Etowah Teacher Chosen For South Korea Summer Study Trip

From Cherokee Co. School District: A Cherokee County School District teacher has been selected for a summer study trip to South Korea!

The Northeast Asian History Foundation tapped Etowah High School social studies teacher Guill Strougo for its 17-teacher delegation to participate in an eight-day field study experience.

The teachers are chosen from different states in the U.S., but all teach Advanced Placement Human Geography among their course offerings. The Foundation sponsors the all-expense paid opportunity to engage teachers in international field study and related professional activities.

The field study will include observations at the Joint Security Area of the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea, visits to agricultural and industrial sites, the study of Seoul, capital of South Korea and one of the world’s largest cities, and the historical and cultural heritage sites representing the Korean Peninsula’s 3,000-year history.

A one-day conference in Seoul during the trip will focus on the geopolitics of the Korean Peninsula, and territorial and geographical naming issues that have persisted since the end of World War II.

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