On Wednesday, January 25, 2012, The Korea Society’s Korean Studies department visited The New Preparatory Middle School in Jamaica, Queens. Two classes of 57 6th and 8th graders, currently studying Korean language, were introduced to the historical and cultural significance of Korean masks. The children then painted their own unique versions of the yangban 양반 (aristocrat) and pune 부네 (young woman) masks. This school visit was made possible with the generous financial support of The Freeman Foundation.