2013 Korean History Camp

Date and Time: August 5-9, 2013 (1:00-5:00 pm)
Venue: San Jose Korean Presbyterian Church (770 Lucerne Dr. Sunnyvale, CA 94085)
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Slogan: My Story, Your Story & Korean History!
Target age: 5th grade and above (based on the 2013-2014 school year)
Fee: $220 for early registration, $250 for normal (textbooks and materials are included)
Early Registration Deadline: May 18, 2013

Mission

To enhance and empower students to understand Korean culture and history by providing an enjoyable and age-appropriate activity-centered summer camp
To encourage children to become excellent global citizens in sharing Korean culture to others

Purpose

To provide opportunities for learning and understanding Korean history and culture for secondary school students in English.
To raise awareness of Korean and American culture through cross-cultural comparisons
To provide the students with the opportunity to enjoy the summer vacation and develop life-long relationship and necessary social skills through working and learning with fellow classmates.
To develop and demonstrate strong personal communication and leadership skills.

Goals of the Camp

Upon completing the camp, the student will…

be able to name the Korean historical eras
have a deeper knowledge on how people lived in each period
better understand how Koreans communicated and traded with other countries over five thousand years of history
know about important historical events and cultural relics from each era
have gained important learning skills by giving presentations on Korean history
be able to relate and compare important events in Korean history to world events of the same period
be able to make a Korean history timeline and write his/her own history book
be able to apply the knowledge in his/her life

Camp Curriculum

Globalized Three Kingdoms: The story of the three kingdoms that were connected and communicated with the world through the Silk Road and sea routes. (실크로드와 뱃길을 통해 세계와 연결했던 삼국의 이야기)
World-class Printing Country, Goryeo: The story of Goryeo's world-class printing technology that allowed its people to read many books (책을 읽는 백성을 만들 수 있었던 세계적인 인쇄술을 가진 나라 고려의 이야기)
Land of Scholars, Joseon: The story of Joseon's Confucian scholars who influenced the Joseon people's lives (조선인들의 사고와 생활에 큰 영향을 미친 성리학과 선비들의 이야기)
Timeline of Korean history: Make a timeline of Korea's five thousand year old history with important historical figures and compare it with other events in history. (한민족의 5 천년 역사와 그속의 중요 인물을 학습하고, 세계사의 주요 부분과 연결하여 하나의 타임라인으로 엮어보며 나누는 이야기)
Korea tomorrow: Our proud story of Korea and insight about Korea reunification (자랑스러운 대한민국 그리고 통일된 대한민국을 위한 우리의 이야기)

Activities

Camp Leaders’ Qualifications

Those wanting to volunteer as a camp leader can submit an application form.

8th grade and above
Job Description: As a team leader, you will supervise team members, model appropriate behavior, assist camp preparation and group activities, lead a group presentation and make a short presentation about the daily group activities each day.
Submit an application form by May 6, 2013
Prior participation in previous workshops or history fairs preferred
Mandatory three training sessions (August 3rd 2:00~4:00pm)
Special benefit for camp leaders: volunteer hours, a certificate and scholarship after the camp
Email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 408-209-8394
Fee: $220 (regular camp fee)

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