Video Produced by SFBS Year 9 Student
Video displaying footage of the U15 Games 2013
SFS proudly hosted the B1 U13 FOBISIA Games 2014

Official FOBISIA U-13 Tournament Page

FOBISIA (Federation of British International Schools In Asia) started as a collection of colleagues in British-styled international schools in Asia looking for fellowship and professional support. From this grew an organisation which now numbers 39 schools which are located in Asia.

The student events range in sports from Primary to Secondary Level.

Primary FOBISIA Games consists of four main sporting competitions in Swimming, Athletics, Football and T-Ball.
Secondary FOBISIA Games consists of four main sporting competitions in Swimming, Athletics, Football and Basketball.

Through these activities students from different countries and cultures are able to interact and enjoy working together on common interests. They benefit from sharing ideas, challenges and comraderie between our schools.

The teachers enjoy the opportunities that these events and CPD courses provide for teachers to meet, interact and share good practice.

Aims of FOBISIA Games

To provide students with a variety of sporting opportunities at an appropriate level for all member schools in a safe, appropriate and competitive environment.

Objectives of FOBISIA Games

To make sporting competition (via the Games) accessible to children from Year 4 upwards.
To ensure equal opportunity and participation to both boys and girls.
To ensure the Games provide a learning experience in sportsmanship and in the value of healthy competition.
To understand the value and the benefits of training in preparation for competition.
To enable students to specialize in sports appropriate to their age group.
To enable schools to be able to host by having sufficient flexibility to organize a programme appropriate to their particular environment and capabilities.

Eligibility

Primary Level competitions are organized based on the age groups below. Students will compete in their respective age groups. It is possible for students to play up to represent their age group.

Primary Games:

Is under 9 on 1^st August in the year of competition

Is under 10 on 1^st August in the year of competition

Is under 11 on 1^st July in the year of competition

Secondary Games:

At Secondary Level competitions are organized by age group. Students compete at Under 13 years and Under 15 years. Age is taken on 1^st August of the year of the competition.

GAMES SCHEDULE (dependent upon individual host schools)

Primary	May/June	Term 3
Under 13	March/April	Term 2
Under 15	November	Term 3

SEOUL FOREIGN SCHOOL
39 Yeonhui-ro 22-gil, Seodaemun-Gu
Seoul, Republic of Korea 03723
82-2-330-3100

Welcome to Seoul Foreign School, a K-12 IB World School, founded in 1912. We are widely regarded as the leading international school in Seoul. We are a non-profit school where 100% of your tuition directly impacts student learning. Of the international schools in Seoul, we offer an unrivaled 100-year+ legacy of educational excellence, international diversity and commitment to educating the leaders of the future.

About SFS

Welcome to Seoul Foreign School, a Pre K-12 IB World School, founded in 1912. We are widely regarded as the leading international school in Seoul. We offer an unrivalled 100-year+ legacy of educational excellence, international diversity and commitment to educating the leaders of the future. We are a non-profit school where 100% of your tuition directly impacts student learning.

Admissions

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Academics

The Elementary and Middle Schools follow a US-style curriculum. The British division follows the National Curriculum of England. In the High School Gr. 9-10 students may choose to take the IGCSE Program and for Gr. 11-12 we offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program. Namsan Int'l Kindergarten is a PYP candidate school.

Athletics

SFS athletes develop character, responsibility, dedication, commitment, teamwork, leadership, and experience applicable in all areas of life. While our teams enjoy winning results in competitive conferences, we measure success well beyond the win-loss column.

Fine Arts

Seoul Foreign School enjoys a long history of rich curricular and co-curricular performing and visual arts programs. Over 90% of our students are involved in the arts each year and are showcased in our visual arts displays and over 40 annual public performances put on by our music and drama departments.

Student Life

At SFS we care about the development of each individual student academically, emotionally, physically and spiritually. There are many choices for participation at SFS. We encourage students to not try to do them all, but to choose wisely.

Alumni

With a history of over one hundred years, SFS has provided education for extraordinary Alumni. Today, more Alumni are becoming a part of our parent community. Having ‘Legacy’ students at SFS is a compelling testament to our tradition of excellence.

Giving

The Annual Fund provides additional resources to help continue the tradition of excellence at SFS. Your support provides many needs throughout the school, further enhancing our academic and extracurricular programs – setting us apart from other international schools in the world.