SOUTH KOREAN EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITY
Twenty-eight South
Korean engineering students are coming to
Catawba
County and Mill Creek Middle School
needs your help! The school is seeking 28 host families for
January 14th, 15th, and 16th
(Martin Luther King weekend).
The students are part of
an exchange program designed to help South Korean students
learn more about the United States and to foster a greater
friendship between the two countries. The Korean students
are chosen on the basis of their GPA (grade point average)
and the results of their standardized English exam. All
students are enrolled at
Kyungpook University in the South Korean city of Taegu.
“South Korea has
been a staunch American ally for over 50 years and has
modernized and westernized during that time. Despite the
influence of thousands of
U.S. service men and women
visiting the country, the culture of South Korea remains very different
than ours,” says Dan Von Dohlen, one of the host organizers
and Mill Creek Social Studies teacher. “We would like to
extend this opportunity for Americans to learn more about
South Korea and for some of
South Korea’s brightest young people to
learn about the
United States,”
he said.
The South Korean
engineering students’ schedule:
Saturday, January 14th:
12:30-1:30-Catered
luncheon at Mill Creek for students and host families.
1:30- Host families
responsible for students until next day.
Sunday, January 15th:
2:00-5:00-Tour of Valley
Hills Mall
Monday, January 16th:
8:30 a.m. drop off at
Mill Creek
5:30 p.m. pick up at
Mill Creek
Tuesday, January 17th:
8:30 a.m. drop off and
good bye.
Host families would be
expected to house and feed the exchange students. Host
families are encouraged to share the American culture and
everyday routine of American family life with the Korean
students. “We appreciate the community’s help in sharing
the culture of
Catawba
County with a different
part of the world,” says Von Dohlen.
For further details or
questions please feel free to contact any of us at Mill
Creek (828-241-2711) or via email.
Debra Burris
Debra_Burris@catawba.k12.nc.us
Dan Von Dohlen
Dan_VonDohlen@catawba.k12.nc.us
Todd Wimberly
Todd_Wimberly@catawba.k12.nc.us
