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July 21-25, 2008
In-Service Course (3-P)
for the New York City Department of Education
Encounter Korean history and culture through color and brushstroke. This rich course includes hands-on calligraphy and painting workshops, field trips to major New York City art collections and master sessions on adaptation of the course material to the classroom.
Participants who complete the required coursework and final assignment will be eligible for 3-P credit from the New York City Department of Education’s After School Professional Development Program (ASPDP).
Dates: July 21-25, 2008 (sessions run from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM)
The course will meet at The Korea Society, 950 Third Avenue (at the southwest corner of 57th Street), Eighth Floor, New York, NY 10022.
Online Registration begins May 5, 2008 (Click here.)
Fee: $175 payable when registering online
For more information, please contact Jennifer Kim at The Korea Society at (212) 759-7525 ext. 309 or
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August 4–8, 2008
In-Service Course (3-P)
for the New York City Department of Education
Explore the history, traditional thought and values, literature and film of Korea with nationally recognized professors. The course includes workshops on a type of Korean poetry similar to Japanese haiku and sessions on the history and contemporary state of North Korea.
Participants who complete the required coursework and final assignment will be eligible for 3-P credit from the New York City Department of Education’s After School Professional Development Program (ASPDP).
Dates: August 4–8, 2008 (sessions run from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM)
The course will meet at The Korea Society, 950 Third Avenue (at the southwest corner of 57th Street), Eighth Floor, New York, NY 10022.
Online Registration begins May 5, 2008 (Click here.)
Fee: $175 payable when registering online.
For more information, please contact Jennifer Kim at The Korea Society at (212) 759-7525 ext. 309 or
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August 6-10, 2007
Twenty-five metro New York teachers attended an intensive, five-day introduction to Korean history, culture, geography, religion and language at The Korea Society beginning Monday, August 6. Offered in conjunction with the New York City Department of Education, the goal of this in-service course was to expose educators to Korean Studies—a first, for many—and provide a framework for bringing it into the classroom.
With several millennia of history to cover in only a few sessions, the first day’s schedule was necessarily packed. Participants had top talent at their disposal however: Gari Ledyard, Sejong Professor of Korean History emeritus at Columbia University, presented them with a rich overview of the Korean Peninsula’s history. On Tuesday, John Goulde, assistant professor of religion and director of Asian Studies at Sweet Briar College, gave a lecture on the religious and philosophical beliefs that had shaped modern Koreans’ worldview. Shin-hark Suk, a former Korean language instructor at Queens Community College and The Korea Society, gave an introduction to written and spoken Korean. Later in the week, chairman of The Korea Society Amb. Donald P. Gregg provided an overview of Korea’s division, its role in the Cold War and current inter-Korean politics. Ji-moon Suh, a professor of English literature at Korea University, lectured on the classics of Korean literature.The participants were able to fill in gaps in their knowledge during a Q&A session with the president of The Korea Society, Evans Revere.
Other presenters included Mark Peterson, professor of Korean studies at Brigham Young University; Marjorie Bingham, an emeritus professor of history at Hamline University; Patricia Rosof, an assistant principal at Hunter College High School and educational consultant; and Daniel Levine, an educational technology consultant at The Korea Society.
Between lectures, participants experienced Korea directly, watching the Korean films The Way Home and Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring as well as enjoying traditional fare at the Korea Palace restaurant in Manhattan.
Korea for Beginners earned plaudits from participants. They were surprised to learn about the prominent role that foreigners have played in Korea’s modern history and many found the Korean language lessons particularly engaging.
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February 3 - March 17, 2007
This course offered a general introduction to Korea for primary grade (K-6) teachers in the greater New York area. Twenty-one participants met on five Saturdays during February and March 2007 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Sessions included a varied program of lectures, workshops and classroom activities. Mornings were devoted to lecture and discussion sessions on Korean history, society, language, geography and literature. Afternoons were reserved for hands-on workshops involving folktales, calligraphy and brush painting, arts and handicrafts and film screenings.
With 5,000 years of history to cover in three hours, the first day's schedule was necessarily packed. Participants had top talent at their disposal however: Gari Ledyard, Sejong professor of Korean history emeritus at Columbia University, presented them with a rich overview of Korean history. In the afternoon, Cathy Spagnoli, professional storyteller, taught the participants how to use the techniques of storytelling to bring Korean folktales into their classrooms.
In subsequent sessions, Linda Lewis, director of Asia and Pacific studies at the School for International Training in Battleboro, Vermont, discussed Korean culture and society. Shin-hark Suk, lecturer (retired), The Korea Society, introduced the teachers to the Korean language and hangul. Gail Ludwig, professor of geography at the University of Missouri, presented a lively lecture on Korean geography. Wolhee Choe, professor emeritus of English literature at Brooklyn Polytechnic University, discussed the thematic role of nature in Korean Literature. Grace Park, painter and calligrapher, led the class in a hands-on exploration of Korean brush painting and calligraphy, using an inkstone and rice paper. Another hands-on Korean art workshop was led by Anne Drillick, a teacher at Anna C. Scott Elementary School in New Jersey. Between lectures, participants were taught how to integrate Korea into their school's curriculum.
The educators watched classic Korean films such as Families of South Korea, Way Home and Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring. They also tasted genuine Korean cuisine at a specially catered Korean buffet lunch.
Getting to Know Korea earned plaudits from the participants. One teacher wrote: "[Before] I knew nothing about Korea-now I would love to go and visit!" Another continued, "This is by far the best course I have ever taken through the ASPDP. I will have to recommend it to all my colleagues."
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Korean Studies 
