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Korea Foreign School (KFS) was founded in 2007 to meet the educational needs of expatriate families in Seoul. It is registered with the Ministry of Education of Korea as a foreign school and is accredited by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. It is an IB World School authorized for the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP) and a Cambridge International School offering the Cambridge Secondary Programs for Grades 6-10 and the Cambridge AICE Diploma for Grades 11-12. KFS maintains affiliations with international associations including EARCOS and KORCOS, and participates in MAP testing through a collaboration with NWEA. The school's mission emphasizes lifelong learning and global citizenship, with guiding statements highlighting equity, global citizenship, leadership, environmental stewardship, and safety.
KFS articulates its community through its mission and vision, guided by the EAGLES values: Equity, Academic Achievement, Global Citizenship, Leadership, Environmental Stewardship, and Safety and Wellbeing. The school serves a diverse student body represented by 33 nationalities. Student life includes a broad array of after-school clubs that meet weekly on Wednesdays, such as Clay Art, Football, Chess, Zumba, Robotics, and Model UN, with some clubs rotating each semester. Regular newsletters and the IB PYPX exhibitions provide windows into student learning and community engagement.
A dedicated PTA page is not publicly listed on the Korea Foreign School site, as the About Us navigation does not include a PTA link. A parent-related feature exists for safeguarding: a Child Protection Parents Training Portal. Public channels for parent involvement include the school Newsletter and Alumni sections, as well as School Clubs that offer volunteer opportunities for parents to support after-school activities. The School Clubs page lists numerous activities led by staff, such as Clay Art, Football, Chess, Robotics, Model UN, and more, which involve parent participation in various capacities. For definitive information about any parent-led groups, the school should be contacted directly.
Korea Foreign School (KFS) is a non-profit, coeducational day school in Seoul, founded in 2007, serving Grades 1–12. In Grades 1–5, students follow the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), built around inquiry and six transdisciplinary themes. From Grade 6 onward, KFS offers Cambridge International programmes, including Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary with IGCSE assessments and Cambridge Advanced (AS & A Levels) as well as the AICE Diploma for high school students. The school supports English language development through ELL services, including WIDA MODEL assessment and targeted support such as push-in, pull-out and an intensive English course. Weekly clubs run on Wednesdays and examples of the clubs in the school include Robotics, Model UN, Chess, and Football.
