{"id":96880,"date":"2023-07-03T10:53:13","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T10:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2023\/07\/03\/peterborough-im-privileged-to-help-pupils-learn-korean-culture\/"},"modified":"2023-07-03T10:53:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T10:53:13","slug":"peterborough-im-privileged-to-help-pupils-learn-korean-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2023\/07\/03\/peterborough-im-privileged-to-help-pupils-learn-korean-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Peterborough: ‘I’m privileged to help pupils learn Korean culture’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A teaching assistant who won an award said it was “a privilege” to share her Korean culture with students.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In Wha, Kim, who is of Korean descent, works at Queen Katharine Academy in Peterborough and runs a Korean club during the school’s lunch breaks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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She won the Teaching Assistant of the Year award in the 2023 Times Educational Supplement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“As a Korean, I’m privileged to be able to help students learn Korean and share the culture,” she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ms. Kim has been working as a teaching assistant for 16 years, helping students study in secondary school.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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She started her Korean lunch club after a student approached her and asked to learn the Korean language. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“In sophomore year, I heard from a lot of students who liked K-pop music and would like to hear it, so I started a lunchtime K-pop club as an enrichment \u2014 and it was quite popular,” Ms. Kim said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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K-pop, which stands for Korean pop, is a multi-billion dollar music industry popular in South Korea and also around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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She said the club helps students “explore another culture \u2014 and broaden their knowledge and experiences.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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She said she was “honored and humbled” by the fact that they wanted to know more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Laiba, a 13-year-old eighth-grade student, said the club is a place where “everyone comes and enjoys Korean culture, listens to K-pop and tastes Korean food.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cSchool is fun and everyone comes in at lunchtime and\u2026 it’s just great. I really like Korean culture and… it makes me happy.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cMiss Kim made everyone so proud. We are so proud that Miss Kim received the award for this.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Anamika, also 13, said, “I just love Korea, I love K-pop.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Of her teacher’s award, she said, “She deserves it, she works so hard, she’s like the best person – she’s so nice and like one of the best teachers here.” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Nikola, an eighth grader, said her friend Anamika introduced her to K-pop and she’s now a regular at the club.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“K-pop is like the best music ever, and I especially love the food \u2014 it’s so spicy that sometimes I just can’t handle it,” she admitted. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Miss Kim is “like the best teacher ever, she taught us so much,” she said, adding that listening to the music “brightens the mood for everyone.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Her teaching assistant, Ms. Kim, said she was “delighted” to have won the TES award.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“It’s thanks to my students who made a big splash for my club and the colleagues who nominated me for it,” she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“I’m over the moon right now.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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