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2025 Second Half Elementary School-Linked Educational Program “Visiting Wartime Refugee School” to Be Held

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The Provisional Capital Memorial Hall, under the Busan Museum of Modern and Contemporary History, announced that it will host the second-half educational program “Visiting Wartime Refugee School” for 10 weeks from September 29 to December 5, targeting 4th to 6th grade classes at local elementary schools.

The “Visiting Wartime Refugee School” is an experiential program jointly conducted by the Memorial Hall and elementary schools in Busan. Instructors from the Memorial Hall will visit schools to carry out the classes on a classroom basis.

The program is designed to help students better understand Busan during the Korean War. It will run on weekdays between September 29 and December 5, with a total of 40 sessions.

The curriculum consists of an audiovisual lecture on “The Korean War and the Presidential Residence of the Provisional Capital” and a hands-on activity, “Ttuk-ttak Ttuk-ttak! Building the Presidential Residence of the Provisional Capital,” in which students assemble a 3D puzzle model.

The puzzle is a scaled-down model of the Presidential Residence, allowing students to see both the exterior and interior of the building. It also reveals structural details, such as the roof design, that are difficult to observe in the actual structure, thereby helping students understand its architectural features.

Through this engaging activity, the program is expected to provide students with an accessible opportunity to learn about wartime Busan and the Presidential Residence of the Provisional Capital.

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Program applications should be submitted by the experiential learning teacher of each school, who will collect class-level application data and complete an application form. Forms must be sent by email (chjh@korea.kr) to the program coordinator between 9:00 a.m. on September 15 and 6:00 p.m. on September 19.

The results will be announced on September 22 in the announcements section of the Memorial Hall’s website (www.busan.go.kr/monument/index).

Dong Jin-sook, Director of the Provisional Capital Memorial Hall, stated, “Through this program, we hope that more students in Busan will gain an understanding of the historical and architectural value of the Presidential Residence of the Provisional Capital. Furthermore, we hope it will provide an opportunity to learn that Busan played an important role during the Korean War as both the wartime provisional capital of the Republic of Korea and the key refuge city.”

For more details, please visit the announcements section of the Memorial Hall’s website (www.busan.go.kr/monument/index) or contact the office by phone (051-231-6341).