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<div><font face="georgia">I just received this great letter from one of the teachers I met last summer as an assistant instructor for the Summer Program for American Educators (Korea Foundation, Institute of Modern Korean Studies, Yonsei University). I really enjoyed working for this program because I believe one of the best ways to increase interest and knowledge about Korea is to communicate to kids when they're still in middle and high school-- and I hope some of them will want to continue learning in university giving all of us more student demand for classes on Korea. This teacher wants to bring some of his best students to Korea. I was wondering if anyone on the list had any ideas for where he should look for funding. The letter is below. You could reply directly to him (Reggie Grigsby - </font><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:reggrigsby@msn.com" target="_blank"><font face="georgia">reggrigsby@msn.com</font></a><font face="georgia">). Any responses on the list I'll forward to him.</font></div>
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<div>p.s. to reduce the size of the email I had to delete the student's PPT file attachment.<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br><span class="gmail_quote">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Reginald Grigsby</b> <<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:reggrigsby@msn.com" target="_blank">reggrigsby@msn.com</a>><br>
Date: Jul 1, 2008 9:46 AM<br>Subject: RE: DMZ trying again<br>To: "CedarBough T. Saeji" <<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:umyang@gmail.com" target="_blank">umyang@gmail.com</a>>, <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:reggrigsby@msn.com" target="_blank">reggrigsby@msn.com</a><br>
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<div>Good Morning!!! I apologize for taking some time to get this to you, but this is how my unit on Korea went. I presented the students with notes on North and South Korea, which was followed by our video from the Korea Foundation of our stay. I completed a bulletin board in my classroom of pictures from my trip and called it 'World Without Strangers: South Korea'. I explained the photos to my students in detail. Students worked on a group activity that focused on products from Korea that we use here in the United States on a daily basis from electronics, automobiles, to hair from the Korean beauty stores. <br>
<br>Lastly, the students completed a powerpoint presentation on Korea. The students worked on this project for one month. The students prepared skits to demonstrate Korean culture and etiquette and manners in regards to respect and custom. We stayed overnight at Hostelling International in downtown Chicago, and we prepared a traditional Korean dish and invited 10 people visiting Chiicago to join us for dinner, four of which were retired Korean businessmen. Dinner consisted of bulgogi, kimchee, chicken stew, and lettuce wraps with tofu. The students prepared all the meals with the supervisions of students from a local culinary institute. <br>
<br>After dinner, the students presented their powerpoint and skits. The responses were extremely positive. My school population is 100% African-American, and I teach in one to the most economically-surpressed neighborhoods in the city of Chicago, the Englewood community. My students embraced the opportunity of learning about a different culture and because I was given the opportunity to participate in the Korean Studies Workshop for American Educators Summer 2007, I was able to share all what I learned with my students. <br>
<br>I would like to take ten of my students to South Korea for a week during the Summer of 2009. These would be the students, myself, and another chaperone. However, due to the economic status of my student population this seems more like an unrealsitic dream. So, I am trying to find any possible means to finance a trip for my students and myself. This would be the opportunity of a lifetime for my students. <br>
<br>Any assistance or recommendations you could offer me would be most appreciated. I am forwarding the powerpoint my students created, and I can send you pictures of my bulletin board and students at the hostel overnight.<br>
<br>Thank you,<br> <br> <br>Reginald Grigsby<br>Social Science Teacher<br>John Hope College Preparatory High School<br>(773) 535-3160--school<br>(773) 494-9130--cell <br><span class="sg"> <br><br></span></div><br clear="all">
</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Cedar Bough Saeji<br>3180 Sawtelle Boulevard #301, <br>Los Angeles, Cali. 90066<br>310 867 0536<br><a href="http://www.cedarsphotography.com">http://www.cedarsphotography.com</a>