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There was a photography exhibition put on by children and adolescents in the plaza of a remote mountain village in Lao Cai Province, in northern Vietnam, on February 10. The, “Me and You, Us and Sapa,” exhibition was organized by the students, who also gave a helping hand by guiding and interviewing visitors.
The exhibition was organized as part of a culture and arts education program offered by Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) through its official development assistance (ODA) program.
The ministry sent art instructors and organizers to teach elementary and middle school students in Lao Cai Province how to take photographs, focusing specifically on regions with many ethnic minorities. The program lasted three months, beginning in November 2013. This was also part of the Korea International Cooperation Agency’s (KOICA) Happiness Program, a humanitarian aid project aimed at moving beyond standard ODA. The Iksan Public Media Center also took part in the event.
With the launch of the culture and arts education program in 2013, the Korean instructors started teaching children at the Sapa Elementary School and at the Kim Dong Junior High School. The students learned how to introduce themselves and how to express different emotions through photography, and how to take family photos. The program also tried to boost their creativity and self-esteem and tried to instill a sense of community by making Sapa village maps with photographs. Students from the Lao Cai Teachers College also took part in the program as assistant instructors, after learning about culture and arts education methods, and participated in hands-on-lessons on how to take a photograph.
“It was only a short period of time, but I was glad to share through photography the touching stories of the people around me” said 14-year-old Nguyen Tuan Viet, who took part in the program. “I learned how to use a digital camera and how to freely express my thoughts and feelings.”
Song Nuy, a student at the Lao Cai Teachers College, sent a thank you letter to the Iksan Public Media Center. “It was a new kind of education. I learned how to take photographs and how to make stories with photography.”
As requested by the Vietnamese government and Lao Cai residents, the program will continue until 2017.
By Limb Jae-un
Korea.net Staff Writer
jun2@korea.kr
The exhibition was organized as part of a culture and arts education program offered by Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) through its official development assistance (ODA) program.
The ministry sent art instructors and organizers to teach elementary and middle school students in Lao Cai Province how to take photographs, focusing specifically on regions with many ethnic minorities. The program lasted three months, beginning in November 2013. This was also part of the Korea International Cooperation Agency’s (KOICA) Happiness Program, a humanitarian aid project aimed at moving beyond standard ODA. The Iksan Public Media Center also took part in the event.
The “Me and You, Us and Sapa” photography exhibition is held in Lao Cai Province, Vietnam. (photos courtesy of the MCST)
A photograph of a Vietnamese participant is shown at the exhibition. (photo courtesy of the MCST)
With the launch of the culture and arts education program in 2013, the Korean instructors started teaching children at the Sapa Elementary School and at the Kim Dong Junior High School. The students learned how to introduce themselves and how to express different emotions through photography, and how to take family photos. The program also tried to boost their creativity and self-esteem and tried to instill a sense of community by making Sapa village maps with photographs. Students from the Lao Cai Teachers College also took part in the program as assistant instructors, after learning about culture and arts education methods, and participated in hands-on-lessons on how to take a photograph.
(Top) Children at the Sapa Elementary School work on their photographs in the classroom. (Middle) A child jumps into the air during an outdoor class. (Bottom) Students from the Kim Dong Junior High School practice their photography skills. (photos courtesy of the MCST)
“It was only a short period of time, but I was glad to share through photography the touching stories of the people around me” said 14-year-old Nguyen Tuan Viet, who took part in the program. “I learned how to use a digital camera and how to freely express my thoughts and feelings.”
Song Nuy, a student at the Lao Cai Teachers College, sent a thank you letter to the Iksan Public Media Center. “It was a new kind of education. I learned how to take photographs and how to make stories with photography.”
As requested by the Vietnamese government and Lao Cai residents, the program will continue until 2017.
By Limb Jae-un
Korea.net Staff Writer
jun2@korea.kr
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