Voices and faces from Seoul American Elementary School
Contributor: Coco Cugat for Yongsan legacy
” I will miss the library where I spent so many hours going through books, and you know what? There is where I learned how to read!”
Yongsan Garrison schools to close in June after six decades of teaching military kids
Contributor: By KIM GAMEL for STARS AND STRIPES
The schools are part of a system established by the military shortly after World War II to ensure an American education for the children of troops deployed overseas. Then-named Seoul American High School opened in 1959 when classes were held in Quonset huts.
Topic: Education, Yongsan Legacy
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The construction of Namsan Tower brought us to Yongsan Garrison
Contributor: Michael Nicolay
On a school (SAHS) field-trip I walked into N. Korea … !
The beginning of SAHS, 1959-1960
Contributor: Yongsan Legacy Team
The history of the First Senior Class of the first American High School in Korea is brief. It began on September 8, 1959, with thirteen…
Seoul American alumni take trip down memory lane during Yongsan reunion
Contributor: KIM GAMEL | STARS AND STRIPES
By KIM GAMEL | STARS AND STRIPES Published: September 13, 2018 YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea — Former Seoul American High School students remembered tear gas…
My magical days in Yongsan Garrison 1970-1977
Contributor: Diane Dahnert
I have beautiful memories of Yongsan. I really do! My time there was magical; something I’ll always treasure and never forget. It may have been a military base, but I can assure you that my friends and I knew that something unique was going on there. It was a time when everyone got along, loved Korea and looked on people as friends. I wish the rest of the world could have had the same experience.