of the day ... waking up for an early 5:30am departure from BFS! Definitely worth it as many of our students qualified and everyone gave their best.…
BFS celebrates 21 years
On October 20, Busan Foreign School had its 21st birthday in which students and staff celebrated the day with an energetic and vibrant school spirit. Founder’s Day began with a greeting from Student Council presidents, Jihong Lee and Gene Kim,…
End of Elementary Soccer SKAC Season
On Wednesday, October 19th our ES girls futsal teams (A&B) played in the SKAC Finals hosted by Daegu International School (DIS) at the Bokhyun Futsal Complex in Daegu. BFS Girls B-Team Our BFS girls B-team won their first match of…
Student of the Quarter for MS & HS
Congratulations to the winners of the 1st quarter of the 2017-18 SY: Middle School Socially Conscious: Davion Grade 6 Hardworking: Michael Grade 7 Academic Achiever: Sona Grade 6 Responsible: Isaiah Grade 8 Knowledgeable: Misha Grade 7 High School Socially Conscious: Hana…
Sharky’s Kitchen: the latest created student led club.
Join Sharky's Kitchen Club to come help make food for events in and outside of school and get a lot of community service hours! Show us your cooking skills so come and join! We recommend high schoolers to join because…
HS Volleyball Season End
HS Girls On Saturday, October 14th BFS hosted the Southern Korean Athletic Conference (SKAC) HS Girls Volleyball Championship Tournament. The day started with the completion of round robin play, whereby each team played the two schools they did not play…
PTSO Meeting held on October 13th
On Friday, October 13th, PTSO members learned first-hand about how Responsive Classroom is implemented at BFS. PTSO members participated in a Morning Meeting, the foundation of the Responsive Classroom approach, which ensures that all students feel welcomed into our purposeful learning…
BFS Implements “Anchored4Life”
This past week we have the good fortune to report an exciting new counseling partnership with the US Navy, called Anchored4Life. The school counselor, Ms. Fox, the advisor, will be working with a team of students to help facilitate positive…
ELC & ELE Student of the month (September 2017)
Congratulations to our Hardworking ELC and ELE Sharks! They were awarded their ESLR Shark certificates at this morning's student of the month celebration: - K3: Kirill - K4: Gabriel & Misha - K5: Woorim & Markis - 1st Grade: Bobby…
MS 2017-2018 Retreat
On September 28-29, The 2017-2018 middle school of BFS went out on a water-filled retreat at Namhae Island. This trip included many exciting things that truly showed the school spirit and teamwork of BFS. Many students went snorkeling and kayaking…
2017-18SY Elementary Quarter 1 Specialists Newsletter Published
The elementary specialists 2017-18 school year quarter 1 newsletter has been published. This is a quarterly publication and it includes what your child has been doing in music, visual arts, languages (Koreans and Spanish), PE, library, and computer science. We…
Welcome new NHS Inductees for the 2017-18 SY
On Friday, 9/29 at 4 pm, National Honors Society had an induction ceremony to welcome 13 new members of the 2017-2018 NHS. The new 13 members are Amaya , Anika, Daniel (Dong-In), Ilya, Joshua (Howon), Anastasia, Bini, Cindy (Dayeong), Jena,…
College Application Bootcamps are being held during Senior English
The first quarter of Senior English is exclusively dedicated to working on college applications. Once a week Mr. Saunders, Ms. Boyle and Ms. Leland work in a workshop model with all students providing individual guidance for all seniors as they…
University Visits
The university visit season is well underway. We were visited by the Linden College Fair, the oldest group college tour in the US. It was an opportunity for BFS high school students to meet with 12 university representatives to learn…
K5 Author’s Celebration
On Monday, September 25, K5 students proudly presented their stories to their parents. Warming up started with a cute dance. Once comfortable, each of the students came, one by one, to the stage. They read their stories and shown the…
Last Shout-Out to the Class of 2017
One final shout-out to the class of 2017. Here is the list of matriculated schools for last year’s graduating class. Haru Ito, Brown University Ricky Ahn, University of California, Berkeley Elisha Kang, Boston College Diana Son, University of Rochester Jayna…
SKAC 1st Cross Country Meet of the 2017-18 SY
BFS had a great day of cross country running! We all ran extremely hard and finished strong. Here are some selected results: ES Boys: Jeremiah 4th place, Theo 8th place ES Girls: Angie 2nd place, Joy 4th place, Lillian 7th…
HS Volleybal – SKAC Divisional Results
The high school boys volleyball team had an outstanding showing at the DIS (Daegu International School) tournament on Thursday. This team of 19 players all had a winning attitude and represented BFS proudly. The men swept the first two matches…
HS Volleybal – SKAC Divisional Results
The high school boys volleyball team had an outstanding showing at the Southern Korean Activities Conference (SKAC) Divisional HS volleyball tournament held at Daegu International School. This team of 18 players all had a winning attitude and represented BFS proudly.…
Elementary SKAC Futsal Divisional at HIS
The boys played their hearts out on Wednesday at the SKAC Elementary Futsal tournament. Maximum effort was put forth by every player as we learn to come together as a team. It was a great day despite some tough losses…
No after school clubs today
Due to expected delays in getting home this afternoon we are cancelling ALL after-school activities. Students will leave school at 3:30pm today (Monday Sep. 11). There will be no late bus. Thank You.
Engaging and Exciting Pep Rally!
Engaging and Exciting Pep Rally! By the Yearbook Class Students After the fourth week of school, the teachers and students worked together to have a good relationship, encourage the student body, and help support the high school volleyball teams through…
2017-18 Spirit Tee Winner
We have a winner: Congratulations David Park (G8) for winning this year's Spirit Shirt competition. We liked the simplicity of the design, and the fact that you were able to recall BFS and our school mascot, Sharky, in a way…
Elementary SOM for August
Congratulations to the winners of the "BFS Shark Student of the Month - Socially Conscious: Be Caring!" K-3 : Max K-4: Blake K-5: Michelle 1st grade: Lucy & Charmaine 2nd Grade: Dominic & Rosa 3rd Grade: Grace & Ruby 4th…
2017-18 BFS Activity Fair Helps Clubs Get Off to a Great Start
BFS Activity Fair Helps Clubs Get Off to a Great Start Article written by the BFS Yearbook Team Busan Foreign School middle and high school students previewed nearly 20 BFS clubs at the third annual BFS Activities Fair. Again this…
1st days of School at BFS: a student’s view
As students returned to BFS after their summer break, some students felt as if they were reconnecting with their second family. Sunny Kim (11) has attended BFS for 11 years. She shares, “My impression of Busan Foreign School is a…
School Profile for Universities updated
We have updated the school's profile for universities. Check it out! we should all be proud of our students' accomplishments. 2017-18 BFS profile for Universities and Colleges
Newly Remodeled Early Childhood
Come in and visit our newly remodeled Early Childhood Centre at BFS! It has been a busy summer here at Busan Foreign School. We have completely redesigned and renovated our early childhood classrooms. Our new classrooms have a very natural…
2017 School Supply Lists
Dear Parents, below you can find the School Supply lists. For Elementary Prek-3 Kindergarten 4 Kindergarten 5 Kindergarten 5 - Arts 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade Elementary Arts ELE ELL Middle School & High School Ms.…
MS Student of the Quarter
Congratulations to our MS Students of the Quarter (last quarter) for excelling at the Student Expected Learning Result specified. We are proud of you! 1617 SY_Q4 Grade Name ESLR 10 Ran Socially Conscious 10 Ilya Hardworking 12 Danny Hardworking 9…
Elementary student of the Month: respectful
Congratulations to our Elementary students of the month for excelling in the Shark category "Respectful": Pk3: Gabriel K4 : Kamea K5 : Chihiro, Yunji 1st: Chloe, Tiffany 2nd : Ryuichi, Meilani 3rd : William, Tristan 4th : Lauren, Linda 5th…
HS Students of the Quarter
Congratulations to our HS Sharks that have represented us so well this quarter: Socially Conscious: Ran (10) Hardworking Achievers: Ilya (10), Danny (12) Articulate Communicator: Anastasia (9), Eleasah (10) Respectful Citizens: Samuel (12) Knowledgeable Critical Thinkers: Cindy (11)
Elementary Quarter 4 Specialists Newsletter Published
The elementary specialists quarter 4 newsletter has been published. This will be a quarterly publication and will include what your child has been doing in music, visual arts, languages (Koreans and Spanish), PE, and library. We hope you enjoy it.
2017 SKAC Track and Field Competition
Our BFS Sharks from grade 3~12 recently participated in the 2017 SKAC Track and Field competition held at the Auxiliary Stadium adjacent to Sajik Stadium. Our Sharks came home with the following awards: 1st Place: 15 ribbons 2nd Place: 15 ribbons…
5th Grade overnight retreat
The 5th Grade Overnight Retreat to the Geumnyeonsan Youth Training Center was a rousing success! We had a lot of fun rock climbing, exploring the woods, making and sharing meals, playing games together, and acting out scary stories in the…
8th Grade goes to the Science Museum
8th graders had a day of learning to wrap up their Middle School career. Students traveled to the Busan Science museum in Gyejeon and then spent the afternoon on a college and cultural tour. Student's learned about college life and…
Celebrating the 2017-18 Sports Season
Elementary Grades 3-5 On Monday, May 22, 2017 the BFS Athletic Department hosted our annual Shark Athletic Awards Banquet. The Elementary School was represented by 30+ students who participated in a wide range of SKAC sports this school year. Our…
K5 Bake Sale benefits the Amazon Rain Forest
The K5 Bake Sale was a huge success! Thank you for donating baked good for the class to sell. We made 183,000 won that we will be donating to the World Wildlife Fund to support the Amazon Rain Forest.
Family Fun Day
What a fantastic day last Saturday! Family fun day was a blast. I can certainly say the highlight of the days were: our popular Garage Sale, the HS students volunteering to have themselves bombarded with water balloons, our famous bounce…
Sharks Take on the World at Yale Model United Nations Korea Conference
Sharks Take on the World at Yale Model United Nations Korea Conference This week our BFS Model United Nations Club took part in the Yale Model United Nations Korea Conference in Seoul (May 19-21). Seven BFS students from 8th-11th grade,…
MS Basketball Finals
Yesterday 5/18/17, the Middle School Boys B Team played extremely hard and went 3-1 against very tough competition. It was an excellent and successful end to a great season where they went 5-2 overall! We are proud of our Middle…
What to expect when you go to Uni
On Wednesday, May 17, Grade 11 and 12 students had a special presentation during Advisory. Auna Harvey, a junior at University of Connecticut majoring in Business Management, shared her experiences with students and gave them tips for succeeding as they…
Early Childhood: one day, one letter of the alphabet, one special activity
The Early Childhood is running a special program with all their learners as the end of the school year approaches. Each day they experience a special activity based on a letter of the alphabet. For example ... "i" was for…
4th Grade goes to Kidzania
The 4th grade took a field trip to Kidzania, in Shinsegae. Kidzania offers about 45 different activities and the activities areas take up two floors. Activities either pay kids or charge kids in Kidzania currency, or Kidzos. Activities include training…
Elementary Student of the April month
Congratulations to the Elementary April "students of the month". These students have excelled in the shArk attribute: Articulated (Be Active Listener): Pk 3 Jameson K4 Wyatt, Markis K5 Charmaine, Justin 1st Hani, Nikol 2nd Ruby, Arsh 3rd …
Experiment Day at Early Childhood
Today was Experiment Day in the PreK3, K4 and K5 classrooms. The students rotated between Ms Demers, Mrs Dysart and Ms Potter's classrooms to participate in 3 different experiments. Students explored sound waves with Ms Demers by observing how rice…
HS Soccer Girls win the 2016-17 SKAC Tournament
The HS Girls Soccer team came first place with 5 wins and 2 losses. - The captains were Ann and JiHong. - The goalies were Min and Alice. - JiHong scored 4, Ann scored 3, Stella scored 3, and Elina…
Elementary Basketball: girls bring the Trophy home
On Tuesday April 25, 2017 the BFS Sharks Elementary School (ES) Basketball Team had a wonderful and exciting time at the SKAC ES Basketball Finals tournament hosted by International School of Koje (ISK). Our BFS Sharks girls A-team went undefeated…
Ms. Baek -Organic farmer- speaks to the class
Ms. Baek is an organic farmer who also sells her vegetables both here in Haeundae, and in Marine City. She has been marketing her organic produce for the last 15 years. Prior to that she ran a tree nursery business…
Poetry Café
The sixth grade class hosted parents, family, and friends for a “Poetry Café” at Ediya’s Coffee this morning. They showcased their poetry books and illustrations and each student read a poem of their choice. The theme for all the…
Upper Elementary Learning Fair
On Thursday, April 20th, we had a great time hosting parents and the school community for our Learning Fair in the BFS gymnasium. 3rd through 5th grade students worked hard to prepare and present their engineering design projects. They went…
Quarter 3 BFS Shark Tank is out!
The BFS Shark Tank for Quarter 3 is out and about. Check it out! Thank You Digital Media Creation class for these lost lasting memories. https://busanforeignschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/BFS-Shark-Tank-April-2017.mp4
MS basketball SKAC Divisional
On Saturday, April 15th our BFS Sharks MS basketball teams traveled to Handong International School (HIS) in Pohang to participate in the SKAC MS basketball divisional tournament. All games were played outdoors and it was a beautiful day for basketball. …
Elementary Student of the month
Congratulations to our Early Childhood and Elementary winners for the Student of the month award: "Hardworking: Be your best!" - month of March Maya (Prek-3) Connor (Prek-3) Catalina (k4) Janis (k4) Catherine (K5) Ian (K5) Taewoo (Gr.1) Dominic (Gr.1) Sophia (Gr.2) Alexa (Gr.2) Justin (Gr.3) Tanvi (Gr.4) Byeong-Soo (Gr.4) Jack (Gr.4)…
MS Student of the Quarter Winners
Congratulations to our exemplary sharks for Quarter 3: Socially Conscious: Chiyeon (7) Hardworking Achiever: Lucy (7) Articulate: Eunsaem (7) Respectful: Esther (8) Knowledgeable: Jason (7) one more quarter to go!
Non Fiction Ice-cream Social
Friday April 7th, Elementary students were treated with ice cream ... why? the students accomplished their goal of checking out over 300 Nonfiction books from the library. Something to be proud of! Thank you Ms. Wesen for organizing and the BFS…
BFS hosts the annual SKAC Speech and Debate competition
On Saturday, April 8th BFS hosted the inaugural SKAC Speech and Debate competition. It was a great event and our BFS students did an outstanding job representing us! We had two first place finishes that I would also like to celebrate.…
An insight into Urban Agriculture by Rachel Jung
For my 7th period in BFS, I decided to take this course, named “Urban Agriculture”. The very, first day of this class, I realized that there weren't a whole lot of 8th graders compared to the number of 6th graders…
NHS Clothing Drive
During March, the National Honor Society has conducted a clothing drive for the local orphanage. NHS has recently delievered the donated clothing to the local orphanage "Jongdukwon" with success. The orphanage and NHS send thanks to those who participated in…
Elementary Quarterly Specialists Newsletter Published
The elementary specialists newsletter has been published. This will be a quarterly publication and will include what your child has been doing in music, visual arts, languages (Koreans and Spanish), PE, and library. We hope you enjoy it.
HS Student of the Quarter (Q3)
Congratulations to the HS winners for the Q3 Student of the Quarter! Tristyn (Social) Elizaveta and Daniella (Hardworking Achievers) Jian and Haru (Articulate) Cathy and Zenith (Respectful) Alex (Knowledgeable)
Did you know that on average, children grow about 2 inches (6 cm) per year?
Did you know that on average, children grow about 2 inches (6 cm) per year? Since your child has grown, please check their school uniform to be sure that the length of their pants, skirts, and shorts meets the BFS…
Environmental Science and Marine Science classes field trip to Haeundae beach
The Busan Foreign School Environmental Science and Marine Science classes went on a field trip to Haeundae Beach on March 9th, 2017. The students did three labs in total. The first one was to find which intertidal zone barnacles grow…
Literacy Month
March is a special month at BFS as we celebrate Literacy month. Although literacy is part of our daily lives at BFS, during the month of March we plan fun and didactic activities focused on honing the love for reading and…
Congratulations to the “Signs of Spring” BFS photo challenge contest
Congratulations to Alexa Myakonkovaa, Ran Wang, and Mrs. Harvey for winning the BFS PhotoClub "Signs of Spring" photo contest. Thank you Mrs Nicholas, Mrs Fox, Mr Lee, and Mrs Allepuz for participating! The next photo challenge is themed "Freedom" For most…
Theatre Reading 3rd and 4th grade
The third grade library class performed two readers theater performances about bullying. One play was called Lace Up Against Bullying which was inspired by true events in which students joined together to stand up for a student who was being…
March Field-trips
The Early Childhood and the Elementary students went to NC in March and two exciting field-trips: Zoolong, and to the movies. I am sure you have already heard all about it ;-) Here are some pictures to remind you of…
An update on our university acceptances for the senior class
Here's an update on university acceptances. We've received over 60 acceptances from US, Canada, Korea, Hong Kong, China and the UK. Kids have earned over $678,000 in merit scholarship money. Auburn Boston College BYU Cal Poly Cal Sate LB Colorado…
HS Soccer SKAC divisional results: we did it!
Outstanding day for the boys team as they went 3-0! Tremendous leadership by Captains Sam Lee, a stalwart on defense, and Daniel "I can score from anywhere on the field" Kim. Dima and Ricky provided the rest of the offense…
Elementary Basketball Divisionals
It was a beautiful Saturday to play basketball at BIFS this past weekend! Boys team 1 won 3 games and tied the fourth game. Girls team won 1 game and lost 3. Boys 2 team won 2 and lost 2.…
Humans of BFS: an interview to Mr. Alam Virgen
It all started when I was in college, I went to a mission trip in Thailand. That was my first exposure over the seas and to a culture completely different from my own. I grew up in Mexico, I lived…
MS Boys bring home the SKAC Volleyball Cup!
BFS Middle School boys are proud to announce that we brought home gold from the final tournament yesterday! There were some very intense matches, but the boys were able to work together as a team for this victory. The girls…
NHS Clothing Drive
Participate in the upcoming NHS Clothing Drive! Who? NHS. What? Donate outgrown clothing to orphans in a local orphanage. Clothing size from pre-school to teenagers would be preferable but all clothing will be accepted. When? March 8, 2017 - March…
Literacy Month at BFS
During the month of March we celebrate Literacy month at BFS, here is a summary overview of activities we have planned for you all: Wednesday March 8th - School Wide Read Aloud and Book Talks Everybody in school reads the…
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
This week we celebrate Dr. Seuss birthday (March 2nd) at BFS Elementary with a week long celebration! Monday "Cat in the Hat": wear your uniform and a hat Tuesday "Thing Day": wear your red uniform Thursday "Green Eggs and Ham":…
End of HS Basketball Season: KISAC Finals
On Saturday, February 18th our BFS Sharks HS basketball teams competed in the Korean International School Activities Conference (KISAC) held at BIFS for the boys and hosted here at BFS for the girls. The tournaments were the final events of…
University acceptances are starting to come in!
The majority of university admissions decisions will be released in March. However, I thought I would share the great success we've already had. $376,000 in Merit Scholarships 6 top 25 Public Universities Auburn University Boston College BYU Cal Poly Tech Depaul University…
HS Basketball goes to Jeju
On February 10th and 11th 2017, the BFS Sharks HS basketball teams traveled to Jeju Island to participate in the Korean International School Activities Conference (KISAC) basketball tournament. Teams from all over South Korea ranging from Seoul to Busan and…
Humans of Busan Foreign School
The Digital Media Creation class is beginning a new series which will focus on sharing the positive stories within BFS to help you know more about the people who make BFS a special community. This series is inspired by the…
It is Valentine’s Day!
February 14th marks Valentine's Day. At BFS we like to celebrate friendships on that day and our Middle School Student Council took it to themselves to sell, pack and distribute over 900 candy grams across all sections and levels of…
Dec/Jan ELC and ELE Student of the Month
Congratulations to our ELC and ELE student of the month winners for the category "Knowledgeable": PK3: Misha K4: Joshua K5: Sofia and Lea Gr.1: Shiou-Bin Gr. 2: Amber and Jamie Gr. 3: Kihwan Gr. 4: Angela and Kelila Gr. 5:…
Elementary Volleyball Season End
Elementary Volleyball has just ended an amazing season with a tournament at the International School of Koje. We had 14 students participate in three different teams. Every volleyball player worked hard and improved greatly throughout the day. At the beginning…