South Korea, Seoul
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Social and emotional learning at Seoul Foreign School is supported through the High School Counseling Program, which addresses the academic, personal and social development of students and provides responsive services, a counseling curriculum, individual meetings, student support procedures, and parent education opportunities, with Counseling Seminars delivering a comprehensive guidance curriculum for all students.
SFS offers on-site, full-time specialists in Language Support, Learning Support, School Psychology Services, School Counseling, and Speech and Language Therapy as part of its Student Support Services, indicating integrated support for learning needs rather than a standalone SEN institution.
Language Support is listed as a service within Student Support Services, staffed by on-site, full-time specialists including language support and a speech and language therapist; an explicit English as an Additional Language (EAL) program is not described.
Mental wellbeing is addressed through the IB Diploma Programme, which is designed to address the intellectual, social, emotional and physical well‑being of students, and through the High School Counseling Program with seminars that support social-emotional development.
Safeguarding is supported by a Child Protection Policy, a safeguarding guide and curriculum for students, clear reporting protocols, safeguarding training for faculty and staff, designated child protection leaders, a secure campus with CCTV, lanyards/ID cards for adults on campus, and a whistleblower policy.
Seoul Foreign School (SFS) is an international school in Seoul serving students ages 2–18. Students learn on a 25-acre hilltop campus across four sections: British School, Elementary, Middle and High School. SFS offers two curricular pathways which are the International Baccalaureate Continuum and the English National Curriculum. In Elementary, students follow the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) and in Middle School, they follow the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP). The High School offers the IB Diploma Programme (IBDP) in Grades 11–12. Early learners in the British School Foundation follow the International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC) and primary years they use the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) alongside Maths and Literacy linked to the English National Curriculum. For performing arts, SFS lists multiple theatre venues, including the Lyso Center for the Performing Arts.