This form is for the submission of your $300 deposit for the 2024 Korean Research Trip.
As part of your participation, you will be required to do four things.
- Participate in five webinars, beginning in April, four of which must be attended live. Each webinar will require readings and online discussions that act as an introduction to the webinar topic. The webinars will be held on Monday evenings.
- Complete a foundation task, which includes completing a veteran transcript by June 30th. This task will take approximately 3-5 hours.
- Create a lesson plan that focuses on the Korean War, Korean culture, history or geography. THIS IS A POST TRIP ACTIVITY.You must also have evidence that you presented your lesson and trip experience to your school district, regional social studies event, or state social studies conference. The initial lesson plan and evidence of your presentation is due by 10/31/24. As part of the education initiative of the foundation, we will be publishing all lesson plans created by participants. Lesson plans submitted to the foundation will be reviewed and the authors will be given feedback about revisions. As a participant, you should be willing to revise and resubmit your lesson based on feedback from the foundation. All lessons become the property of the foundation.
Please know that the completion of the post trip requirement is not optional. To successfully complete the Research trip, you must complete the post trip requirements. Failure to meet the participant requirements will lead to the forfeiture of your deposit.
By submitting this deposit, you agree to the following:
I understand that a failure to complete any trip requirements, including the post-trip lesson plan due December 31st, will result in the loss of my deposit.
I understand that if I am unable to attend the trip and the Foundation is unable to find a replacement, or experiences a monetary loss because of the airline ticket penalties, my deposit will not be refunded.
Mapae Grant Award
World History Digital Education Foundation [WHDE]
Korean War Legacy Foundation [KWLF]
The World History Digital Education Foundation and the Korean War Legacy Foundation are honored to have a cadre of dedicated educators sharing information about Korea and the Korean War to teachers throughout the United States. To recognize the outstanding work of these teachers, we created the Mapae Award.
The Mapae Award is based on the medallion used by officials of the central government during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). The King’s hand-picked special officials, called “Eosa” (literally meaning the official dispatched by the King) traveled through regional areas on public duties and primarily prosecuted corrupt officials in the provinces. In most instances, the King secretly appointed Eosa, who were often the first prize awardee in Joseon’s national civil service examination called Gwageo. Eosa were given a medal, the Mapae, which identified their special status as the King’s appointed secret prosecutor and gave them the right to conscript horses for transportation to the provinces. Eosa with Mapae were allowed to have a special access to saddle horses kept at government-run post stations upon presenting their Mapae medal. The bearer of the medal, which was issued by a government agency called the Sangseowon (Office of Seals and Badges), was entitled to use the number of horses carved on the badge and was typically accompanied by a station attendant who guided him to the next station approximately 16 kilometers away. The attendant returned to his home station with the horse under his charge, while the traveler continued on his journey via other stations to his final destination.
Similar to the Joseon officials, teachers who have been awarded the medal will be provided resources, based on the number of horses on their medal, to help them share knowledge throughout the United States about Korean history, South Korea’s simultaneous rapid economic development and democratization, and the Korean War.
One Horse
Qualification
- Attend a WHDE or KWLF workshop and successfully complete all workshop requirements
Available Resources
- Up to $500 to host a workshop for at least 12 teachers. Teachers may also propose a special project related to Korea or the Korean War.
- Funding may be used for food, speaker honorariums, materials and/or room rental.
- Teachers must submit a budget and be pre-approved before making any expenditure. Receipts or invoices must be produced before any payments are made.
- NOTE: We are happy to assist in developing a workshop program.
Two Horses
Qualification
- Successfully complete a workshop or special project at the one horse level.
Available Resources
- Up to $1000 to host a workshop for at least 15 teachers. Teachers may also propose a special project related to Korea or the Korean War.
- Funding may be used for food, speaker honorariums, materials and/or room rental. Teachers at the two-horse level may use $250 of the grant funds as a personal honorarium.
- Teachers must submit a budget and be pre-approved before making any expenditure. Receipts or invoices must be produced before any payments are made.
- NOTE: We are happy to assist in developing a workshop program.
Three Horses
Qualification
- Successfully complete a workshop or special project at the two-horse level.
Available Resources
- Up to $1500 to host a workshop for at least 20 teachers. Teachers may also propose a special project related to Korea or the Korean War.
- Funding may be used for food, speaker honorariums, materials, room rental. Teachers at the three-horse level may use $350 of the grant funds as a personal honorarium.
- Teachers must submit a budget and be pre-approved before making any expenditure. Receipts or invoices must be produced before any payments are made.
- NOTE: We are happy to assist teachers in developing a workshop program.
Four Horses
Qualification
- Teachers at the four-horse level are trusted regular consultants for the foundation. All teachers at this level will go through an application and interview process.
Available Resources
- Teachers at the four-horse level will be tasked with special projects and will be given an appropriate budget to complete all tasks.
Five Horses
Qualification
- Teachers at the five-horse level are project managers who have shown excellent leadership qualities.
Available Resources
- Teachers at the five-horse level will develop special projects and workshops and will be given an appropriate budget to complete all tasks.
The Korean War Legacy Foundation is pleased to offer you a spot at our 2024 World Congress of Teachers of the Korean War. Please complete this registration form and deposit to confirm your acceptance.
The 5th Annual World Congress of Teachers of the Korean War
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The Korean War Legacy Foundation is honored to partner with the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, R.O.K, to host the 2024 World Congress of Teachers in Cambridge, UK. Dignitaries from the UK and Republic of Korea will join teachers from all twenty-two United Nations countries that participated in the Korean War to share ideas on how the War and its legacy can be taught in the classroom. A special area of focus will be on the UK’s Korean War curriculum book published in 2020. The World Congress is an opportunity to recognize the sacrifice of Korean War veterans and the importance of studying the War’s legacy in our schools.
The programs will include:
- Keynote speech by Minister KANG Jung-ai of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs of South Korea
- Sessions on the UK Korean War curriculum book published in partnership with the Historical Association UK
- Sessions on curricular books that have been completed in the US and Canada as well as new projects in New Zealand and Türkiye
- Panel discussion with UK Korean War veterans
- Opportunities for sharing between participants from the 22 countries
- Gala dinner on the evening of August 3rd to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the breakout of the Korean War
DATE
August 1-4, 2024
- August 1st: Arrival day, evening reception TBA
- August 2nd: Teacher workshop and group dinner
- August 3rd: Teacher workshop and Gala Dinner
- August 4th: Departure day
LOCATION
Cambridge Hilton
20 Downing Street
Cambridge, CB2 3DT, United Kingdom
REGISTRATION FEE
Upon acceptance to the conference, a non-refundable $75 payment is required to reserve your place at the conference. Participants will receive three nights hotel, meals, and a travel stipend.
CONTACT
If you have any questions, please contact: Bobbie Downs at worldcongress@koreanwarlegacy.org
TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS
- You currently teach social studies or history for ages 12-18.
- Proficient in English as all sessions will be in English
- You currently teach a course that could include instruction on the Korean War.
- You demonstrate a desire to learn and teach about the Korean War and its legacy.
- You must teach in one of the 22 United Nations participating countries.
- You have an interest in continuing the work completed at the conference through a fellowship or special project.
- If accepted, teachers are required to type a transcript for one of our interviews or create a lesson as part of a service component of attendance.
REGISTRATION
- A $75 USD registration fee is required upon acceptance.
- As part of the registration, you must provide a letter from your school indicating that you are currently a history/social studies teacher.
- A single occupancy hotel room will be provided from August 1st through August 4th.
- Rooms with two double beds can be requested, but not guaranteed. If you have an additional adult in your room, there is a $20 daily fee that you are responsible for.
- Participants are expected to attend all meals and events. Guests are not permitted to attend any program-sponsored events/meals.
- All meals will be provided provided as follows:
- August 1st: Arrival day, no meals provided, evening reception TBA
- August 2nd: Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided
- August 3rd: Breakfast, lunch and dinner provided
- August 4th: Departure day, breakfast
FOUNDATION TASK
In order to participate in the World Congress, you are required to complete one of the tasks listed below. You may complete the task before or after the event; however, you will not receive your travel reimbursement until the task is completed.
- Type a transcript for a Korean War Veteran interview from the archives.
- Write a lesson plan on the Korean War
TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT
Teachers from North America
- Up to $1,250 reimbursement for airfare will be provided (flight).
Teachers from the UK
- All UK teachers will receive a $300 travel stipend. No receipts are needed to receive the stipend. If driving, you are responsible for hotel parking fees.
Teachers from Continental Europe
- Up to $350 airfare reimbursement for travel will be provided.
Teachers from Asia and Africa
- Up to $1800 airfare reimbursement for travel will be provided.
Please take note of the following:
- Travel will be reimbursed after the foundation task is completed.
- All flights must be economy class.
- When checking into the hotel, you must provide a credit card for incidental charges.
- If driving, you are responsible for hotel parking.
Getting to Cambridge:
A train from London to Cambridge takes about 90 minutes and costs around $25 each way.
EXPECTATIONS
- Participants are expected to bring a laptop.
- Dress for all events is summer business casual for all teacher workshops. The Gala is semi-formal (jacket/tie for men, dress or suit for women).