Teachers to Learn About Ceramics in Textbooks at the Museum First

National Museum of Korea to Offer Cultural Heritage Training for Elementary and Early Childhood Teachers in July
Lectures, Exhibition Tours, Integrated Experience Programs, and Educational Resource Training Included

The National Museum of Korea is offering cultural heritage education training programs for teachers in elementary schools and early childhood education settings.

Director Lee Aeryung of the National Museum's Curatorial Research Office is conducting a hands-on lecture titled "Understanding Our Ceramics in Textbooks" during a museum training session for elementary and middle school teachers at the National Museum of Korea. National Museum of Korea

On June 17, the National Museum of Korea announced that it will run the "Museum Training for Elementary and Early Childhood Educators" from July 8 to 29. The program is open to principals, vice principals, and teachers of elementary schools nationwide, as well as kindergarten and daycare center teachers.

This training is designed to help teachers deepen their understanding of museums and cultural heritage, and to allow them to directly experience exhibitions and educational programs that can be applied in school and early childhood education environments. The program is divided into two tracks: one for elementary school teachers and another for kindergarten and daycare teachers.

The elementary school teacher track will be held on July 8, 15, and 22, for a total of three sessions. The kindergarten and daycare teacher track will take place during the summer vacation period on July 29. Participating teachers will attend lectures by curatorial staff on key cultural heritage items and special exhibitions at the National Museum of Korea, and will take part in integrated experiential programs tailored to children.

Main programs include "Understanding Our Ceramics in Textbooks," "Understanding Prehistoric Earthenware," "Amazing Thailand: Masterpieces of Thai Art," "Our Table," "Using the Cultural Heritage Guide," and "From Clay to Pottery," among others. The training will also cover how to use the museum’s educational material, the "Cultural Heritage Guide."

Participants will receive tickets to the special exhibitions and a copy of the "Cultural Heritage Guide." The guide includes educational content on major cultural heritage items such as the Ten-Story Pagoda from Gyeongcheonsa Temple, gold crowns, ceramics, and gilt-bronze Pensive Bodhisattva statues, which can be used in educational settings.

Yoo Hongjun, Director of the National Museum of Korea, stated, "The museum is an important educational space where children, as the next generation, can understand history and culture and develop their imagination through cultural heritage. I hope this training will help teachers discover new possibilities in cultural heritage education as mediators connecting museums with children, and that they will apply what they learn in schools and early childhood education settings."

Applications for the training can be submitted through "Modu," the educational platform on the National Museum of Korea website. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis and closes seven days prior to each session.

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