Teacher Seminar on Korean History and Culture

This Saturday, the SVKS Korean school staff put together a wonderful Free Teacher Seminar on Korean history and culture. The many wonderful speakers present were: the Consul General of San Francisco, Mrs. Mary Connor (President of the Korea Academy for Educators), Jung Hae Kim (Principal of the Wilton Place School), and Gi-wook Shin (Director of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center). Their enthralling and informative lectures captivated the audience and were very educational at the same time. Following a delicious Korean lunch and free book raffles, several cultural booths were set up for the teachers to have hands on experiences with Korean culture. Some of the intriguing booths included making Korean pancakes, trying on Korean clothing(hanbok) or posing with Hanbok models, having a professional write participants' names in Korean on beautiful Korean flags, and watching the fan dance team from the Silicon Valley Korean School perform. Out of all of the fascinating lectures, scrumptious meals, and wonderful culture booths, I have to say that the Consul General's speech was the most touching and motivational to me. Hearing the strong and descriptive speech, I myself was motivated to become a diplomat later in my life. The Teacher Seminar was a wonderful experience to me, and I would like to thank everyone who worked hard to make it work. Thank you!