K-12 students in the Korean language and culture class expanded and deepened their learning last quarter by starting with the question, “How can I make the world a better place?” Their learning included Q&A sessions, research and reading related to the bible, creative thinking and designing, proper sentence writing, and presenting their identity by connecting them to their self-introductions. Recognizing that change and innovation begin with oneself, the students were able to create a jigsaw mural filled at the wall of HibHall that visualized the essential elements for a better life, such as patience, humility, honesty, kindness, faithfulness, goodness, gentleness, trust, love, peace, etc. Our students’ potential, creativity, and passion for learning will continue to inspire everyone to make the world a more beautiful place. Moreover, students’ speaking presentations were individually uploaded on their personal pages.
“It was a good opportunity to show our thinking, and through this project, I had to think about school from different angles. My skill that think about something from different angles improved through it.” – G12 Kento
“I thought carefully about the meaning of the word PATIENT that I chose, wrote a mural and presented it. And, I learned that there are many important words other than the ones I chose, and that there are many ways to make the world a better place from many different perspectives.” – G9 Taiyo
“I really liked the project and the creative aspect from the project.” – G11 Kiera
“For the first time, I was able to think deeply about the words I consider important and explore why they are important, and I learned about the importance of thinking about what kind of words can make our lives better.” – G10 Elisa
“I think that researching about patience, not just in English but also in Japanese, helped my understanding of how patience can make a better world.” – G11 Rio
“I learned that there are something that people have to keep in their mind if they want to make the world a better place!” – G11 Kentaro
“If we do the mural project next year I would like to go further into my truth theme and talk about how it applies to everyday life.” – G9 Luca
“After the mural project I realize that empathy is a really good value and now I try to apply it always.” – G10 Sofia
“The Korean Mural Project activity allowed me focus on a specific topic and allowed me to understand why it is important. It also allowed me to talk about it to my fellow peers in a different language. It made me think in a different perspective by using Korean. I applied this to my real life because it reminded myself why kindness in important and it is important to spread it.” – G11 Paloma
