March 11-12, 15-17, 2004

Professional storyteller Cathy Spagnoli visited Leonia School in Leonia, NJ, La Guardia and Hunter High Schools in New York City, Archer Street School in Freeport, NY and Tenafl y High School in Tenafly, NJ to demonstrate how storytelling can be used to teach students about Korea’s history and culture. Spagnoli started each session by recounting how she became a storyteller and how she developed a special interest in Korean folktales.

December 1, 12, 19, 21, 22, 2005 

Long Island-based artist and calligrapher Sung-Sook Hong Setton visited five schools in Suffolk County, Long Island in November 2005 to conduct a workshop on brush painting and calligraphy. Setton provided her students with Korean rice paper, brushes and ink, and led them in an exploration of the Korean tradition of painting and calligraphy. The program venues and dates were: Arrowhead Elementary School * East Setauket, NY (December 1); W.S. Mount Elementary * Stony Brook, NY (December 12); Minnesauke Elementary School * East Setauket, NY (December 19); Nassakeag Elementary School * Setauket, NY (December 21); and Setauket Elementary School * Setauket, NY (December 22).