Welcome to the Seorae Global Village Center

Greetings. Thank you for your interest in our activities and programs.  As we are entering a new year, we would like to re-instate some of our rules and regulations related to the programs offered at our center:

1. Personal information that is collected to participate in the monthly programs (name, phone number, emails, nationality, visa type, address (-gu)) will only be used for the purpose of running our programs and will not be disclosed to third parties without your consent.
2. Group activities are recorded either as still images or videos for the purpose of internal record keeping and to use as our promotional material. The center reserves the right to these images.  If you do not wish to appear in photos nor in videos, kindly inform the staff before joining an activity so that we may edit the images accordingly.
3. If you register for an activity, kindly confirm your attendance and if any payment is required to participate, arrange to make the payment for any reservation / material fee by the deadline mentioned in the confirmation email (typically one week in advance).
4. If you have registered for a class and paid but can no longer attend, kindly arrange for someone to take your place if the class involves food ingredients or craft supplies. Alternatively, you can arrange for your ‘kit’ to be collected within 24 hours of the class.
5. Payment or reimbursement request on the day of the class will no longer be accepted. This is to prevent no-shows occurring.
6. Classes that are running longer than one session per month such as the Minhwa and the Hanji classes, the class fee is for the total number of sessions offered and published in the newsletter. Request for partial payment or discounts for missed sessions will no longer be accepted.
7. Participants that sign up with no follow-on action for multiple occasions will be restricted from joining our classes in the future.
8. Should you wish to stop receiving these monthly newsletters, please write us an email to seorae@seoul.go.kr.  

Rules pertaining to Korean classes are stated separately in the class participation rules and in your confirmation emails.  Please ask a staff for a hard copy of it if needed.  We hope to have your support in our operational efforts and look forward to seeing you again soon. 

- Seorae Global Village Center team

This 2-hour guided walking tour takes you through the historic palaces of Changdeokgung and Changgyeonggung, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites and former main residence of the Joseon royal family. Your guide will lead you through royal ceremonial halls, the king's rare blue-roofed quarters, concubine residences, and the Secret Garden with King Jeongjo's library and royal book collections. Stroll the scenic Buyongji pond, a favorite backdrop in may historical dramas.

At Changgyeonggung, your guide will show you the  greenhouse botanical garden built during the Japanese occupation and the main fall associated with Crown Prince Sado's tragic story. To immerse yourself further, consider watching The Throne(사도), The King and the Clown(왕의 남자), Masquerage(광해), or The Night Owl(올빼미).

Please wear comfortable shoes; the tour runs rain or shine. Reservations are required and confirmed via pre-payment for entrance fees.

Les contes d’ici et d’ailleurs avec le Lycée Français de Séoul

We are looking for anyone speaking French as a second language having grown up outside of France, and who are willing to share a story from their country of origin. 

Some past stories were:  Don Quixote, Mulan, Life in Croatia, Silk road of Kazakhstan, a tale from Poland, a children story from Romania, a story from Costa Rica, a wise man’s tale from India etc.  This is part of the school's French curriculum that touches upon Francophonie.  You can read a story but the fun part is to be able to ‘tell’ and engage the audience. Raconter une histoire.  The story can last up to 9 minutes and you will be asked to tell it twice as the student group will be split into two separate rooms given the space limitation of the center.  If you like to engage with a small audience of 11 year-olds who are all ears and eyes, this is an event for you! As it is an early morning activity, coffee will be served!