Annual Report 2013-14

• Message from the Head of School • Financial Overview: Revenue & Expenses • Annual Fund Report 2013-2014

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• IB (International Baccalaureate) Overview • IGCSE (International

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• KAIAC (Korean-American Interscholastic Activities Conference) • APAC (Asia Pacific Activities Conference) • FOBISIA (Federation of British International Schools in Asia)

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• Retention Overview • Qualifications & Degrees

from the Head of School

MESSAGE

Dear SFS Community, It is with great pleasure that I introduce our Annual Report for the academic year 2013-14. We aim to give you an overview of both our financial health as well as the key indicators for our students’ attainment and extra curricular performance.

Achieving academic excellence is at the heart of our work as educators and we are happy to share with you the commendable results of our students throughout the school. Compiling these results is an important process and allows us as a school both to celebrate our achievements and inspire us to maintain and improve our performance in all areas of school life.

The most successful schools in the world are always those who are striving to improve. There is never room for complacency in the best schools and Seoul Foreign School aspires to be one of those schools. As such we are committed to developing the best programmes, resources, and facilities. But primarily it is about developing the best teaching and faculty. Consistently striving towards teaching excellence will be our central focus as we recruit, retain and support teachers of quality to work alongside you and your children. Our goal is to provide an education that they can look back on with a sense of pride, enjoyment and accomplishment.

We look forward to your continuing support!

Yours faithfully,

Colm Flanagan Head of School

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Overview of Revenue & Expenses

FINANCES Revenue 13-14

Expenses 13-14

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2013-2014 Annual Fund Report

SUPPORT

We are grateful for all leaders in the categories of giving below. All names represent those who have generously provided a gift to help strengthen Seoul Foreign School and its community for its continued growth. We are sincerely thankful to our Board, Parents, Faculty, Alumni and Members of the broad SFS community who continue to support Seoul Foreign School through their donations to our Annual Fund.

Annual Fund 2013-2014 Donors Parents 12 Alumni 15 Faculty/ Staff 9 Others 11 Total Number of Donors 47 Allocation of Donations (USD) Use Where Needed *Endowment Financial Aid Dongdaewon Total Donations

US $1 = 1,000 won

107,585 3,900 2,000 1,255 114,740

* The SFS Endowment are funds where only the interest is collected while principle funds remain in perpetuity.

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The Annual Fund provides an opportunity for the community to support the educational environment of excellence impacting SFS students.

Last year, unrestricted gifts were used to enhance the existing World Language program; a program which was received favorably from students and parents alike since its introduction to the School two years ago.

The Annual Fund will continue to provide resources for SFS to help enhance programs, facility upgrades and faculty development.

Seoul Foreign School’s US non-profit entity with a 501 (c)(3) status, permits the receipt of contributions, which may be tax-deductible.

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COMMUNITY OF DONORS AND SPONSORS ANNUAL FUND DONATION 2013-14 1912 SOCIETY recognizes those individuals who have donated $50,000 or more to the Annual Fund during the fiscal year.

Jenna Lee THE MILLENNIUM CLUB recognizes those individuals who have donated $10,000 or more to the Annual Fund during the fiscal year.

Yong Sung Park Tzu Yu Sheng RED AND BLACK CLUB recognizes those individuals who have donated $5,000 or more to the Annual Fund during the fiscal year.

Jane Nicole Lee THE CREST CLUB recognizes those individuals who have donated $1,000 or more to the Annual Fund during the fiscal year.

Hyung and Andrea Ahn Robert and Sondra Black BT&I—Kay Song Christian and Benjamin Choi John and Alice Engstrom Christina Farley

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James and Sarah (Hubbard) Gunberg ‘71

Haelyung Hwang and Younghee Cha J&J Catering Euiseok Kim and Regina Ryu ‘87* Roger H. Kim ‘93 George Dongkyu Ko The Lim Family The Nahm Family Hyungji Park ‘85 Jasmine, Iris & James J. Park Peter Pin ‘77 Michelle Sohn Peter and Kelly TomHon Verizon Matching Fund CENTENNIAL CLUB recognizes those individuals who have donated $100 or more to the Annual Fund during the fiscal year.

Olivia and Alicia Chung Donald N. Clark ‘61 Romulo H. Delmendo ‘79 Mr. and Mrs. Brian Hunsaker Mike and Lauren Jackson Graeme and Carol Kent Henry Kim Blair and Kim Lee Brian Lee Susan Pope ‘90 The Rudolph Family Joanna Seung Richard and Cynthia Seymour Frank Shyn ‘87* Michael L. Stern ‘78 Lauren, Adam, Jade and Ella Teather Yoojin Um

James S. Weaver, Jr. Family Fund LEGACY CLUB recognizes those individuals who have donated less than $100 to the Annual Fund during the fiscal year.

John and Alice Engstrom Rob and Laura Everett

Anonymous Christian Choi ‘14 Albert Kim ‘14 Kisoon Nam (Chun)

Seogoo Lee & Suyoung Nam The Lim Family Hyungji Park ‘85 Jasmine, Iris & James J. Park Sookook Company Peter & Kelly TomHon

*All returning donors have been marked in red.

ANNUAL FUND DONATION 2012-13 THE MILLENNIUM CLUB Do Yoon Kim Tzu Yu Sheng RED AND BLACK CLUB Jaeho and Soojin Choi Jane Nicole Lee THE CREST CLUB Hyung & Andrea Ahn Anonymous Yasmeen Bae Robert and Sondra Black Leo Cho From the Cho Family—Paul, Jiyeon, Christopher and Natalie Christian and Benjamin Choi The Kimberly Clark Foundation

James and Sarah (Hubbard) Gunberg ‘71

Haelyung Hwang & Younghee Cha Euiseok Kim & Regina Ryu ‘87*

Nina H. Kim, Peter S. Choi and Kate Kim Choi

CENTENNIAL CLUB Christina Farley Hyun Sook Hong Mr. & Mrs. Brian Hunsaker Mike & Lauren Jackson George Dongkyu Ko Alice D. Lavina Harry, Linda & George Rudolph ‘07 Jack and Rachel Shao Frank Shyn ’87* Yoojin Um James S. Weaver, Jr. Family Fund Rick Wilson

ANNUAL FUND DONATION 2011-12 THE MILLENNIUM CLUB Jeremy & Hojung Cheung (Parents of Nathan & Eunice Cheung) Christy Joo

COMMUNITY OF DONORS AND SPONSORS Eric Joo Do Yoon Kim Kathleen and Rachel Lee Helena and Isabelle Park Yong Sung Park The Shin Family RED AND BLACK CLUB In memory of Edwin W. Crowe ’43*

For our SFS children and in honor of our parents, Richard and Patricia Ashcraft and Ed and Thelma Gaylord from John and Lynn Gaylord

John and Masumi O’Donnell ’70 Tzu Yu Sheng THE CREST CLUB Jinsoo and Pearl Bae Yasmeen Bae Robert and Sondra Black

In honor of the MS Faculty 2011-12 from your student, Andrew Ilhoon Byun

Dong Soo Byun From the Cho Family - Paul, Jiyeon, Christopher and Natalie Christian and Benjamin Choi Noah Tae-sun Chung ’95 John and Alice Engstrom Josh, Ben and Jacob Everett Rebecca Freeman Kathleen and Timothy Gray Hana Bank—Yonhi-dong Branch Hyong Min Kim Hyong Seok Kim Nina H. Kim and Peter S. Choi George Dongkyu Ko Camila and Gabriela Gonzalez Koo

James and Sarah (Hubbard) Gunberg ’71

Celine Jin J&J Catering Stephan Min Jason Oh Hyungji Park ’85 Jasmine, Iris and James J. Park

In memory of Christopher Mark Thomas, loving uncle of Edward Joseph Pasternak

Langston and Linda Rogde Peter and Kelly TomHon Buhm Jin Yoon

CENTENNIAL CLUB Jaime Cabal Anna Castagnaro Donald N. Clark ‘61 Lydia Colston Killough ‘81 Dan & Joneen Copeland Nick, Sally, Isobel and Estella Corben Drs. JB and Bette Crouse, Jr. Patricia Robin Evans In honor of Mr. John Gaylord, from your SFS Children of our Centennial Year

Chloe Dain Han Christine Jane Han Youngsook Hahm Hyun Sook Hong Ryan Jeon Jeen and Bomsinae Kim Yoo Soo Kim John Kimm ‘84

Korea Exchange Bank – Yonhi-dong Branch

Jennifer Koenig ’92* Grace and Riley Kwak Family Andy and Joanna Lee Chang Hwan Lee Haeeun Heather Lee ’05 Jaehyun Jacob Lee

The Jugant Family

In honor of Mrs. Mary Ellen Lee, from your 1L children of our Centennial Year

Robert Lee ’60* David Livingston ’72* Monika and Ewa Marczuk

In honor of Ms. Dawn Melarvie, from your SFS children of our Centennial Year In honor of Mrs. Edie Moon from the HS cast of ‘Back to the 80s’

Mitsuaki Morita ’79* John C. O’Donnell ‘70 Maura O’Donnell-McCarthy ’75* Gene Jaewoo Park Harry, Linda & George Rudolph ‘07 In Memory of Robert G. Sauer, Former Trustee & Teacher

Frank Shyn ’87* Yage Song Yarene Song Hannah Summers Kai Summers Linda Wang Judi Sargent Whitmire ’78 Sen Di Ten Yoojin Um

In honor of Mr. Nathan Walker from the MS cast of ‘Oliver Twist’

Morgan and Jordan Yi Youngja Yum

THE LEGACY CLUB Lance, Mary, Ethan, Mason and Porter Ence Kisoon Nam Misty Skidmore

“The choice to support Seoul Foreign School’s Annual Fund was a family decision. We all feel supported and blessed in countless ways here, from the professional environment we are fortunate enough to work in, to the incredible education and care our boys receive.

It was an easy decision to support the future of SFS.” Mike & Lauren Jackson, Current Faculty

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COMMUNITY OF DONORS AND SPONSORS ANNUAL FUND DONATION 2010-11

ANNUAL FUND DONATION 2009-10

THE MILLENNIUM CLUB Do Yoon Kim

THE MILLENNIUM CLUB Do Yoon Kim Heather and Sunny Yi

RED AND BLACK CLUB Anonymous Chul Ho Chang Timothy Cho THE CREST CLUB Leo Cho Christian and Benjamin Choi Shirley Droese John and Alice Engstrom Josh, Ben and Jacob Everett SeungChul Peter Hyun Rachel Lee Tzu Yu Sheng CENTENNIAL CLUB Andrew Byun Rebecca Dignan The Heller Family Carol LaCroix Alice Lavina Harrison Lee Harry, Linda and George Rudolph Heidi Stallings Michael Stern ‘78 Peter and Kelly TomHon St. Mark’s Lutheran School

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RED AND BLACK CLUB Kay Song (BT&I) The Kwun Family John C. O’Donnell The Shin Family THE CREST CLUB Hongchul and Yasmeen Bae Christian and Benjamin Choi James and Julie Danahy John and Alice Engstrom James and Sarah Hubbard Gunberg Celine Jin Ji Yong Lee Tracy and Tim Mohr The SFS Classified Staff Shou Liang Wang Yonhee Badminton Club CENTENNIAL CLUB Anonymous Kevin, Dee and Baker Family Andrew Byun Eunhi Cho Hyun Sook Hong Warren and Robin Hudson Carol LaCroix Andy and Joanna Lee

Young Sun Lee Amy Lindholm Elizabeth Lloyd Patrick O’Malley Pete and Judy Penick Elise K. Prosser Langston and Linda Rogde Harry G. Rudolph Peter and Kelly TomHon THE LEGACY CLUB Anonymous Jeff and Barbara Benson Tony and Margaret Curran Caroline Hahn Yoo Soo Kim Insil Tahk Yoojin Um Buhm Jin Yoon Youngja Yum

“Attending SFS not only gave me a great education, but a chance to meet people from diverse backgrounds, to learn about Korea and its history from the unique perspective of the Christian missionary community and to make life-long friends to whom I am still close after all these years.”

Michael Stern, Class of 1978

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“It is such an honor to be a part of a school that has an unsurpassed legacy that stretches back more than 100 years! I love how the school respects its history and traditions while keeping pace with modern teaching practices. My children have incredible teachers who love and care for them daily.�

Anonymous Elementary School Parent

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“It is great to be a part of a school community with high standards and expectations for all students in academics, arts and athletics.

Also, it’s not just about the facilities but SFS faculty and staff who are inspiring and informative. Big thanks to the SFS team for all the hard work for the benefit of our kids” Anonymous Y6 & Y8 British School Parent

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MAP SCORES

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NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (NWEA) MAP TESTING ďżź

The NWEA

MAP Test is designed to measure student progress and is administered three times during the year. Each

student is tested both for

growth in reading, math and language usage and

for proficiency in the same areas. These individual scores help

teachers place students in appropriate achievement groups and detect progress or lack of progress compared with

the previous test. In the table key on the following page, EARCOS stands for East Asia Regional Council of Schools.

A RIT score is an estimation of a student’s instructional level and also measures student progress or growth in school. Similar to a chart on which you mark a child’s height to show growth over time, MAP assessments do the same, except they measure mathematics, reading, and language usage.

The RIT scale is an equal-interval scale much like feet and inches on a yardstick. It is used to chart a child’s academic growth from year to year. Educators expect RIT scores to increase over time.

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MAP SCORES

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NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (NWEA) MAP TESTING

SFS Map Scores

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Peer Groups

Showing Individual Growth Our Middle School students consistently score better than their peer groups by comparison.

*Peer Groups = is defined as counterparts in their grade level in all of the above mentioned comparison groups: International Schools group, EARCOS group, and USA Norm group.

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IB DIPLOMA

High School

SFS continues to see significant growth in all areas of the IB program. As the graph below illustrates, we had

record number of full diploma students this year with a high pass ratio. In addition, one of our students scored a 43, the highest individual score in the history of our IB program (begun in 1980).

When compared to world averages the

vast majority of SFS classes were above world average, and this year IB

English, Math and Science classes at SFS exceeded expectations. Globally, the IB is recognized by over 2545 Universities and Colleges in over 75 countries. SFS believes that the IB program is an excellent preparation for success in post graduate studies and life beyond.

23 students or 30.6% achieved what SFS calls its ÂŤpremium gradesÂť (36 or over). This is the highest percentage ever at SFS.

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421 Individual IGCSE Grades Awarded May 2014

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are considered high passes and are recognised by higher education institutions around the world including

US colleges

The IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) results at SFS are outstanding and reflect the hard work of our students and teachers involved in the IGCSE program. The experience of completing courses that are two-years in length followed by a set of external examinations, not only rewards the students with a qualification from the University of Cambridge, but also helps to prepare them for the IB Diploma, a program with a similar structure.Â

SFS students continue to exceed the US National Average of combined SAT scores (Writing, Math and Critical Reading).

The U.S. National Average for 2014 was 1497.

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SATs

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In the British School, a number of assessments are used to benchmark the students’ progress and reported on the Students’ Progress Reports during the year. There are no ‘passes’ or ‘fails’ in these assessments—they provide a ‘snapshot’ of each of our students at that point in their education.

During Key Stages 1-3 (Y1-Y9), progress in National

Curriculum subjects is assessed against seven levels. At the end of Key Stage 2 (Y6), the level will reflect the child’s national test results in Maths and English.

The UK average is Level 4; the majority of SFBS students are expected to achieve level 5.

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KAIAC & APAC & FOBISIA

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Extracurricular High School KAIAC and APAC Results

SFS has been a member of the Korean-American Interscholastic Activities Conference (KAIAC), since 1972. There are 14 teams which consist of 11 International schools and 3 DoDDs schools.

SFS is also a member of the Asia Pacific Activities Conference (APAC), which began in 1995.

HIGH SCHOOL

APAC consists of a total of 12 International Schools from the Asia Pacific region including SFS. Both KAIAC and APAC provide our students with unique opportunities to interact, compete and exchange with students from a broad range of schools through a variety of activities. Students also participate in the APAC Fine Arts, Choir, Orchestra, Dance Festival and the MUN.

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BRITISH SCHOOL BOYS U15 - Bronze U13 - Gold

FOBISIA Football

U11 - Bronze Yr.5 & Yr.6 U15 - No Trophies

GIRLS U15 - Bronze U13 - Gold U11 - Gold Yr.6

Basketball

U13 - Gold

U15 - No Trophies U13 - Bronze

T-ball U9 - Silver U11 - 4th U13 - Gold

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U11 - 4th U13 - Gold

U10 - Bronze Swimming

U15 - Silver

Athletics U15 - 4th

MIDDLE SCHOOL/ KEY STAGE 3

MS/KS3 KAIAC sport program is a non-competitive, inclusive program that encourages participation while focusing on skill development and enjoyment of sport. The KAIAC program offers 6 sport seasons including soccer, cross country, swimming, table tennis, volleyball, and basketball. During each season, SFS students participate in two jamborees contending against several international schools from Korea. In addition to the regular KAIAC season, a developmental term and tournament is offered for soccer, volleyball and basketball. During the 2013-14 school year, SFS won first place in girls’ volleyball, girls’ basketball, and boys’ basketball.

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Retention & Qualifications

FACULTY

An average of 87% of faculty renewed their contracts during the past seven years.

The community and its environment continue to be one of the School’s strengths in the retention of its faculty.

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61% of the current SFS faculty have advanced degrees with all teachers qualified to lead in their respective fields. Â

DIVERSITYof SFS Faculty

Top 6 Nationalities

Faculty Facts

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