Held in Korea June 20-July 5 and July 4-19, 2012 The Korea Society is pleased to announce openings for American educators to participate in the 2012 Summer Fellowship in Korean Studies to be held in Korea in June and July of 2012. The application deadline is January 16, 2012. Fellows participate in a 16-day, expenses-paid […]
Dr. Richard Shek, Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies at California State University, Sacramento, andDr. Mark Peterson, Professor of Korean Studies at Brigham Young University, will introduce educators to Confucianism’s influence on the history, literature, and society of China, Japan, and Korea; provide a better understanding of the socio-cultural foundations of East Asia; and survey […]
The Korean Studies team took the exciting Once Upon A Time in Korea… storytelling and crafts program on the road this summer and fall. Stories based on traditional Korean folktales were narrated and acted out with puppets for children throughout New York City. Children learned Korean values, such as filial piety and selflessness, as well as a […]
A small group of teachers convened during the Fall 2011 Conference to learn about Korea’s role in the Silk Road. The workshop was led by art historian Dr. Cornelius Chang who provided the historical background of the famous Sokkuram Grotto located in Kyongju, South Korea. Teachers were shown how the confluence of Roman architecture and […]
The Korea Society is now accepting applications from prospective Youth Ambassadors for the 2011-2012 Project Bridge Program. Since 1993, The Korea Society, in conjunction with the Los Angeles-based Pacific Century Institute, has coordinated an annual year-long intercultural outreach program for high-school juniors and seniors. The program will select 16 student Youth Ambassadors and two adult […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
