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On February 3, Korean students said tearful goodbyes to their host families at the Tucson International Airport, as they prepared for their return home. See more photos from TKAP 2024 here.
On February 2, Korean students and their Tucson ambassadors went on their final field trip together, to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, where they learned about the plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert. See more photos from TKAP 2024 here.
Last week, Korean students and their Tucson ambassadors visited the Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium, where they got to explore two floors of science exhibits.
On January 19, Korean students and their Tucson ambassadors traveled to Tombstone for a day of learning about the Old West.
On January 16, Magee Middle School hosted the opening ceremony of the Tucson Korean Ambassador Program. The Korean students and their Tucson Ambassadors from Magee, Dietz and Dodge middle schools were treated to breakfast while getting to meet most of the Tucson Unified leadership team. This is the first time since 2019 that Tucson Unified hosts students from Korea due to the pandemic, so leadership from both sides were extra grateful in their speeches to the students.
On January 12, Tucson Unified students and families gathered at the Tucson International Airport to welcome dozens of Korean students as the Tucson Korea Ambassador Program gets underway. The Korean students came from two different cities – Ulluengun, an island town that is a 4-hour ferry ride and a 5-hour bus ride away from Seoul, and Yeongyang, which is a 5-hour drive away from the capital city.
This is the first year since 2019 that TKAP, which was founded in 2009, is fully back as originally planned. The Korean students will attend school with their TUSD Student Ambassadors at Dietz, Magee, and Dodge middle schools. They have the long holiday weekend to be able to adjust to the 16-hour time change, acclimate to the Sonoran Desert weather, and get to know their host families. After Tuesday’s opening ceremonies, the TKAP students will go on multiple field trips around Tucson, and even to Tombstone. In June, a select group of the Tucson TKAP students will have the opportunity to travel to Korea.
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