Join the Children’s Museum of the Arts (CMA) and The Korea Society for a celebration of Korean art and culture. This festive day will feature a Korean folk tale reading from guest storyteller Heinz Inzu Fenkl, as well as dance and drumming performances by the Korean Traditional Performing Arts Association, and workshops with calligrapher Sungsook Hong Setton. […]
Artist and Calligrapher Sungsook Hong Setton visited five schools in the greater New York area to introduce students to the art of Korean calligraphy and brush painting. At her workshops, Setton provided students with Korean rice paper, brushes, and ink, and taught Korean calligraphy and painting to accompany the calligraphy. The students were excited about […]
Sixteen New York City teachers attended an intensive, five-day course on Korean history, religion, literature, film, politics, language, and pop culture 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 this knowledge into the classroom. All teachers successfully completed the […]
The Korea Society is pleased to announce its 15th annual Fall Fellowship in Korean Studies program to be held in Korea over the 12-day period of October 9-21, 2010 in collaboration with the Academy of Korean Studies and with the support of a grant from the Freeman Foundation. The objective of the program is to […]
Handouts Background on the Korean War Curriculum Materials for Implementing Korean Historical Material Lesson: How Was the Korean War a Flashpoint of the Cold War Lesson: Korean History During the Colonial Period The Tale of Sŏn Zen Master Chaun and the Imjin War (Hideyoshi Invasion) Participants in the Fall 2010 Conference were given […]
Seventy American educators, led by Yong Jin Choi, Vice President of Korean Studies at The Korea Society, participated in the 2011 Summer Fellowship in Korean Studies from June 22–July 7, 2011 and July 6–20, 2011. The seventy participants consisted of 6th–12th grade Social Studies teachers and a Professor of Curriculum Development. The program required extensive […]
Eight educators visited Korea accompanied by Yong Jin Choi, Vice President of Korean Studies at The Korea Society, and Mark Peterson, Professor of Korean Studies at Brigham Young University. They were selected from across the professional spectrum, including professors, directors of education, a state-level educational administrator and a secondary school principal. The program included lectures […]
The Korea Society would like to invite your students to Project Bridge 2011 Community Presentation on Tuesday, June 7. Eight New York-based Youth Ambassadors will share their experiences over the last six months, including stories from a 10-day study tour of Korea with their Los Angeles counterparts. @ Samsung Center for Cultural Exchange, The Korea […]
Fifteen New York City teachers attended an intensive, six-day course on Korean history, religion, literature, film, politics, language, and pop culture at The Korea Society. The goal of this in-service course was to immerse educators in the history and culture of Korea and provide them with the tools necessary to bring this knowledge into their […]
The 16th annual Fall Fellowship in Korean Studies took place in Korea from October 13-24, 2011 for eight American educators, led by Yong Jin Choi, Vice President of Korean Studies at The Korea Society. Participants included three textbook editors and five East Asia specialists in higher education. The first stop upon arriving in Seoul was […]
