October 11 – 22, 2008 Nine education professionals participated in the 13th annual Fall Fellowship in Korean Studies, conducted in Korea from October 11 through 22. The fellows included three textbook editors, one project coordinator for East Asia education, one curriculum developer and four professors of history, Asian culture and art. The group began its […]
November 22, December 4, 11, 12, 2008 Artist and calligrapher Sung-Sook Hong Setton visited five schools in the greater New York area to introduce students to the art of Korean brush painting and calligraphy. At the workshops, students were provided with rice paper, brushes and ink and instructed in traditional Korean brush painting and calligraphy. […]
April 7-19, 2009 The 2009 Spring Fellowship in Korean Studies took place from April 7 through 19 in Korea. A group of nine American educators—composed of classroom teachers, social studies coordinators, specialists from state departments of education, university professors and a history project site director—participated in the program. Upon arriving in Seoul, the group’s first […]
The 2009 Spring conference brought thirty-four K-12 instructors together for a day of lesson plan instruction based on Korean art and folktales. The first session was led by Jin Young Choi who spoke to the recurring theme of filial piety in Korean folktales as well as the symbolic ties of the dragon, tiger, turtle […]
June 24 – July 10, 2009 Twenty American educators, led by Yong Jin Choi, senior director of Korean studies at The Korea Society, attended the 2009 Summer Fellowship in Korean studies from June 24 to July 10 in Korea. During the first week of the program, the fellows participated in a series of intensive morning […]
August 3–7, 2009 Twenty-one metro New York teachers attended an intensive, five-day course on Korean history, politics, culture, geography, religion, language and literature at The Korea Society. The goal of this in-service course was to expose educators to Korea and provide them with a framework for bringing it into the classroom. All teachers successfully completed […]
October 17- 29, 2009 This year’s Fall Fellowship selected nine participants to travel to Korea from October 17 through 29. The first stop upon arriving in Seoul was the sisupje (guest house) at the Academy of Korean Studies where the fellows stayed overnight and enjoyed dinner and conversation with Mark Peterson, professor of Korean studies […]
March 6, 13, 20 / April 17, 24, 2010 Twelve educators from the New York metropolitan area learned about Korea in this introductory course for teachers held over the course of five Saturdays in March and April. Offered in conjunction with the New York City Department of Education’s After School Professional Development Program (ASPDP), the […]
June 23–July 8, 2010 & July 7–22, 2010 Seventy American educators, led by Yong Jin Choi, senior director of Korean Studies at The Korea Society, participated in the 2010 Summer Fellowship in Korean Studies. The seventy participants consisted of sixty-eight 6th–12th-grade social studies teachers, one political science professor, and one professor of curriculum development. The […]
April 1–12, 2010The Sixth Annual Spring Fellowship in Korean Studies took place in Korea from April 1–12, 2010. A group of ten American educators—composed of classroom teachers, specialists from state departments of education, and university professors—participated in the program. The group was led by Yong Jin Choi, senior director of Korean Studies at The Korea […]
