Jul, Aug · Flagship

Global Mentoring

Every July and August, 100+ Gukin members volunteer as teachers at Korean and Hangul schools in 5 Japanese cities. 18 editions so far.

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18editions
+ mentors
100+ mentors
teams deployed
7teams deployed

5 cities, to Korean and Hangul schools — Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Shizuoka

Period
Every Jul–Aug
For
All cohorts (about 100)
Format
Teams dispatched to 5 Japanese cities
Participation
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Gukin's flagship overseas education volunteering program. Every July and August, about 100 Gukin members are dispatched to Korean and Hangul schools in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, and Shizuoka, running Korean language education, Korean culture experiences, career and university-admission mentoring, subject tutoring, and English-only classrooms for Korean-Japanese and local students.

The goal is to communicate with Korean-Japanese students in Korean while nurturing their pride as Koreans, share career information with students preparing for Korean university admission, and build a foundation for Korea-Japan civic exchange through ties with the overseas Korean community. Mentors and students grow together under the values of communication, growth, and contribution.

How it works

From teams to districts

  1. 1

    Team formation

    Balanced mentoring teams are formed, combining fresh energy from juniors with experience from seniors.

  2. 2

    Preparation

    Teams design their education volunteering curriculum and prepare, building on the February Japan camp.

  3. 3

    Deployment

    Each team travels to a different district of Japan for the on-the-ground program.

  4. 4

    Reflection

    After returning from Japan, teams share what they learned and pass the experience on within Gukin.

Timeline

From February to dispatch

How a year of Global Mentoring comes together.

  1. Feb

    Head & committee

    The Global Mentoring head is announced and the organizing committee is recruited.

  2. Mar

    Team leaders

    Team-leader applications and announcement. The chief prepares one team per city.

  3. Apr–May

    Team members & team building

    Member recruitment notice, applications and the team-building announcement complete each city's team.

  4. Jun

    Kick-off & preparation

    After the kick-off, teams meet to build their Korean-language, culture and career-mentoring curriculum.

  5. Jul–Aug

    Dispatch

    Educational outreach at Korean schools in five Japanese cities.

  6. Aug–Sep

    Closing & reflection

    Back home, teams share what they learned and pass the experience on within Gukin.

Exact dates change every year; members can see this year's schedule under Global Mentoring in the community.

From the field

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