Past Programs

Korea Lessons for Elementary School

    A Korean Hand Game for Children Family Celebrations The Korean Alphabet Korean Expressions Lets Go To Korea Korean Pagodas Korean Lifestyles Korean Geography

Korea Lessons for Middle School

    Name and Identity Traditions and Celebrations Introducing Year of Impossible Goodbyes Year of Impossible Goodbyes Sookan and Family What Next Celebration Time Occupation

Korea Lessons for High School Social Studies

    Five National Treasures Historical Overview Koreas Geography The Miracle on the Han The Japanese Occupation of Korea 1910-1945 Remembering the Forgotten War South

East & West: The Silk Road Meets Ancient Korea

Educators are invited to join our 2013 Fall Teachers’ Conference East & West: The Silk Road Meets Ancient Korea. Dr. Jonathan Best, Professor of Art

Family Day: Korean New Year 2011

On January 22, 2011, dozens of families joined The Korea Society to celebrate sŏllal, Korean New Year. Participants enjoyed a day of fun-filled family activities

One Religion, Two Countries: Classical and Neo-Confucianism in Korea & Japan

    It isn’t a surprise that Korea and Japan adopted Confucianism in different ways. Discover which country used it for bureaucracy and governance, and

Confucian Personalities: Chong To-chun: the founder of a new kingdom

    Meet the prominent scholars of Confucianism during the Chosŏn period.    

Confucian Personalities: Yi Hwang- one of two pillars of Neo-Confucianism during the Choson period–a scholar, educator, and strict interpreter of Zhu Xi.

    Yi Hwang: one of two pillars of Neo-Confucianism during the Chosŏn period–a scholar, educator, and strict interpreter of Zhu Xi.    

Confucian Personalities: Yi I- philosopher, politician, writer, and promoter of the village contract and local government

    Yi I: philosopher, politician, writer, and promoter of the village contract and local government; opponent of central government.    

Confucian Personalities: Chong Yak-yong- innovative thinker of Neo-Confucianism with influences from Western thought

    Chong Yak-yong: innovative thinker of Neo-Confucianism with influences from Western thought; looked into how Confucianism can solve social problems.