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The Year of the Rat got off to an exuberant start on January 25 with our fun-filled Lunar New Year festivities! Our students partook in several time-honored Seolnal traditions:They enjoyed hearty bowls of tteokguk and learned how to perform the sebae bow to their elders.They also competed with one another in lively games of yutnori and jaegichagi. Thank you to all who came! It’s always […]

KSFW’S 2020 SEOLNAL FESTIVAL

Korean School of Federal Way is celebrating Seolnal (설날), the Korean Lunar New Year’s Day, on Saturday, January 25! Festivities will kick off at 10:30 AM in the gym with students performing sebae (세배), the traditional New Year’s bow of respect to one’s elders. They will, in turn, receive their […]

JOIN KSFW FOR OUR SEOLNAL CELEBRATION ON JANUARY 25

On January 18, KSFW held its much-anticipated Market Day event where students got to spend their hard-earned play money on a dizzying array of fabulous goods and tasty foods! Over the past several months, students had been diligently earning Korean play money through consistent attendance and homework completion, and they […]

STUDENTS HAVE A BALL AT KSFW’S MID-YEAR MARKET DAY

Thank you parents and family members for coming to our open house on October 5! We were thrilled to have such a strong turnout and thank you for your active and ongoing involvement in our students’ education.With your continued interest and support, we can make Korean School of Federal Way […]

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING KSFW’S 2019 OPEN HOUSE!

KSFW parents and family members, we invite you to join us for our open house on October 5!This open house presents an excellent opportunity to meet with teachers and staff, connect with other families, and observe your student(s) in class.Be sure to also check out our beautiful, full-color 2018-19 yearbooks, […]

JOIN KSFW FOR OUR OPEN HOUSE ON OCTOBER 5!

On September 21, KSFW celebrated Chuseok, Korea’s Autumn Harvest Festival, with our school-wide songpyeon-making contest. Each class submitted their own platter of beautifully handcrafted rice cakes for family members to admire and judge.Special congratulations go out to the students of 사철나무반 (Sacheol-Namu Class), 버드나무반 (Bud-Namu Class), and 사과나무반 (Sagwa-Namu Class) for […]

KSFW’S 2019 CHUSEOK FESTIVAL

Korean School of Federal Way is celebrating Chuseok, the Autumn Harvest Festival, on September 21, and you are invited to join us for the festivities! Often likened to American Thanksgiving, Chuseok is a time for families to gather together, enjoy a delicious feast, and give thanks to their ancestors for a bountiful […]

JOIN KSFW FOR OUR CHUSEOK CELEBRATION ON SEPTEMBER 21

BRAVO, Team KSFW, on delivering a standout performance at the NAKS-NW Choir Competition on April 27! In the eyes and ears of all who were present, your spirited performance was worthy of the grand prize. Special thanks go out to our amazing conductor Pearl Lee, talented piano accompanist Jane Lee, […]

TEAM KSFW WOWS AT THE 2019 NAKS-NW CHOIR COMPETITION

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENTS WHO WERE AWARDED AT THE2019 NAKS-NW SPEECH & ACADEMIC COMPETITION! Speech Contest Winners:First grader ISAAC YEO (여섬준) received the Bronze Award (동상) for his speech about designing fantastical armored vehicles.Fifth grader CALEB CHOI (최유민) received the Gold Award (금상) for his speech about his dream career […]

KSFW STUDENTS SHINE AT 2019 NAKS-NW SPEECH & ACADEMIC CONTEST

Families, community friends, and local leaders came out in full force to celebrate Korean School of Federal Way’s remarkable growth and support its continued progress at our 6th Annual Fundraiser Night on Saturday, April 27. Thanks to the generous contributions of our sponsors and supporters, we were able to shatter […]

2019 KSFW FUNDRAISER NIGHT

The Year of the Pig got off to an exuberant start on February 2 with our fun-filled Lunar New Year festivities! Our students partook in several time-honored Seolnal traditions:They enjoyed hearty bowls of tteokguk and learned how to perform the sebae bow to their elders.They also competed with one another in lively games of yutnori and jaegichagi. […]

KSFW’S 2019 LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION

KSFW gave students a very festive send-off for winter break with its long-awaited Market Day event on December 15. From holiday decorations and toys to school supplies and Korean-style street foods, the KSFW Marketplace offered a great selection of items to please even the most discerning of shoppers. We’d like […]

PHOTOS FROM KSFW’S MIDYEAR MARKET DAY

On December 11, the Federal Way Board of Education and Superintendent Dr. Tammy Campbell presented KSFW Board Chair Michael Park and Principal Hee Jung Lee with a special award plaque in recognition of the valuable and enduring partnership between FWPS and KSFW. We are deeply humbled by this honor and […]

KSFW RECEIVES SPECIAL RECOGNITION FROM FWPS BOARD OF EDUCATION

Thank you to everyone who came to our open house on October 20! We were thrilled to have such a strong turnout and thank you for your active and ongoing involvement in our students’ education. With your continued interest and support, we can make Korean School of Federal Way an […]

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING KSFW’S OPEN HOUSE!

부채 속에 담긴 페더럴웨이 통합한국학교 학생들의 한글사랑! 지난 10월 6일, 올해로 571주년을 맞이하는 한글날을 기념하기위하여 페더럴웨이 통합한국학교 학생들이 “한글사랑 부채” 를 만들었습니다. 학생들은 직접 먹을 갈아 그 먹물을 붓에 적셔 글을 써보고, 그림도 그려넣으며 한글사랑의 마음을 나름대로 부채에 담아봤습니다. 선생님께서 가르쳐주신 세종대왕과 한글 이야기를 떠올리며 붓으로 쓴 손글씨와 자연스럽게 어우러지는 묵화를 더해 […]

KSFW CELEBRATES HANGEUL DAY 2018

On September 22, KSFW celebrated Chuseok, Korea’s Autumn Harvest Festival, with our annual songpyeon-making contest. Students of all ages participated in the school-wide competition to see which class could make the most beautiful plate of songpyeon rice cakes, a classic holiday dessert. Some students molded their sticky rice dough into traditional half-moon shapes and still […]

KSFW’S 2018 CHUSEOK FESTIVAL

In celebration of the end of the school year, our students were given the perfect summer send-off! June 2 was the last day of Korean school for the 2017-2018 school year. At the year-end assembly, Principal Lee awarded medals to our outstanding students with perfect/excellent attendance and five consecutive years […]

KSFW’S 2018 YEAR-END CELEBRATION

We’re so grateful to all of our families and friends in the community who attended our 5th Annual Fundraiser Night on May 20. Thanks to your generous support, we were able to surpass our fundraising goal of $50,000! The funds that we raised will enable us to expand and enhance […]

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING KSFW’S 2018 FUNDRAISER NIGHT

BRAVO, Team KSFW, for delivering a spirited, high-impact performance at the NAKS-NW Choir Competition on May 5! 5월 5일 합창대회를 치루기까지 지난 두달간 열심히 연습에 참여하고, 무대에서 최선을 다해 멋진 합창을 해준 우리 학생들과 응원해주신 학부모님들께 깊이 감사드립니다. 비록 참가상 밖에 받진 못했지만, 사실 상위권 안에 충분히 들어갈만한 기량을 뽐내준 […]

TEAM KSFW AT THE 2018 NAKS-NW CHOIR CONTEST

지난 14일, 재미 한국학교 서북미 협의회 주최 “받아쓰기 대회 및 말하기 대회”에서 수상한 자랑스런 우리 학생들, 축하합니다! Congratulations go out to our students who were awarded at the Speech and Spelling Competition organized by the National Association of Korean Schools – NW Chapter on April 14! Well done, students! We’re […]

CONGRATS TO AWARDEES AT THE NAKS-NW SPEECH & SPELLING CONTEST

The Year of the Dog got off to an exuberant start on February 10 with our fun-filled Lunar New Year festivities! Our students partook in several time-honored Seollal traditions: They enjoyed hearty bowls of tteokguk and learned how to perform the sebae bow to their elders. They also competed with one another in lively games of yutnori […]

KSFW’S 2018 LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION

Warmest greetings from KSFW! We hope that our students and families are having a very merry winter break so far! It’s probably still too early to be thinking about returning to school, but we at KSFW are so excited about what’s in store in the coming year that we can’t […]

PHOTOS FROM OUR MID-YEAR MARKET DAY

THANK YOU to everyone who came to our open house and PTA meeting on October 14th! We are absolutely thrilled to see that so many of our families are actively involved in their students’ education. With your continued interest and support, we can make Korean School of Federal Way an even better place to learn and […]

KSFW’S 2017 OPEN HOUSE

Feast your eyes on our students’ delectable entries for the KSFW Songpyeon-Making Contest in celebration of Chuseok, Korea’s Autumn Harvest Festival! All of our students did a fantastic job of working with the sticky rice dough to make these uniquely handcrafted songpyeon! Special congratulations go out to the top three classes: […]

KSFW’S CHUSEOK SONGPYEON CONTEST

June 3rd was our last day of Korean School for the 2016-17 academic year. We all gathered for a brief assembly where students with perfect / great attendance were awarded with medals. Everyone then headed over to the KSFW marketplace where delicious foods, fun activities, and sundry goods awaited them. […]

KSFW YEAR-END CELEBRATION & MARKET DAY

We at KSFW would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all those who attended our 4th Annual Fundraiser Night on Sunday, May 21. Thanks to your generous contributions, we were able to reach our lofty fundraising goal of $50,000! We are so humbled and inspired by the overwhelming support […]

KSFW’S 2017 FUNDRAISER NIGHT

We’re SO PROUD of our students who gave stellar performances at the NAKS-NW Speech & Choir Competition on May 13th! Our choir team–looking very spiffy in their blue KSFW t-shirts–sang their hearts out and brought home a shiny trophy! We applaud each of the 25 members of our phenomenal choir […]

TEAM KSFW AT THE NAKS-NW SPEECH & CHOIR CONTEST

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENTS WHO WERE AWARDED AT THE 2017 NAKS-NW ACADEMIC COMPETITION! IAN LEE (이이안) in 1st grade received a Honorable Mention Award (장려상). GRACE KIM (김은혜) in 3rd grade received a Honorable Mention Award (장려상). JAYDEN JEONG (정주송) in 4th grade received a High Achievement Award (우수상). Well done, students! We’re so […]

CONGRATS TO AWARD RECIPIENTS AT NAKS-NW ACADEMIC COMPETITION

KSFW’s first-ever Market Day was a huge blast for students, staff, and volunteers alike! Students were finally able to spend their hard-earned play money at the KSFW marketplace on a variety of delicious treats and awesome prizes! Thank you to our amazing parents for volunteering your valuable time and donating such fabulous items for […]

PHOTOS FROM OUR FIRST-EVER MARKET DAY

The Year of the Rooster got off to an exuberant start on January 28th with our fun-filled Lunar New Year festivities! Our students partook in several time-honored Seollal traditions: They enjoyed hearty bowls of tteokguk and learned how to perform the sebae bow to their elders. They also competed with one another in lively games of yutnori […]

PHOTOS FROM OUR SEOLLAL CELEBRATION