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Welcome to BFS, the International American School in Busan!

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

Our SHARK Values

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

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

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

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

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

99.8%

ATTEND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

20+

NATIONALITIES

7:1

STUDENT-TO-TEACHER RATIO

97%

STUDENTS SCORED 3 OR HIGHER ON AP EXAMS

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🎉 The High School Student Council @bfshsstuco is thrilled to announce Spirit Week, happening from January 20 to 24! 🌟 This exciting week is packed with fun themes to bring our BFS community together and showcase creativity.

✨ 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎 – ”𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲“
Wear your comfiest pajamas to school! 🛌 But remember, they must align with the school dress code.
🌍 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟏 – ”𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲“
Dress as a tourist from any location 🌺🗼 (ex. Hawaiian tourist, Parisian traveler).
🔠 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟐 – ”𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲“
Wear a single color and tape a letter to your shirt. 📣 Team up with friends to form creative words throughout the day!
🎭 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟑 – ”𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲“
Show your love for your favorite animated or fictional character! 🦸‍♀️🧙‍♂️
💙 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟒 – ”𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲“
Show your school pride by rocking your BFS spirit shirt!🦈 💙

#busanforeignschool #부산외국인학교 #bfs

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🎉 The High School Student Council @bfshsstuco is thrilled to announce Spirit Week, happening from January 20 to 24! 🌟 This exciting week is packed with fun themes to bring our BFS community together and showcase creativity. ✨ 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎 – ”𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲“ Wear your comfiest pajamas to school! 🛌 But remember, they must align with the school dress code. 🌍 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟏 – ”𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲“ Dress as a tourist from any location 🌺🗼 (ex. Hawaiian tourist, Parisian traveler). 🔠 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟐 – ”𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲“ Wear a single color and tape a letter to your shirt. 📣 Team up with friends to form creative words throughout the day! 🎭 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟑 – ”𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲“ Show your love for your favorite animated or fictional character! 🦸‍♀️🧙‍♂️ 💙 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟒 – ”𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲“ Show your school pride by rocking your BFS spirit shirt!🦈 💙 #busanforeignschool #부산외국인학교 #bfs

🎉 The High School Student Council @bfshsstuco is thrilled to announce Spirit Week, happening from January 20 to 24! 🌟 This exciting week is packed with fun themes to bring our BFS community together and showcase creativity.

✨ 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎 – ”𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲“
Wear your comfiest pajamas to school! 🛌 But remember, they must align with the school dress code.
🌍 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟏 – ”𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲“
Dress as a tourist from any location 🌺🗼 (ex. Hawaiian tourist, Parisian traveler).
🔠 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟐 – ”𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲“
Wear a single color and tape a letter to your shirt. 📣 Team up with friends to form creative words throughout the day!
🎭 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟑 – ”𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲“
Show your love for your favorite animated or fictional character! 🦸‍♀️🧙‍♂️
💙 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟒 – ”𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲“
Show your school pride by rocking your BFS spirit shirt!🦈 💙

#busanforeignschool #부산외국인학교 #bfs ...

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🎄✨ Tune in to 90.5 BeFM this Sunday, December 29th, at 11 AM to hear our rising Grade 8 stars, Bobby and Yunji, shine as school reporters! 🎙️ They’ll be sharing their thoughts on Santa and the holiday season. 🎅❄️ We’re so proud of our Active Communicators spreading holiday cheer! Don’t miss it! 🎧👏 #SchoolReporters #ActiveCommunicators #90.5BeFM #HolidaySeason #busanforeignschool #befm

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🎄✨ Tune in to 90.5 BeFM this Sunday, December 29th, at 11 AM to hear our rising Grade 8 stars, Bobby and Yunji, shine as school reporters! 🎙️ They’ll be sharing their thoughts on Santa and the holiday season. 🎅❄️ We’re so proud of our Active Communicators spreading holiday cheer! Don’t miss it! 🎧👏 #SchoolReporters #ActiveCommunicators #90.5BeFM #HolidaySeason #busanforeignschool #befm

🎄✨ Tune in to 90.5 BeFM this Sunday, December 29th, at 11 AM to hear our rising Grade 8 stars, Bobby and Yunji, shine as school reporters! 🎙️ They’ll be sharing their thoughts on Santa and the holiday season. 🎅❄️ We’re so proud of our Active Communicators spreading holiday cheer! Don’t miss it! 🎧👏 #SchoolReporters #ActiveCommunicators #90.5BeFM #HolidaySeason #busanforeignschool #befm ...

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❄️ Winter Break is HERE! ❄️ We wish everyone a warm & joyous break! BFS Office Hours are 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, closed: 12/25 to 01/01. 🏀 Pre-scheduled practices are permitted with coaches. We look forward to welcoming new families on 01/11 for orientation and our entire staff, teachers, and students on 01/13! Wishing you a joyful and restful holiday season! ❤️💚 #HappyHolidays #BFSWinterBreak

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❄️ Winter Break is HERE! ❄️ We wish everyone a warm & joyous break! BFS Office Hours are 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, closed: 12/25 to 01/01. 🏀 Pre-scheduled practices are permitted with coaches. We look forward to welcoming new families on 01/11 for orientation and our entire staff, teachers, and students on 01/13! Wishing you a joyful and restful holiday season! ❤️💚 #HappyHolidays #BFSWinterBreak

❄️ Winter Break is HERE! ❄️ We wish everyone a warm & joyous break! BFS Office Hours are 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, closed: 12/25 to 01/01. 🏀 Pre-scheduled practices are permitted with coaches. We look forward to welcoming new families on 01/11 for orientation and our entire staff, teachers, and students on 01/13! Wishing you a joyful and restful holiday season! ❤️💚 #HappyHolidays #BFSWinterBreak ...

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