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The Seoul Foreign School British School Celebrates 40 Years
The British School at Seoul Foreign School is celebrating 40 years of exceptional education and service to the international community of Seoul. In the spring of 1981, members of the British Council, the British Businessmen’s Group and the British Women’s Group formed an ad-hoc committee to consider options to provide a British style education in Korea. The committee reached out to Seoul Foreign School, and soon discussions were underway with Head of School Dick Underwood.
Things moved quickly from that point and on August 25 of that year, the British School opened its doors for the first time with two classes, 17 students, and two UK-qualified teachers – Headteacher Denis Suray and Victoria Sargent. In 1984, the British School had built a reputation that was strong enough to be recognised as a permanent entity. With permission granted, a new school building was completed and opened by the British Ambassador Nicholas Spreckly on May 29, 1986.
The British School grew rapidly, reaching 137 students by September 1992. Since then, it has established itself as a school of choice in Seoul, offering a British-focused education to global learners. Alumni have settled all over the world and currently the growing student body is composed of 280 students representing 38 different nationalities.
Throughout this school year, the British School community has taken time to commemorate this very significant occasion – celebrating the past 40 years, reflecting on its history, and planning for the future. In May, two weeks of special events included a homeroom decorating contest, the creation of a time capsule, a 1980s-themed dress-up day, a parents morning tea, a flag parade, and finally an all-school British style street party featuring fair games, a bouncy castle, and other fun activities for students and faculty.
In conjunction with the School’s 40th anniversary, the entire SFS community has also come together to fund the building of a new playground at the British School. Seoul Foreign School aims to create innovative learning spaces and facilities for its students. The Pitch In: Playground fundraising campaign is facilitating a new space with updated equipment in age-specific sections and increased safety measures to help students lead balanced, healthy lives. The playground is slated for opening in August, at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year.
Today, the British School at Seoul Foreign School is a place where values build community and where learning connects students to relevance in the world around them. Alongside the English National Curriculum for Mathematics and English, the School has recently introduced innovative frameworks for international learning (International Early Years, Primary, and Middle Years Curricula) in all other subjects which add thinking, collaboration, and relevance to a strong learning environment. These are underpinned by six core values that bind the community together and, along with the benefit of small class sizes, give the British School its reputation of being ‘like a family’. In addition to academic rigour, the sports, arts, music, and drama facilities provide balance, and rank among the best in Asia.
The Seoul Foreign School British School Celebrates 40 Years
The British School at Seoul Foreign School is celebrating 40 years of exceptional education and service to the international community of Seoul. In the spring of 1981, members of the British Council, the British Businessmen’s Group and the British Women’s Group formed an ad-hoc committee to consider options to provide a British style education in Korea. The committee reached out to Seoul Foreign School, and soon discussions were underway with Head of School Dick Underwood.
Things moved quickly from that point and on August 25 of that year, the British School opened its doors for the first time with two classes, 17 students, and two UK-qualified teachers – Headteacher Denis Suray and Victoria Sargent. In 1984, the British School had built a reputation that was strong enough to be recognised as a permanent entity. With permission granted, a new school building was completed and opened by the British Ambassador Nicholas Spreckly on May 29, 1986.
The British School grew rapidly, reaching 137 students by September 1992. Since then, it has established itself as a school of choice in Seoul, offering a British-focused education to global learners. Alumni have settled all over the world and currently the growing student body is composed of 280 students representing 38 different nationalities.
Throughout this school year, the British School community has taken time to commemorate this very significant occasion – celebrating the past 40 years, reflecting on its history, and planning for the future. In May, two weeks of special events included a homeroom decorating contest, the creation of a time capsule, a 1980s-themed dress-up day, a parents morning tea, a flag parade, and finally an all-school British style street party featuring fair games, a bouncy castle, and other fun activities for students and faculty.
In conjunction with the School’s 40th anniversary, the entire SFS community has also come together to fund the building of a new playground at the British School. Seoul Foreign School aims to create innovative learning spaces and facilities for its students. The Pitch In: Playground fundraising campaign is facilitating a new space with updated equipment in age-specific sections and increased safety measures to help students lead balanced, healthy lives. The playground is slated for opening in August, at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year.
Today, the British School at Seoul Foreign School is a place where values build community and where learning connects students to relevance in the world around them. Alongside the English National Curriculum for Mathematics and English, the School has recently introduced innovative frameworks for international learning (International Early Years, Primary, and Middle Years Curricula) in all other subjects which add thinking, collaboration, and relevance to a strong learning environment. These are underpinned by six core values that bind the community together and, along with the benefit of small class sizes, give the British School its reputation of being ‘like a family’. In addition to academic rigour, the sports, arts, music, and drama facilities provide balance, and rank among the best in Asia.
To learn more, please visit www.seoulforeign.org/academics/british-school and follow along on Twitter @SFBritishSchool and @SFS1912.