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South Korea, Gwangju
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The school serves Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 with an American-style curriculum. It is the first and only foreign school in Gwangju and Jeolla Province. The school maintains a 4:1 student-to-teacher ratio and small class sizes. The campus is located at 106 Samso-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, South Korea 61005. Eligibility changes: Recent legislation removed overseas residency requirements for Grades 1–12, expanding access for Korean families; Pre-K and Kindergarten follow national rules.
Extracurricular activities include athletics, the arts, community service, and cultural enrichment.
The Core Curriculum includes Common Core State Standards for mathematics and English language arts, AERO Common Core Plus Standards, and Next Generation Science Standards. The school offers an Advanced Placement (AP) program for high school.
The school provides a broad range of extracurricular opportunities across athletics, the arts, service, and cultural activities.
Kwangju Foreign School (KFS) is a private foreign school in Gwangju, South Korea, serving students from Pre-K through Grade 12. Opened in March 1999, the school follows an American-style program guided by Common Core and NextGen standards. It offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses in high school. KFS claims to a 4:1 student-to-teacher ratio and an average class size of 7. Students can join activities such as Model United Nations, orchestra, chess, gardening and sports including futsal, basketball and volleyball. The school also describes “learning beyond the classroom,” including trips such as a middle-school visit to the DMZ.
