Seoul Foreign School
Annual Report 2014-2015
Dear SFS Community, It is with great pleasure that I introduce our Annual Report for the academic year 2014-15. 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
Revenue 14-15
Expenses 14-15
Finances
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 2014-2015 Donors
12 15 09 02 35 01
Parents Alumni Faculty/ Staff Grandparents Seniors Others
Total Number of Donors 74
Allocation of Donations (USD)
Use Where Needed 57,578 *Endowment 2,600 Temp. Restricted 6,600 Golf Tournament 3,152 Seniors 1,050 Total Donations 70,980 US $1 = 1,000 won
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 upgrade facilities and purchasing of equipment in the Secondary Media Centre. 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. *The SFS Endowment are funds where only the interest is collected while principle funds remain in perpetuity.
Annual Fund THE MILLENNIUM CLUB
Donations 2014-15
Donated $10,000 or more to the Annual Fund during the fiscal year.
Haelyung Hwang & Younghee Cha Jenna Lee Yong Sung Park Tzu Yu (Lillian) Sheng THE CREST CLUB
CENTENNIAL CLUB
Donated $1,000 or more to the Annual Fund during the fiscal year.
Donated $100 or more to the Annual Fund during the fiscal year.
Anonymous Alum Robert and Sondra Black Christian ’14 and Benjamin Choi Colm and Sinead Flanagan James and Sarah (Hubbard) Gunberg ‘71 Justin Jang Euiseok Kim and Regina Ryu ‘87* Nina H. Kim ‘83*, Peter S. Choi and Kate Kim Choi George Dongkyu Ko The Lim Family - Class of ‘07 & ‘10 Esther and Joon Myong The Nahm Family Katherine and Justin Oh Jasmine, Iris and James J. Park Peter and Kelly TomHon LEGACY CLUB Made a monetary donation during the fiscal year.
Albert Kim ‘14
GRADUATING SENIORS 2015 Jaime Carlos Agravante Yoon Hyuk Chang Nathan Cheung Joo Hun Choi Yong Han Choi John De Less Lucy Dornbach Patrick Hahn James Hahn Chang Min Hyon Christy Joo Toby Kim
Anonymous Alum Harold Benjamin ‘51* Christina Farley Hyun Sook Hong Mike, Lauren, Trevor & Colin Jackson The Kent Family Blair, Kim, Hudson & Maguire Lee Hugh Lee GE Star Award - Christopher Luke ‘14 Susan Pope ‘90 Elliot & Helena Prest The Rudolph Family Carol Ann Sauer LaCroix ‘71 Frank Shyn ‘87* Juhie Suh ‘92 The Teather Family Yoojin Um Peter Wang ‘68 James S. Weaver, Jr. Family Fund
Craig Jae-Huhn Kim Andrew Kim Natalie Kim Benjamin Kim Chang Hyun Kim Lauren Koo David Lee Jae Hyun Lee Kate Lee Sharon Lim Johannes Mansson Callum McEachen
Leonardo Migliardi Juan Miques Ayushi Mistry Brian Park Jonathan Sheldrick Laure Shin Michelle Sohn Kai Summers William TomHon Ana Villarreal Jenny Wang
Community of Donors ANNUAL FUND 2013-2014 1912 SOCIETY Jenna Lee
THE MILLENNIUM CLUB Yong Sung Park Tzu Yu Sheng RED AND BLACK CLUB Jane Nicole Lee THE CREST CLUB Hyung and Andrea Ahn Robert and Sondra Black BT&I—Kay Song Christian and Benjamin Choi John and Alice Engstrom Christina Farley 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 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 CLUvB Anonymous Christian Choi ‘14 Albert Kim ‘14 Kisoon Nam (Chun)
We donated to the Annual Fund as we wanted to contribute to the continued success of Seoul Foreign School! The Sanderson Family Donor Groups within monetary amounts each year: 1912 SOCIETY $50,000+ Bold and Italicized = THE MILLENNIUM CLUB $10,000+ Repeat Donor RED AND BLACK CLUB $5,000+ THE CREST CLUB $1,000+ CENTENNIAL CLUB $100+ ANNUAL FUND LEGACY CLUB $1+
2012-13
THE MILLENNIUM CLUB Do Yoon Kim Tzu Yu Sheng RED AND BLACK CLUB Jaeho and Soojin Choi Jane Nicole Lee
Seogoo Lee & Suyoung Nam The Lim Family Hyungji Park ‘85 Jasmine, Iris & James J. Park Sookook Company Peter & Kelly TomHon
CENTENNIAL CLUB Christina Farley THE CREST CLUB Hyung & Andrea Fall 2014Fall 2014Fall Hyun Sook Hong Mr. & Mrs. Brian Hunsaker 2014US Norms Mike &V Lauren Jackson 2015International George Dongkyu Ko SchoolsEARCOSSFS Ahn Alice D. Lavina Anonymous Harry, Linda & George Rudolph ‘07 Yasmeen Bae Jack and Rachel Shao Robert and Sondra Black Frank Shyn ’87* Leo Cho Yoojin Um From the Cho Family—Paul, Jiyeon, James S. Weaver, Jr. Family Fund Christopher and Natalie Rick Wilson Christian and Benjamin Choi The Kimberly Clark Foundation John and Alice Engstrom Rob and Laura Everett 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
ANNUAL FUND 2011-12 THE MILLENNIUM CLUB Jeremy & Hojung Cheung (Parents of Nathan & Eunice Cheung) Christy Joo 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
I have given my donation to help our school’s educational program. Although my donation is small, when it is joined with everyone elses, it will grow like a big snowball. I hope we will all do our best so we can reach our goal. Hyun Sook Hong
HS Administrative Assistant/Staff
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
Elementary & Middle School The NWEA (North-West Evaluation Association) 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 with the previous test. In the table key, EARCOS stands for East Asia Regional Council of Schools.
Mathematics SFES
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
SFMS
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
Reading SFES
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
SFMS
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
A RIT (Rasch Unit) 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.
Language Usage SFES
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
SFMS
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
Our Elementary and Middle School Students Map Scores continue to shine above their peer groups 100% of the time. Not only that, but as students successfully move through Seoul Foreign School grade levels, the degree of seperation gets larger. Our 8th Grade Students on average score at least 10 points ahead of the EARCOS average and at least 19 points above the international school average in every assessment.
My children have had such a great transition to SFS. We’re so happy to be part of this community. -Barbara Kim Middle School Parent
High School SFS IB Average 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 44, the highest individual score in the history of our IB program (begun in 1980).
SFS IB Highest Individual
2015 2013
2012 2011
2014
International Baccalaureate
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.
International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) Total IGCSE Grades Awarded:
597
High Pass = A* - C
The IGCSE 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.
Scholastic Assessment Test SAT
SFS students continue to far exceed the US National Average of combined SAT scores.
The warmth and friendliness of everyone associated with the school is amazing. The students are so polite and so hard-working. -Anonymous High School Parent
British School 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.
Despite all the competition, it is by far the best school in korea. It provides an amazing and diverse learning experience for its students. -Anonymous British School Parent
Fobisia results
Boys Girls Mix
FOBISIA
Federation of British International Schools in Asia
U11 Year 4 Bronze U11 Year 6 Bronze
U15 Bronze
U13 Gold
U15 Silver
U11 Silver
U13 Gold
U11 Year 4 Gold
U11 Year 6 Silver
Boys Girls Mix
HS Sports & Forensics 2nd 2nd
KAIAC League Champions 2nd
KAIAC Tournament 2nd 2nd
3rd 5th
Champions Champions
4th 2nd
12th 4th
3rd Champions
4th Champions
3rd Champions
3rd 3rd
3rd 2nd
6th 5th
Champions Champions
Champions Champions
Champions 2nd
2nd Champions
APAC
Fall
Tennis
Volleyball
Cross Country Winter Basketball
Swimming
Forensics
Champions
Spring Soccer
Badminton
4th 3rd
6th 6th
APAC
Asia Pacific Activities Conference
KAIAC
Korean-American Interscholastic Activities Conference
Faculty Faculty Qualifications
Years of Experience
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. 65% of the current SFS faculty have advanced degrees with all teachers qualified to lead in their respective fields.
5.4 Years is the average length of stay of an SFS Teacher
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2014-2015