Welcome
to Korean Culture Camp! For a great week of Korean culture,
history, language, art, dance, martial arts, and food! KCC is a non-profit
organization entering its thirty-first year. Our family of current
and former campers, teen helpers, teachers, and volunteers continues
to grow. Our campers include adoptees and their siblings, children of
former adoptees, first-generation Korean Americans and their children,
and anyone interested in learning more about the Korean culture. Our
doors are open to all!
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•Camp Schedule and Location
•Signing up for Classes, Volunteer Work
KCC was created to give children exposure to their Korean culture and heritage
instilling a greater sense of their cultural identity and ethnic diversity.
We provide a diverse, challenging and fun curriculum for our campers which
includes:
•Learning about Korea—its history and culture
•Learning the Korean alphabet and language
•Participating in self-esteem classes
•Gaining agility, balance and discipline in our Tae Kwon Do classes
and traditional Korean dances
•Singing Korean music and the Korean National Anthem
Being the ethnic majority affords our campers an opportunity to feel safe, try new adventures and share their experiences about the joys and challenges of being their culture.
KCC UNIQUENESS
The Positive Impact of Teen Helpers
KCCreceives requests from former campers who want to continue to be involved
in KCC by volunteering. Our teen helpers are a group of wonderful role
models who act as camp counselors to the campers. They assist in teaching
traditional Korean songs and dances performed by campers at our Saturday
program.
The Pride and Splendor of the Saturday Gala Celebration!
Every year camp concludes with a Saturday program that provides
an opportunity for the campers to show some of the Korean culture they have
learned during the week to friends, parents, and grandparents. The program
includes performances by all of the campers which include traditional Korean
songs, the splendid gala of traditional Korean dance and the Tae Kwon Do
demonstrations.
The Joys of Melon Bars and Korean Gifts!
At the end of each day campers have the opportunity to purchase
special Korean snacks, including the infamous melon bars. KCC’s gift
store is stocked with a wide range of books, clothing, art and crafts from
Korea.
The KCC Family
Selected by Hong Joo Lee, our camp teachers are Korean and Korean American
adults who thrive on interacting with and educating children. They design
curriculum to educate and excite our campers about Korean culture, heritage,
history, dance and martial arts.
Each class is staffed with two homeroom aides, parents of campers who accompany
the children, provide a point of contact for the drop off and pick-up
of children, and keep at the end of each day. Campers have the opportunity
watchful eye on the kids to ensure everyone acts in a safe, respectful
manner.
Our tireless aides are assisted by two teen helpers (former KCCcampers)
who manage and mentor the children and provide a hand to hold or a soccer
partner.
The lifeblood of KCC is you, the parents. Without your
involvement KCC would not be possible.