January 11th, 2021
- January 7, 2021
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19
Dear Parents, Happy New Year 2021! I hope you have been able to use the Winter break to rest, recharge and spend quality time with your loved ones. At present, we are planning to commence school face-to-face under our enhanced…
Practical reminders December 2020
- December 17, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19
Dear BFS Parent, As we approach the end of the first semester of learning at BFS, and are about to enter winter break, we would like to share some important announcements/reminders: If you are planning to travel abroad during the…
School attendance last week
- December 10, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19
Dear Parents, Thank you for your patience and flexibility as we have moved to virtual school these last two weeks. You entrust us with your child’s safety and we take this seriously. As we move into our last week before…
Virtual school extension
- December 6, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19
Dear Parents, In light of the number of confirmed cases in Busan and the continued 2+ restrictions announced by the city of Busan, BFS will stay on virtual school for the upcoming week. We will continue to monitor the situation…
Virtual Learning for a week
- December 1, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19, News
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…
End of Hybrid model / MS&HS
- October 13, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19, News
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…
Hybrid learning model / MS&HS
- October 8, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19
Dear Parent, We would like to let you know that The Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education has extended the minimum classroom density at schools at least until October 18th. This means we need to maintain our current educational model…
Hybrid learning model / MS&HS
- September 21, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19
We would like to let you know that The Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education has decided to maintain the minimum classroom density at schools at least until October 11th. This means we need to maintain our current educational model…
21 Aug Parent Webinar presentation materials
- August 25, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19, News
Dear parents, find attached the slides that were presented during our 21st August parent webinar. => Hybrid school - 21 Aug. Parent Webinar
2020-21 SY Start (MS&HS)
- August 20, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19
Dear Parents, We are excited to start our new school year. Amid a recent increase in Busan's COVID-19 cases, the city and ministry of education of Busan have issued strong recommendations to increase social distancing within our school community. At…
COVID-19 Safety Precautions
- May 22, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19, News
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…
BFS physical school opening: how will this work
- May 14, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19
Dear Parents, This is a follow up to yesterday's announcement about BFS' physical school opening. To allow our students to continue learning within the Korean Ministry of Education mandate, please note the following. Middle and High School students can attend…
Important announcement on commencement of physical school
- May 13, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19, News
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
- May 6, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19, News
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…
29 April webinar link and feedback survey
- April 29, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19
Dear Parent, Thank you for those that attended and asked questions during today's webinar information session. We believe in creating the best possible environment for your child to learn. Were you not able to join our webinar today? you can…
Important announcements April 28, 2020
- April 28, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19, News
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.…
Extension of physical closure of the school
- April 14, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19, News
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…
Scholastic Books
- April 9, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19
Dear Parent/Guardian, I am excited to announce the Scholastic Spring book club order and have some wonderful news for all of you. As a token of appreciation for everyone's hard work, and to further encourage literacy at our school, BFS…
Library books pick-up and drop off Wednesday April 8th
- April 3, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19
Dear Parents, Busan Foreign School is committed to putting books in the hands of our students, even during these times of virtual learning. Thus we will be offering another book bag pickup next Wednesday, April 8th. Pick up and drop…
Link to the April 3rd parent update webinar
- April 3, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19
Dear Parents, Please find below the link to the recording of today's webinar session. April 3rd parent update webinar Agenda: Course enrollment Mental wellbeing Upcoming tweaks and adjustments Sharing gratitude We wish you a happy weekend. Enjoy the Spring!
Parent webinar – April 3rd update
- April 1, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19
Dear Parents, As previously advised, Mr. Macfarlane will host a webinar information session tomorrow Friday, April 3rd at 10:30 am. Please follow the link below in order to join us. https://zoom.us/s/949367156 We encourage all of you to connect with us!…
Extension of physical closure of the school
- March 31, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19, News
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…
Physical books safe distribution
- March 23, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19
We have arranged a bag to be picked up from the school with the books organized by your child’s last name as it appears in Renweb. In order to be safe, we will wait outside the school and give out…
Bus and Lunch fees
- March 23, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19
Dear Parents, Busan Foreign School will be crediting or refunding lunches and bussing for the time that we were physically closed during COVID-19. If you are departing BFS, you will receive a refund. If you are returning to BFS, you…
BFS Virtual School – March 20 update webinar
- March 20, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19
Dear parents, Thank you so much for joining us during today's webinar. We will continue to host these sessions regularly. Meanwhile, please stay in touch and continue giving us feedback through our weekly surveys. For those that could not attend,…
Extension of the physical closure of our school until Friday, April 3rd.
- March 17, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19, News
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…
Busan Ministry of Education directive on physically returning to school
- March 12, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19
Dear BFS Community, As we finish our second week on BFS Virtual School, I would like to reach out for some important information. First, we do not yet know when we will physically reopen BFS. It is a fluid situation…
School closure extended to March 20th
- March 3, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19, News
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 webinar session links
- March 3, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19
Below is a list of information session webinars we have hosted: ALL May 15th information session April 29th information session April 3rd information session March 20th information session ELC&ELE ELC&ELE Webinar on BFs Virtual School - Introduction(Match 3rd) ELC&ELE Handout…
Links to Virtual School webinars
- March 2, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19
Dear Parents, We are looking forward to speaking with you tomorrow via Zoom webinar. You will be able to experience first hand one of the tools we will be using for virtual school. Tuesday, March 3rd Early Childhood & elementary…
BFS Virtual School: parent checklists
- February 28, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19, News
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
- February 24, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19, News
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.
- February 22, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19, News
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
- February 18, 2020
- Vanessa Allepuz
- Covid-19, News
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…