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Seoul Foreign School company history timeline

1912

Seoul Foreign School was founded in 1912, by Christian missionaries to Korea, with one class of 18 students.

1963

Board of governors of SFS in 1963

1973

In 1973, Seoul International School was issued the first ever Letter of Authorization (pictured on the right) by the Korean Government to a foreign school.

1976

SFS cheerleaders on the sidelines, 1976

1977

1977 - First Graduating Class

1979

The school was first accredited in 1979 by The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) for a six-year term.

1981

In 1981, the present eight acre site was selected and a unique 150,000 square foot Korean inspired building design was chosen for the school.

1985

1985 EARCOS - SIS hosted EARCOS

1988

Team photo, winter 1988

1997

In 1997, in response to increased enrollment, the Annex building was constructed on site to house the school's growing elementary school.

1999

Student-run praise, worship, and performance group, 1999

2015

The Middle School band performed to benefit Dongdaewon in 2015.

2018

The current SFS High School building opens in 2018.

A group of student volunteers assisted with the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

2019

In the summer of 2019, the school invested heavily in remodeling the secondary library, atrium, and network infrastructure.

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