Local Teacher Selected for Educational Fellowship to South Korea
By Mel Fabrikant Thursday, August 05, 2010, 05:11 PM EDT
Lucy Danny, a teacher at Paramus High School, recently returned from South Korea, where she participated in a fellowship for American educators sponsored by The Korea Society in New York City. Ms. Danny was selected from a nationwide pool of applicants for the prestigious fellowship, which includes a series of seminars and workshops at Korea University, as well as visits to South Korea’s most important cultural and historical sites.
“Too few Americans have the chance to travel and immerse themselves in another culture, so we are especially proud to provide this opportunity for American schoolteachers,” says Ambassador Mark Minton, president of The Korea Society. “As the American relationship with Asia increases in importance, these teachers will provide great benefits to their students through their first-hand knowledge of Korean culture and history.”
In addition to attending university lectures, the teachers conducted fieldwork at a Confucian academy active in Korea’s Choson era, a mountain grotto thought to have protected travelers navigating the Silk Road, and an ancient Buddhist temple. The teachers also visited Pugil High School and Daeil Foreign Language High School, where they were able to observe classes and confer with their Korean colleagues.
The Korea Society is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to fostering greater awareness, understanding and cooperation between the peoples of the United States and Korea. For more information on The Korea Society’s many programs, please visit http://www.koreasociety.org .
“Too few Americans have the chance to travel and immerse themselves in another culture, so we are especially proud to provide this opportunity for American schoolteachers,” says Ambassador Mark Minton, president of The Korea Society. “As the American relationship with Asia increases in importance, these teachers will provide great benefits to their students through their first-hand knowledge of Korean culture and history.”
In addition to attending university lectures, the teachers conducted fieldwork at a Confucian academy active in Korea’s Choson era, a mountain grotto thought to have protected travelers navigating the Silk Road, and an ancient Buddhist temple. The teachers also visited Pugil High School and Daeil Foreign Language High School, where they were able to observe classes and confer with their Korean colleagues.
The Korea Society is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to fostering greater awareness, understanding and cooperation between the peoples of the United States and Korea. For more information on The Korea Society’s many programs, please visit http://www.koreasociety.org .
