Winners of 27th Kyobo Education Awards announced

The Kyobo Foundation for Education said Tuesday that it has selected four recipients for its 27th Kyobo Education Awards. This year's honorees include Katherine Hahn Singer, advisor to the Korean Center for Nonviolent Communication (NVC); Kim Young-rae, a music teacher at Shinil Middle School; Kim Tae-gon, head of the Songak Community Education Network "O-neul"; and Jung Chae-min, chairperson of CHILDFLY. The awards ceremony will be held at the Kyobo Life building in Seoul, Nov. 19. Each winner will receive a commemorative plaque and a cash prize of 30 million won ($20,850). Considered one of Korea's most prestigious honors in the field of education, the Kyobo Education Awards was established to embody the educational philosophy of Shin Yong-ho, founder of Kyobo Life Insurance. It recognizes individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the advancement of education in the areas of true character development, creative talent development, lifelong education and future innovation. In the true character development category, Singer was recognized for her pioneeringWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times