June 19-July 5, 2007
Nineteen participants visited Korea for this, the 19th annual program in the series. Accompanied by program coordinator Yong Jin Choi, the fellowship got underway with a half-day orientation session, including visits (by subway) to the Chonggyechon park and bookstores in downtown Seoul. The following day, the fellows visited the Folk Museum and the Leeum Museum of Art. They were joined at dinner by fellowship participants from Australia and New Zealand.
From June 21 to June 26, the fellows participated in an intensive workshop at Korea University, consisting of a mix of lectures and field trips. The lecture topics included history, culture, language, society, education and the North Korean nuclear crisis. Field trips in the general vicinity of Seoul included visits to the Korea University Museum, Daeil Foreign Language High School, the Insa-dong District, Changdok Palace, the Korean Family Culture Institute, and the Demilitarized Zone. From June 27 to July 1, the group traveled in the southern part of the Korea to visit historical and cultural landmarks. Back in Seoul, they participated in a panel about Korean woman with Mrs. Yeon Sook Lee and a discussion about creating curriculum materials based on their studies in Korea. They also visited Jungrang Middle School in Seoul and had dinner with representatives of Korean National Social Studies Association.