Busan Foreign School

Busan Foreign School
Location
45, Daecheon-ro, Haeundae-gu Busan South Korea
Coordinates	35°10′22″N 129°10′09″E / 35.1727°N 129.1691°E / 35.1727; 129.1691
Information
Type	International School
Motto	Embracing Perfection, Striving for Excellence
Established	October of 1996
Principal	Sharin Kim
Head of school	Cheese Lee
Staff	55
Grades	Nursery (age 3) - 12th
Number of students	Elementary: 111 Middle: 57 High: 75 Total: 243
Colour(s)	Baby Blue
Athletics	Soccer, Basketball, Cross country, Volley Ball
Athletics conference	South Korea Athletics Conference (SKAC)
Mascot	Sharky
Affiliation	Western Association of Schools Colleges (WASC), Korean Ministry of Education, East Asia Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS), Korean Council of Overseas Schools (KORCOS), American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM), European Union Chamber of Commerce in Korea (EUCCK), National Honour Society (NHS), National Association of Student Councils (NASC)
Website	http://www.busanforeignschool.org/

Busan Foreign School (or BFS) is an international school located in Busan, South Korea. BFS provides education to students from nursery age up to high school. The school employs staff from the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea, and was not the first school to provide students in Busan with access to an American curriculum.

BFS was also the first institution in Busan to have a WASC accreditation from pre-kindergarten up to grade 12 graduation. The school uses an American curriculum, based on the standards of the state of Wisconsin. The school is a member of the international education accreditation body, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)^[1]

BFS has a sister school, Gyeongnam International Foreign School, located in Sacheon, South Korea.^[2]

School Bus Service

The school operates buses in Busan as well as Ulsan. A late bus is also available for those students attending extra-curricular and residing in the Busan-Haeundae district.

Hours

School hours are from 8.30am to 3.30pm. Extra-curricular activities take place after normal school hours.

References

↑ School Search Accrediting Commission for Schools
↑ Gyeongnam International Foreign School

External links

Official site

International schools in South Korea

Seoul area	French School of Seoul Lycée International Xavier German School Seoul International International Mongolia School Japanese School in Seoul Seoul Chinese Primary School (KO) Overseas Chinese Middle and High School (KO) Yeongdeugpou Korea Chinese Primary School Dulwich College Seoul (KO) Seoul American High School Seoul American Middle School Seoul American Elementary School Asia Pacific International School Centennial Christian School (KO) Dwight School Seoul Global Christian Foreign School Korea Kent Foreign School Rainbow International School Seoul Academy International School (KO) Seoul Foreign School Korea International School (Seoul) Yongsan International School of Seoul

Busan	Busan Japanese School (JA) Overseas Chinese Elementary School Busan Overseas Chinese Middle and High School Busan Busan Foreign School Busan International Foreign School

Daegu	Overseas Chinese Elementary School Daegu Overseas Chinese Middle and High School Daegu Daegu International School (KO)

Incheon	Overseas Chinese School Incheon Chadwick International Cheongna Dalton School

Gwangju	Kwangju Foreign School

Daejeon	Taejeon Christian International School (KO)

Ulsan	Hyundai Foreign School (KO)

Gyeonggi	Suwon Zhongzheng Chinese Elementary School Overseas Chinese Elementary School Uijongbu Gyeonggi Suwon International School International Christian School Uijongbu Korea International School (Pangyo) Seoul International School Pyeongtaek International Christian School

Gangwon	Wonju Chinese Elementary School

Chungbuk	Chungju Chinese Elementary School

Chungnam	Onyang Chinese Elementary School

Jeonbuk	Kunsan Chinese Elementary School

Gyeongnam	Gyeongnam International Foreign School International School of Koje (KO)

Jeju	Branksome Hall Asia Korea International School Jeju North London Collegiate School Jeju (KO)

Defunct	Indianhead International School

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