2021 Global Project

                                        

written by 10121 Jang Yoon Seo, 10616 Lee Na Yoon,

20107 Kim Ji An & 20324 Jung Min Ji

Based on what 15^th and 16^th generation Sawlians learned in classes, a Global Project was done by each grade. 16^th generation Sawlians read The Hate U Give and made materials such as brochures and posters. 15^th generation Sawlians read Number the Stars and they portrayed themselves as the characters of that book.

                                                          

Number the Stars is a book by Lois Lowry, which won a John Newbery Medal and Jewish Book Award. This book is set in Copenhagen, Denmark during World War II. The country was full of soldiers who were watching and interfering in Jewish people’s lives. Since the Nazis were trying to remove all the Jews from many countries, Jews didn’t have any freedom and had to live in fear. The main character is a 10-year-old girl Annemarie, and her best friend Ellen is a Jewish girl. Annemarie’s family plans to help Ellen’s family escape from the Nazis, and this book is about this adventure. Through this book, qualities such as friendship and bravery are shown.

Based on this story of Number the Stars, the Global Project was conducted this year in the first semester. However, due to the COVID-19, 15^th generation Sawlians participated in the project by filming a video instead of actually doing a play.

Park Chan Hee teacher, who was in charge of the Global Project for the 15^th generation Sawlians explained to THE PRESS the purpose and specialness of this project.

THE PRESS: What is the purpose of the Global Project?

Park Chan Hee: I started this project with the thought that it would be good for students to develop the necessary qualities to grow into global talents by using what they learned in class. Fortunately, since they were able to learn lots of universal values such as courage or friendship while reading the book, the project progressed according to those things.

 

THE PRESS: Is there anything special that only the 2021 Global Project has?

Park: It is special that the video section was created for the first time this year. Although I initially conceived an exhibition where the videos are constantly played on TV like a museum, it was hard to realize it because our exhibition should be run in school. Instead, we placed computers in the hallways so students can easily watch the videos.

The following is an interview with a member of a team that participated in the video section and won the top prize.

THE PRESS: Were there any difficulties while making the video for the Global Project?

15^th generation English major Lee Chae Yun: First of all, the most difficult thing was that the submission deadline was not so long even if it was a pandemic period. Moreover, as we had to go to school every other week, it was difficult to take a video with school in the background and to have all the team members appear in one scene. Anyway, to overcome these difficulties, we reorganized the script so that only one person would appear in a scene and used Zoom when more than two people needed to appear together.

THE PRESS: If it is possible, would you participate in the project again?

Lee: The Global Project was even more enjoyable because luckily I got the role I wanted to play. In addition, it’s especially memorable for me since I won the top prize. Considering the joy in the process of making and the sense of accomplishment I felt when I saw the results, I would like to participate again. Lastly, I want to say thank you to the team captain Jung Yeon, the editor Ye Sol, the members who wrote the script and the actors. 

The 16^th generation Sawlians worked on a project with the book called The Hate U Give. In the novel, “THUG LIFE” means that prejudice about black people we experienced when we were young leads people to attack society when they encounter situations beyond their control. The Hate U Give, that is to say “THUG” is about racism.

The main character, a teenage girl, Starr saw her childhood friend Khalil die unfairly because of a police officer’s prejudice. Based on this incident, she tries to overcome her trauma and fights back racism by raising her voice. During this project, they could see social issues that describe racism in detail and the life of an alienated black person.

The students recalled the contents of the book once again and created the results freely. It was divided into the report section and free creation section in various forms such as posters, brochures, fairy tales, cartoons, etc.

 

The Global Project was meaningful for students to express their thoughts with creations for students to express their thoughts through creations and to put themselves in the shoes of the main character in the book.