For a better world

1. Our Mission: To empower children to overcome prejudice and become inspirational
INVITAION FROM KOREA
Invitation issued date: December 9, 2014
Heehwa Choi (heehwa@business.kaist.ac.kr)

2. Problem Statement
• Korean Society Needs to Deal with
Prejudice as Number of Members
from Racially and Culturally Different
Background Increases
UN Special Rapporteur Mutuma Ruteere
Concerned about Racism in Korea
October 6th 2014
“serious problems…racist and
xenophobic stereotypes.”
• Racist stereotypes are creating
serious social problems as it triggers
anger of new members of the society.
KT&G's new brand of cigarettes, 'This
Africa,' at a convenience store in Seoul
in October 2013 became controversial.

3. Problem Statement
• Concerning increasing number of multi-ethnic children, the fact that racial stereotypes are
severe in young age groups as well is significantly worrisome.
Elementary School Student’s Perception of Different Ethnic Groups (Multiple Answers, 10 Schools in Seoul, 433 Students Surveyed)
Ara Ko(2005, 2008)
Awkward
Kind
Violent
Stupid
Not Clean
Poor
Lazy
White Northeast Asian Southeast Asian Black

4. Problem Statement
How is the situation in your country?

5. Solution: 기대 효과
Our Invitation to STORYPAL
 Join us for STORYPAL cultural
exchange activities that aims to help
children from diverse backgrounds
connect and empathize with each
other through their own stories.
 Get connected with education
communities in Korea

6. Solution: 기대 효과
Storypal Mission: Empower children to overcome prejudice and become inspirational
Direct
Goals
1) Reduce Pre-conceptions 2) Increase multi-cultural capacity
Indirect
Goals
1) Enhance
sociability
2) Enhance interest in
learning
3) Enhance writing
abilities
4) Enhance English
language abilities
5) Enhance visual thinking
abilities
STORYPAL Educational Mission & Goals
<Storycookers Global Citizenship Index>
1. Self Communication Skills
1-1. Aware of one’s unique self and human rights
1-2. Willing and able to understand and control one’s emotions and thoughts
1-3. Willing and able to communicate one’s thoughts and emotions in verbal and non-verbal means
2. Interpersonal Communication Skills
2-1. Aware of people’s diverse personalities and backgrounds
2-2. Willing and able to explain people’s diverse perspectives in verbal and non-verbal means
2-3. Willing and able to build mutual feelings and draw agreements in conflicting situations
3. Intercultural Communication Skills
3-1. Aware of the importance of diversity within the context of equal human rights
3-2. Willing and able to learn and share cultural differences in respectful manners
3-3. Willing and able to make personal connections with people from different backgrounds

7. ‘s

8. 1. Sign-up on www.storycookers.com
2. Explore stories and storypals
3. Download toolkit & Prepare for classes
1. Introduce authors
2. Build a team
3. Choose motif(s) and mission(s)
1. Create a storypal
2. Test short storypal stories
3. Develop a full story
1. Share reflections, feelings, future plans, tips
Teacher Preparation
With Students

9. TEACHER’S PREPARATION
1. Sign-up on www.storycookers.com
2. Explore stories and storypal characters
3. Download toolkit & Prepare for classes
1. Create a storypal
2. Test short storypal stories
3. Develop a full story
1. Share reflections, feelings, future plans, tips

10. 1. Sign up on Storycookers.com
Click “Join” to sign-up

11. 1. Sign up on Storycookers.com (Continued)
Click “Global Join”

12. 2. Download Storypal Toolkit
Download Toolkit

13. 3. Prepare for Classes
• Designate schedules for Storypal Steps
• Pre-select suggested motifs for character creation and cultural topic, humanistic value,
or social issues for class
• Review stationaries (and internet access if you want to explore characters and stories
with students online)
• Prepare storypal and story samples in printed out forms (or online link ready to be
clicked and opened)
• Use community board to communicate with other teachers and Storycookers
supporters if needed

14. WITH STUDENTS
1. Create a storypal
2. Test short storypal stories
3. Develop a full story
1. Share reflections, feelings, future plans, tips

15. • Start from ‘I’ and ‘Us’
① Introducing Children Authors
 By giving identity as
authors, motivate
students to express
themselves freely and
confidently
② Building Co-authors Team
 Help students to
brainstorm possible
conflict situations in
advance and come up
with preventive and
responsive solutions
Storypal Step 1, Step 2

16. • Share Storypal characters based on common motif(s) and mission
③ Create Storypal Characters
 Experiment with different
personalities and tendencies
in the process of creating a
character
Storypal Step 3

17. Storypal Step 4
• Step out of preconceptions by practicing taking perspectives of other characters
④ Story Recipes
 Enhance perspective taking attitudes and skills by exploring characters created by other children
 Enhance logical and creative thinking in the process of creating coherent stories using characters
with different backgrounds
 Enhance understanding of story elements and practice writing story structures
 Enhance discussion skills in the process of communicating ideas with team members

18. Storypal Step 5
• Enhance verbal and visual communication skills
⑤ Creating a full length children’s story
 Enhance both lingual and visual communication skills
 Understand and directly experience the importance and power of collaboration in achieving common goals
 Strengthen managerial abilities such as priority setting, time management and reasonability sharing
 Strengthen discussion skills and empathetic attitudes in the process of organizing various ideas of team
members

19. Storypal Step 6
• Develop self-reflective attitudes for continuous future growth
⑥ Epilogue
 Raise motivation to self-evaluate and pursue further growth in the future

20. Storypal Step 7
• Celebrate creative achievements and give back to the society
⑦ Storypals for a Better World
 Increase the sense of “benevolent influencer” through students’ own creative contents
 Strengthen positive self-identities as members of a global society

21. Thank You!
Our Mission: To empower children to overcome prejudice and become inspirational
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발표일: 2014년 11월 28일
발표자: 최희화 (heehwa@business.kaist.ac.kr)