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CanadaCommando · Joined: 13 Feb 2004 Location: People's Republic of C.C.

OK. So I teach these "club activity" days in my Middle school, One Saturday a month, where I take 20 kids off to do an activity. Being the resident whitey, I got put in teaching "English Culture" club...basically exposing them more to things that are part of Western Culture...as vague as that is!
Any suggestions where to take these boys. I am in Seoul, and wondering if anyone knows of any Cultural Centers or Museums, or such things that run any programs as such.

Thanks

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kangnamdragon · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea

Taking them to McDonalds.

Take them drinking in Hongdae.

Take them to lunch at an expensive hotel.

CanadaCommando · Joined: 13 Feb 2004 Location: People's Republic of C.C.

kangnamdragon · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea

That was sarcasm, but take them to places where they can see many Americans. Maybe you could even arange a tour with the USO to go on base.

katydid · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Location: Here kitty kitty kitty...

With my American Culture class, if I had one, they'd be watching a lot of movies and listen to a lot of music and watch a lot of sitcoms. LOL Probably give them a bad view of America on second thought.

Could you take them to a ball game or something?

peppermint · Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 9:26 pm Post subject:

A friend recently took her club class to an English language newspaper, and said it went very well. Maybe the USO is doing something for kids- or one of the embassies? Celebrate the holidays of whatever country you'll focus on.

CanadaCommando · Joined: 13 Feb 2004 Location: People's Republic of C.C.

Hey guys. Thanks for the advice. KD, sorry, my sarcasm detector was obviously Fed up. Cheers to the USO idea.

crazylemongirl · Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Location: almost there...

british council.

You could do some stuff on food.... I just finished a lesson on food where I gave them a sample and then got them to eat it and desribe taste, texture and smell

Homer · Guest

French cultural centers (there are a few).

Various consulates or embassies.

CanadaCommando · Joined: 13 Feb 2004 Location: People's Republic of C.C.

Just wanted to bring this one back up in case anyone had any fresh ideas...

Checked out alot of the mentioned ideas already...Unfortunate timing of being on a Saturday already puts all embassies and consulates as a no-go...also, USO said "no thanx" and most English newspapers are closed Saturdays. Anyone with some new ideas?

Any help would be appreciated.

peppermint · Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 8:06 pm Post subject:

Contact a few of the consulates and embassies anyway- sometimes they have festivals and things on the weekend.

dogbert · Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Location: Killbox 90210

My s.o. has told me before that when she was a tyke Camp Hialeah had occasional open houses where they let Koreans in and had various events. I doubt any facility does that now, but it made a big impression on her and at least anecdotally, seems to have created some goodwill.

Of course, that was back in the day when Western products/movies/teevee shows were not readily available in Korea and "the West" itself conjured up more mysterious/glamorous thoughts.

Hyalucent · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: British North America

Would the Canada Day gig at the UN Compound be out of the question? There's moderate drinking there, but a good meal and probably the single largest concentration of foreigners I was ever amongst.