Class of 2020 University acceptances
- 6 апреля, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News
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
- 31 марта, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Virtual 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.
- 17 марта, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Virtual School
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
- 12 марта, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News
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…
BFS Virtual School: parent checklists
- 28 февраля, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Virtual School
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
- 24 февраля, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, 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.
- 22 февраля, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Virtual School
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
- 18 февраля, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Virtual School
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
- 13 февраля, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Alumni News, News
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
- 5 февраля, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Alumni News, News
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
- 3 февраля, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Academics, News, Newsletter_MS&HS
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
- 28 января, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Academics, News, Newsletter_MS&HS
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
- 23 января, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News
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
- 13 января, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_MS&HS
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
- 20 декабря, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News
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
- 13 декабря, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Arts, News, Newsletter_MS&HS
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…
SKAC HS Basketball Divisional Tournament
- 5 декабря, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_Sports
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
- 28 ноября, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_MS&HS
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
- 28 ноября, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_Schoolwide
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
- 27 ноября, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_ELE_ELC
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…
SKAC STEM Fair 2019
- 22 ноября, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News
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
- 19 ноября, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_Schoolwide
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
- 18 ноября, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_MS&HS
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
- 15 ноября, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_Sports
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
- 13 ноября, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_Sports
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
- 12 ноября, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_Sports
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
- 30 октября, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_MS&HS
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
- 29 октября, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_Sports
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
- 24 октября, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_Sports
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
- 23 октября, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_MS&HS
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
- 23 октября, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_Sports, Sports
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…
MS Futsal SKAC Divisional at HIS
- 2 октября, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_Sports
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
- 1 октября, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News
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
- 1 октября, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News
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
- 25 сентября, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_Sports
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 …
- 24 сентября, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_Schoolwide
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
- 23 сентября, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_Sports
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
- 20 сентября, 2019
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Sports
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.
BFS in the International Admissions Bulletin
- 1 сентября, 2019
- Goeun Choi
- BFS in the News, News
September 2019 Edition (Issue 7)
2018 November Student of the month
- 10 декабря, 2018
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_ELE_ELC
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…
Stanley Cho participates at the San Francisco Mock Trial
- 6 ноября, 2018
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_Schoolwide
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…
Newsletter Published
- 2 октября, 2018
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News
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!
1st fire drill of the year
- 31 августа, 2018
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_Schoolwide
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.
Ice-cream social to celebrate our Elementary readers
- 12 апреля, 2018
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_ELE_ELC
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!
Spring Break
- 23 марта, 2018
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News
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.
KISAC MS Volleyball Boys at BFS: Thanks to all that came to watch and support
- 6 марта, 2018
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_Sports
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…
Jordan Hattar on Voices of Syria
- 10 февраля, 2018
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_MS&HS
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 Winter Concert 2017
- 4 декабря, 2017
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_ELE_ELC
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…
BFS celebrates 21 years
- 23 октября, 2017
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_Schoolwide
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,…
Sharks Take on the World at Yale Model United Nations Korea Conference
- 22 мая, 2017
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_MS&HS
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,…
It is Valentine’s Day!
- 15 февраля, 2017
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_Schoolwide
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…
2016 School Supply Lists
- 6 августа, 2016
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News
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 Middle School & High School Mr. Evans -…
ELC and ELE Student of the Month — February 2016
- 7 марта, 2016
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_ELE_ELC
Congratulations to the February (Social ESLR) Student of the Month Winners! PK-3 Dysart Adelina Dovidovich K-4 Pauley Lea Mercado Chihiro Hishida K-5 Thorson Sandra Park Chloe Cho 1st Gawboy Rhea Maliakal Amber Slootweg 2nd Lossiah Tristan Park 3rd Virgen Kelila…
MS goes skating
- 5 февраля, 2016
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, Newsletter_MS&HS
On Friday February 5th the entire BFS MS went skating to ... the beach! as Ms. Lund mentioned: what an awesome afternoon! Mr. Wojcik pointed out that it is always neat to see people shine and you didn't know they had that kind…
First SKAC Science Fair
- 19 ноября, 2015
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Academics, News, Newsletter_MS&HS
For the first time in the SKAC history, a MS and HS Science fair was organised and held in Daegu on November 18. BFS participated with 12 students: 5 Middle School students Danil Sviridov (8) Nastya Kim (8) William Lee…
Support your school at the upcoming Global Gathering!
- 14 октября, 2015
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, News
Support your school at the upcoming Global Gathering! This saturday, October 17th, Busan Foreign School will hold a stand at the annual Global Gathering. The Global Gathering is an international festival hosted by Busan Metropolitan City & Busan Foundation for International Activities(BFIA). Come…
2015 Founder’s Day
- 13 октября, 2015
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News
Did you know BFS is now 20 years old? last Friday October 9 we celebrated the founding of the school (1996). Student Council exceeded all expectations co-ordinating and leading a variety of games for all BFS students, from K-3 to…
Welcome James F. Haddon
- 9 апреля, 2015
- Vanessa Allepuz
- News, News
Busan Foreign School has the great honor of welcoming Mr. James F. Haddon, founder of the school. We have gone a long way since 1996 and are thankful to the Haddon family for this.