The next Call for Applications for the seventh annual Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture Award will be opened in spring 2023. Established in 2017, through the generous support of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Sherman and family, the Award encourages and contributes to the advancement of thought leadership for a new generation of Korea scholars […]
2023-2024 NYC PROJECT BRIDGE YOUTH AMBASSADORS Ayomide Adamu Brooklyn Ascend High School I was born and raised in Brooklyn to Nigerian parents who are from very different tribes which has broadened my horizons concerning cultural differences and traditions. I was attracted to this program to explore more countries and cultures aside from my […]
2Most students continue learning with us, citing excellent instructors, small class size, convenient time offerings and reasonable price. What our students say: What I like about the KLP is that it has given me a community, a place where I can learn with other people. And, the program has really great teachers!😀Our teacher was really nice […]
Due to budgetary constraints at the Academy of Korean Studies, our partner institution in Korea for this program, we were unable to implement this program. With the authorization of the Freeman Foundation, we re-programmed the allocated funding to provide scholarships for our summer institute entitled “Korea and the Silk Road” to ten American educators residing […]
June 20 – July 8, 2005 This program was implemented in Korea for 20 participants accompanied by the program coordinator, Yong Jin Choi. It was the 17th annual program in this series. The program got underway as usual with a half-day orientation session, which included a visit to the Folk Museum in downtown Seoul by […]
July 25-29, 2005 This course was a new offering in the Summer Institute series. It met daily from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. A total of 28 teachers were enrolled, including nine from outside the tri-state area who were able to participate due to scholarships provided from re-programmed Freeman Foundation funding. The course explored Korea’s […]
October 9-20, 2005 This program was implemented in Korea for a group of eleven participants accompanied by the program coordinator, Yong Jin Choi, and Mark Peterson of Brigham Young University, who as usual served in the capacity of a docent. It was the 10th annual program in this series. The program got underway in Seoul […]
April 4–7, 2006 The Korea Society’s School Visit Program arranges semi-annual visits by authors, musicians, storytellers, dancers and other experts on Korea to primary and secondary schools throughout the greater New York area. This spring, choreographer In-Young Sohn and her dance group performed a series of traditional Korean dance routines at five schools. Students were […]
April 14-23, 2006 This program was implemented in Korea for a group of ten participants accompanied by Yong Jin Choi, senior director of Korean studies at The Korea Society, and Mark Peterson, professor of Korean studies at Brigham Young University. The ten participants consisted of American educators from across the professional spectrum: six K-12 teachers, […]
June 21 – July 5, 2006 This program was implemented in Korea for 19 participants accompanied by program coordinator Yong Jin Choi. This year’s summer fellowship was the 18th annual program in the series. It got underway, as usual, with a half-day orientation session, which included a visit (by subway) to the Folk Museum in […]
