Winter Leadership Workshop

2nd ~ 4^th Dec

This is the news that you have been waiting for!  2011 InKAS Winter Trip!!!

The purpose of this program is to provide an opportunity for Korean adoptees living in South Korea and elsewhere to learn about South Korea’s diverse culture.

This year’s InKAS Winter Trip will be held in JeollabukDo(전라북도), one of the southwest districts of Korea. During this trip, we will have several exciting activities such as a tour of a historic site at Jeonju / Ski & Spa at Mooju and seminars on lifestyle and career opportunities in Korea. 

Jeolado is the most famous province for Korean food in Korea. Especially, JeollabukDo is well known for Jeonju Bibimbob. Also, we will take a tour of historic artifacts of the 500-year-old Chosun dynasty and explore the Mooju area with its nature-friendly tourist attractions.

 Join us in this time of excitement!!

Application deadline: November 26^th, 6pm

How to apply:  You need to be an InKAS member to apply.  Please sign into your InKAS account and under “My Applications” fill out the 2011 Winter Recruit Trip.

Who can apply: 35 Adult Korean adoptees! Only the first 35 people who apply can join this trip!

Workshop Fee: 30,000 won

Friday Schedule

1300: depart from Sinchon to Jeollabukdo

1500: arrive at Jeonju

1600: Recruit Seminar I in Jeollabukdo Provincial Office

1730: dinner with Joenbuk University students

2000: free time with Jeonbuk/Joen Nam University students

Saturday Schedule

800: breakfast

900: Joenju Folk Village tour

1200: lunch (bimbimbap)

1300: depart to Mooju

1500: hike Mt. Duckyoo (riding a gondola)

1700: Recruit Seminar II

1730: dinner

1830: Recruit Conference

2000: free time

Sunday Schedule

700: breakfast

800: ski or sauna

1200: lunch

1300: ski or sauna

1700: come home :)

Adoptee Art and Film Festival held in Seoul hosted by InKAS and GOAL!

Date: November 18th & 19th (Friday and Saturday)

Location: Daehakno CGV Theater - located at Hyehwa station, exit 4. Walk towards your left down the small street past Paris Baguette and a little further down the CGV will be on your right.

For the Korean version of this event please view the link:
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=251663381547429

IMPORTANT:
If you want to attend, you need to contact us at inkas@aaff.co to be placed on the invitation list. The event is free for all adoptees on the invitation list, and for non-adoptees there will be a donation box at the entrance.

Please look at the following link for the film schedule as well as information on each film and filmmaker: http://aaff.co/

This is really an amazing opportunity, and we hope to see you there!

KIMCHI FESTIVAL!!!

InKAS would like to invite all Korean adoptees to the first World Walking Day.  This event is being held by the World Wike City Federation and supported by the United Nations.  The Walk will last from 11:11am to noon. After the Walk there will be a free homemade hamburger lunch. Many people representing different communities in Korea will be participating in the Walk as well, even TV stars!!

We will meet at 11am at Gwanghwamun Station, exit 5. Please come to the statue that looks like a unicorn horn beside the Cheong gye cheon.

See you all there!!!

Dear InKAS Members,

You are invited to our 8 week TESOL Certification Class 

TESOL = Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.

This is a great opportunity to get a teaching certificate!!  This class is free, except for a registration fee (this class usually costs around 2 million won). 

Why should you get a TESOL Certificate:  Most Korean public and private schools prefer an English teacher with a teaching certification, and you also have the opportunity to receive a higher salary than teachers without a teaching certificate.  The TESOL certification is through the Korean Herald, one of the most well-known institution in Korea.  And of course through the TESOL certification class you can gain valuable experience and teaching methods that will enable you to become a better, more confident teacher.

Please apply this week, deadline is Friday the 4th, as you can see there are two class options: weekdays or every Saturday.

Note: you need to be an InKAS member to access the TESOL class application, if you are not a member ane would like to become a member please email us!

2011 InKAS Korean Language Scholarships for Winter semester

This is a great opportunity to learn Korean language at a prestigious University in South Korea.  InKAS provides Korean language scholarships to overseas Korean adoptees. In association with a grant from the Ministry for Health, Welfare, and Family Affairs, scholarship grantees can study at any of these language Institutes: Ewha Woman’s, Korea, Kyunghee, Seoul National, Sogang, Sookmyung and Yonsei University. Any overseas Korean adoptee over the age of 18 can invest a semester or more of studying Korean is qualified for the scholarships.

1. Application – Required documents

- Application form

- One photocopy of adoption document with your Korean name

- One photocopy of your passport with passport number

- One photocopy of your high school graduation certificate

- One photo (3x4cm)

- One page of self-introduction

* In case this is your second term, you could submit only application and all the other documents are not necessary but sometimes needs to be sent by InKAS’s request.

2. Application Dates

Starting from September 15th, first-come, first-served basis

*Only fully-completed application along with all the required documents after January 11th in Korean time will be accepted. Selections will be made entirely on a first-come, first-serve basis.

*In case you had any problems academically or in any other ways in your school in any previous semesters, your application can be rejected or your acceptance can be cancelled.   

3. How to Apply

? Sign-up through the InKAS website and go to the Korean Language Scholarship section:

Our Services -> Scholarship  -> Language school ->Click <Apply for scholarship> -> Scholarship Winter

? Submit an application form on the page and upload all the required documents on “Mypage” 

*MyPage is on your right top after you log in.

 4. Korean Language Schools

? Course period for each university

1)      Kyunghee Uni. – Dec. 19^th ~Feb. 28^th

2)      Korea Univ. – Jan. 9^th ~Mar. 22^nd

3)      Ewha Womem’s Univ. – Dec. 6^th~Feb. 22^nd

4)      Yonsei Univ.- Jan. 9^th~Mar. 21^st

5)      Sogang Univ.- Dec. 1^st~Feb. 17^th

6)      Sookmyung Univ. – Jan. 9^th~Mar. 23^rd

7)      Seoul National Univ. – Dec. 5^th~Feb. 10^th

Basically classes of all the universities run at 9a.m. to 1p.m.from Monday through Friday. *Unlike last semester, unfortunately, we can’t afford to grant scholarship for any evening classes due to reduced fund. However, even though you have to cover the whole tuition on your own, if you still want to attend an evening class, you yourself can apply for it directly to the school that you want to go.

5. Fee

- Application fee to InKAS : $77 US dollar or 82,000won (You can make the payment through Paypal on the website or directly at the office)

- Tuition fee is 50% covered by InKAS Korean Language Scholarship. (excluding the  registration fee to a school)  In case this is your second term on the same university, you don’t need to pay the registration fee. 

*Except Yonsei University, students need to pay 70% of the tuition fee.

All the notice related any fees will be notified individually after your being chosen as a scholarship beneficiary. And you will get to know the results after the application period is ended, which is October 15yth by email.  

If you have further inquiries regarding the InKAS Korean Language scholarships, please send an email to InKAS(inkas21@yahoo.co.kr)

Hello,

We will be closed during the weekend as usual, as well as on Monday and Tuesday (through September 13th) for the Korean holiday Chuseok.  We will resume normal office hours on the 14th. 

Please note if you email or call us during the holiday that we will not be able to respond until the 14th.  Thank you for understanding and for those of you celebrating Chuseok, have a great holiday!!

We would like to invite you to apply for our Mentor Mentee Program.  Please take a look at the invitation below.  We are really excited to share this opportunity with you!

If you are interested in applying please send an email to Inkas21@yahoo.co.kr and we will provide you with an application form.

Dear InKAS Members,

We will be starting our new cooking class on Wednesday, September 7th at a NEW location.  There are 12 sessions, and we ask that all participants attend a majority of the classes.  The classes will be held each Wednesday and will run until the end of November. 

The class is for InKAS paid members only.  The registration fee is 10,000 won.  If you have already registered and paid for the previous cooking classes then you do not need to pay the registration fee again.  

There are a couple of differences between the old cooking class and the new cooking class.  First, the new class will run 2 hours, from 7pm-9pm.  Also, instead of a Korean fusion style, the new place will focus on more of a traditional style.  Finally, the new cooking class will involve more preparation time and learning, whereas the previous place most of the ingredients were pre-prepared.

Below are directions to Korea House and a menu for the entire cooking class course.  We hope you will participate in this great opportunity and learn how to cook delicious Korean dishes!  Please email inkas21@yahoo.co.kr if you would like to sign up, and we will send you an application form.