KORU

Join us this Saturday, October 3rd,
as Mia, Koru Founder, shares Korea with Tucson!

There'll be literature, games, art, snacks, and music 🎨📚

Elementary-aged children welcome
$20 donation recommended or pay what you can

See you there 🎉


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Koru Tucson will be closed Sept 25-28 for a Board Retreat. #tucsonbooks

Privileged to have been invited to speak to and with students at Miles Exploratory Learning Center the last two days!

Patrick Kelly is introducing his middle school students to Culture Bearers and Culture Workers.
They'll be making cards of the speakers (baseball-card style).

Be sure to visit their booth at Tucson Meet Yourself and check out the results of their learning!

The kids were inquisitive, with thoughtful questions.
We all learned and opened our hearts and minds.
Thank you!!

Miles Exploratory Learning Center K-8

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🌏🌍🌎 감각들이 깨어나는 3주를 보냈다. 나누는 것들에 아이들 각자가 다르게 느끼고, 호기심을 가지며 배우고 흡수한다. 어린 친구들은 필터 없이 받아들이고 표현하며 창조해 내는 힘이 있고, 틴즈들의 눈빛에서는 찰나의 신남과 관심과 재능들을 보았다. 두 손으로 만들어내는 것들로 하나가 되는 뿌듯함을 느끼고, 세상에 대해 잘 몰랐던 사실들을 알아가며 때로는 마음의 불편함과, 다시 열림과, 성장을 동시에 경험했다. 이번 캠프의 이름이 스모가스보드였던 것처럼 다양한 것들을 꺼내 나누어 주었고, 아이들 각자의 끌림으로 조금은 더 새로운 시각을 가지게 되었다면 충분하다. 그렇게 취향은 만들어진다. 💫 🌱 We’ve spent the past three weeks with all our senses awakening. As we shared various things, each child felt them differently, learning and absorbing them with genuine curiosity. The younger ones possess the power to take things in, express themselves, and create completely without filters. In the eyes of the teens, I caught fleeting glimpses of excitement, interest, and talent. They felt the pride of coming together as one through what they created with their own two hands. As they learned new truths about the world they hadn't known before, they experienced moments of emotional discomfort, followed by the reopening of their minds, and ultimately, growth, all at the same time. True to the camp's name, "Smorgasbord", we laid out and shared a wide variety of experiences. If each child was drawn to something and gained even a slightly new perspective, that is more than enough. That is how tastes are formed. Children are raised by the society in which they are planted. What kind of environment (society) should we help them grow up in? I find myself asking this rather grand question once again. 🌱

Koru Tucson will reopen Monday, 8/31!

Our 10th-anniversary Summer Camp at Koru Jeju, South Korea was the best!

We learned a lot about different countries
and cultures
and about each other.

As schools are back in session here in Tucson,
contact us for more information about our after-school and Saturday class programs.

Empowering Minds Through Creative Learning Opportunities 📚 🌍

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🍀 여행을 위한 도서관으로 시작했기에 여전히 여행을 하고 있음에 감사하는 마음으로 잔잔하게 자축하는 만들기를 했어요. 여름부터 아이들과 나눌 거라 신나요. 여행을 하고 느끼고 만드는 사람은 그 행위를 멈출 수 없게 되나 봐요. 표지를 제주감귤지로 만들었어요. 코루 마인드풀 러닝 가이드북을 만들 때 이름은 모르고 질감이 좋아서 선택했는데 알고 보니 제주도감귤지였더라고요. 이 인연이 너무 멋지죠. 코루에 오면 만날 수 있어요. 코루는 지구를 품고 제주도에서 태어나서 여전히 여행하며 자라고 있어요. 일과 취미가 구분되지 않는 코루인들은 짧은 방학중에 제주도에 있는 세계의 음식들을 맛보러 다니고 있어요. 😋 🏝️ Since we started as a library for travel, we did a little crafting to quietly celebrate and give thanks that we are still on a journey. We’re excited because we’ll be sharing it with the children starting this summer. It seems that people who travel, feel, and create just can‘t stop doing it, no matter what anyone says. Made the cover out of Jeju citrus paper. When publishing Koru Mindful Learning Guidebook, it was chosen without knowing its name simply because of the nice texture, and it turned out to be Jeju citrus paper. What a wonderful connection! You can find it when you visit Koru. Embracing the Earth, Koru was born on Jeju Island and continues to grow as it travels. The people of Koru-for whom work and hobbies are one and the same-are currently spending their short vacation tasting world cuisines all around Jeju. 🌏🌍🌎

Good morning, from Jeju-do, South Korea

First meal
우럭튀김- deep-fried rockfish
&
회국수 - noodles with raw fish 😋