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System & Program to Enhance Love of Nation

September 2012

Burial and Commemoration Bureau

(Memorial Education Division)

				Contents

Ⅰ. Overview of Memorial Education	3

1. Definition & Purpose

2. Environment

3. Policy Direction

Ⅱ. System of Implementing Memorial

Education	5

1. Organization

2. Legal Basis & Budget

3. History

Ⅲ. Key Programs	7

Ⅳ. Future Task	8

Ⅰ. Overview of Memorial Education

□ Meaning

○ Definition: Education aimed at nurturing a sense of pride and patriotism of younger generations and the people by allowing them to understand noble spirit, sacrifice and accomplishment of those who sacrificed themselves for the nation (Article 1 of the Act on Supporting Memorial Education)

○ Purpose

	Sound sense of national security
				Mental Foundation for Social Integration and Progress
	Future-oriented sense of history
	Sense of pride as the people of the leading nation

□ Environment

○ Eclipse of Patriotism Caused by Changes in Life Environment

- Teenagers have low level of patriotism due to lack of community spirit resulting from the education system that focuses only on college entrance exam.

※ 58% of high school seniors say they want to live abroad (National Youth Policy Institute, 2012)

-	With an economic crisis being aggravated, more people distrust the government, public sentiment is split, and conflicts between generations and classes increase.

※ 27% of national GDP is wasted due to public conflicts. (Samsung Economic Research Institute, 2009)

○ Low Sense of National Security Despite Existing Security Crisis

- It is required to take proper measures to cope with North Korea's provocative movements and have a sense of national security based on accurate understanding of the international situation.

※ Despite territorial division and confrontation with North Korea, 47% teenagers have no idea when the Korean War broke out.  (60th Anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration Committee, 2010)

□ Policy Direction

○ Establishment of future-oriented historical awareness

- To provide education to make people have a balanced sense of history, feel pride in their country and have a future-oriented vision

- To run program aimed at letting people thank those who sacrificed themselves to the nation and passing on their noble spirit

○ Establishment of a cooperative system among school-home-society/private & public sector/governmental organizations

- To take advantage of Persons with Distinguished Services to the Nation and memorial facilities in the community

- To develop programs which schools and homes can use together

○ Formation of habit and attitude which embody patriotism

- To develop and operate programs which meet students' needs

Ⅱ. System of Implementing Memorial Education

□ Organization

○ Government: Memorial Education Division of the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (MPVA)

※ Related governmental organization: Ministry of Education, Science & Technology (education at schools), Ministry of Unification (unification education), Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (education for youngsters) etc.

○ Cooperation with related organizations

			MPVA
			▪ establish policy, provide comprehensive support ▪ award excellent schools, support visiting excellent teachers
				Regional Meeting
				▪ negotiate detailed operation direction of each semester ▪ discover best practice
MPVA offices				Metropolitan and Provincial Offices of Education				Educational Organizations (pilot school/ research center/ private organization etc.)
▪examine operation plan ▪provide monetary assistance, examine balance accounts ▪offer educational materials ▪support best commemoration case				▪support running a pilot school ▪cooperate in providing memorial education				▪submit operation planning paper ▪run a research school ▪report operation result ▪report balance accounts

□ Legal Basis & Budget

○ Legal Basis: National Merit Reward Act (Article 23)

Article 23 ① Central and local governments shall promote the following programs in order

to pay respect to sacrifices and contributions of Persons of National Merit

and nurture patriotism among the public.

3. Education aimed at fostering patriotism

5. Programs to honor sacrifices of Persons of National Merit and to                         enhance their spirit of nationhood

② The central and local governments can work together with public/private organizations to carry out programs listed in the first clause or can commission these organizations to run them. In this case, financial and administrative assistance can be provided to those public/private organizations.

○ Budget: KRW 4.2 billion (2012)

□ History

○ Various commemoration and memorial projects started from 1985 with the purpose of creating the environment for people to honor sacrifice and spirit of Persons of National Merit and to have patriotism.

○ In 1999, Korea Education and Research Institute for Patriots and Veterans began education for the youth and Persons of National Merit.

○ In 2001, the year of spreading veterans and patriots spirit, commemoration and memorial projects were further expanded.

○ To mark the 60th anniversary of the independence, in 2005, field program and online promotion emerged as new tools to develop patriotism among people.

○ In 2010, the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, education for post-war generations was intensified to instill a strong sense of security and patriotism in them.

- 16 elementary schools were designated as a pilot school to study the spirit of nationhood.

○ The Memorial Education Division was newly formed at the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs in 2011 to conduct education to enhance spirit of nationhood.

- Youth volunteer program, Formation of professional instructors

○ 'Intensifying memorial education for the public' was designated as one of the government projects in 2012.

Ⅲ. Key Programs

□ School Education:

○ Patriotism pilot school: Curriculum consisting of various themes and methods

※ Pilot school: Designated by the Ministry of Education, Science &

Technology and run for two years

Practice school: Specialized education to mark anniversaries, designated

by MPVA offices and run for 1~3 months

○ Visiting patriotism education: Instructors consisting of historian, political scientist and war veterans taking the road to instill patriotism in people

□ On Site Education:

○ Initiatives jointly operated by MPVA offices & memorial facilities

- Independence fighter camp: Experiencing guerilla training of independence activists and their daily lives

- Nationhood spirit camp: On site education by local memorial facilities and MPVA regional offices

○ Programs run by youth training center and institution, and sponsored by the MPVA

- Visiting the sites where national patriots and veterans made sacrifices to protect their homeland, MIU experience, understand national symbols etc.

○ Youth volunteer program

- Documentary production by youngsters, Talent donation like writing a biography of war veterans

□ Training: Training by target (teenager, college student, teacher etc.)

○ Implementation of training program considering trainees' level, interests, needs etc.

□ Development of program and education materials: Multimedia courseware to mark various anniversaries

<Appendix 1> Programs aimed at fostering spirit of nationhood (2012)

Ⅳ. Future Task

□ Nurturing professional instructors

○ To select Persons of National Merit who contributed to the national development and enhanced national prestige as a mentor to boost love of nation

※ Instructor pooling system includes leader of Saemaeul Movement, the new community movement, mine worker and nurse sent to Germany, war veteran, and entertainer who contributed to spreading the Korean Wave

□ Discovering items and teaching method

○ Motivate instructors to devote themselves to memorial education

- To hold a contest of teaching methods aimed at nurturing patriotism for elementary and middle school teachers

-「To give teachers opportunities to visit the sites of national development home and abroad, and encourage them to teach what they learn to their students

○ Selecting and running specific programs by school and region

- To make programs allowing students to feel friendly towards the national flag and the national anthem

- Expand the base for memorial education by providing further support to private organizations to run related programs

□ Creating an atmosphere where people have high level of patriotism

○ Encouraging the leaders of society to actively participate in patriotism nurturing events

- To allow ordinary people to have high spirit of nationhood after witnessing leaders' taking the initiatives

○Coming up with customized programs for each age group

- 10s: Cross-country trek, Nationwide writing contest

- 20s: Talent donation volunteer work (Magic show for Persons of National Merit, Biography contest etc.), UCC production contest

- 30~40s: Expanded opportunities of experiencing security situation, Interactive communication through SNS

Appendix 1		Programs aimed at fostering spirit of nationhood (2012)

Category	Program	Key Contents
School	In-service training for teachers	∙Training for elementary, middle and high school teachers to stimulate school education nurturing patriotic spirit
	Teaching method contest	∙Discover excellent teaching guide to spread memorial education (sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology)
	Patriotism pilot school	∙Apply a comprehensive program which includes enhancing the spirit of nationhood to curriculum
	Special lecture by Korean War veterans	∙During June, Patriots and Veterans' month
On Site	Independence fighter camp	∙Experiencing guerilla training of independence activists and their daily lives
	Nationhood spirit camp	∙Camp for teenagers considering characteristics of each region ∙Jointly run by MPVA regional offices and private organizations
	Visiting local memorial facilities	∙Provide support to schools to visit local memorial facilities
Training	Patriotism training	∙Training for teachers, children and teenagers aimed at inspiring patriotism
	National identity training	∙Training for public officials to let them have right historical consciousness (by the Korea Education and Research Institute for Patriots and Veterans)
	Bohun culture class	∙Essay contest of elementary school students and their mothers, Quiz contest (Golden Bell)
	Visiting historic sites home & abroad	∙Program of visiting historical sites of independence movement in China and Russia by college students and professors
Program & Education Material	Production & distribution of education materials	∙About the April 19th Revolution ∙About the Korean War ∙About the ways of inspiring national pride
	Special lecture to mark 62th anniversary of the Korean War	∙History lecture for teenagers (EBS, Educational Broadcasting System)
	Production of guide for visiting memorial facilities	∙Publish Korea History Guide and post it on the homepage of the Korea Tourist Service in order to let memorial facilities be used as a tool to nurture patriotism
	Bohun plaza for children	∙Website for children designed to instill patriotic spirit in them ∙Webpages for teachers
	Event for inspiring patriotism among people	∙Singing national anthem event ∙Patriotism quiz contest ∙Art quiz