Silla University College of Education Successfully Concludes 'I am Saem SCE Korean Language School'

Shilla University (President Heo Nam-sik) College of Education successfully completed the 7th I am Sam: SCE Korean Language School for students of Osaka Geumgang International Middle and High School in Japan.

Students from the College of Education at Silla University and Geumgang School who participated in the program.

From the 25th to the 28th, students from Shilla University College of Education hosted the 8th I am Sam: SCE Korean Language School, a student-led program planned, operated, and evaluated by the students themselves, inviting 16 students and teachers from Osaka Geumgang International Middle and High School.

This program was operated as part of the Teacher Training University Civic Education Capacity Enhancement Project supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea.

Shilla University College of Education’s ‘Narae Class Group,’ composed of pre-service teachers selected for their character and competencies to practice the ‘value of togetherness,’ which emphasizes ‘inclusiveness and civic consciousness for the environment and people’ centered on glocal, human, and digital environmental education capabilities, successfully led this program.

The event featured a variety of programs directly planned by the ‘Narae Class Group’ students, including ▲Entrance Ceremony and Welcome Party ▲Korean Language Training ▲Seomyeon Youth Street Stamp Tour ▲Nampo BIFF Street & International Market Mission ▲Digital Education ▲Web-based Korean Diary Writing ▲Learning History about Korean Great Figures.

Geumgang School, invited to the event, is a private school established in 1946 by Korean residents in Japan to educate their children in their mother tongue. It consists of elementary, middle, and high schools and is the first overseas Korean school to be accredited by the Ministry of Education in 1961 as a secondary school.

Dean Eom Gyeong-heum of Shilla University College of Education stated, “Through the student-led process where pre-service teachers plan, operate, and evaluate the Korean language school within the curriculum, they gained a better understanding of the field required as teachers and significantly enhanced their teaching capabilities and glocal education competencies.” He added, “We expect to diversify career paths such as overseas Korean language teachers by forming networks and cultural exchanges with Geumgang School students, fostering changes in awareness of multicultural learners, and accumulating practical experience.”