The
Foundation
for
Korean
Language
and
Culture
(FKLAC)
in
the
United
States
has
awarded
Kay
Choi
(Kyung
mi
Kay
Choi)
with
the
distinguished
Ailee
Moon
Award
for
championing
Korean
culture
and
language
and
being
a
model
of
excellence
in
her
profession.
Choi
has
been
a
master
teacher
of
French
and
Korean
at
C.D.
Hylton
High
School,
which
houses
the
Division's
Center
for
International
Students
and
Languages.
Her
nomination
declares
her
a
champion
of
Korean
culture
and
language,
a
role
model
of
excellence
in
preparing
students
for
the
21st
century
global
workforce
and
community.
Choi
has
established
herself
in
PWCS
as
a
very
successful
teacher
of
French
for
16
years,
teaching
through
the
Advanced
Placement
level.
In
2015,
under
the
guidance
of
Carol
Bass,
supervisor
for
the
PWCS
World
Languages
program,
Choi
helped
create
the
School
Division's
first
Korean
course
and
subsequent
levels
of
Korean
studies
through
level
four.
Since
then,
she
has
90
non-heritage
students
choosing
to
study
Korean
at
Hylton
High
School
with
her,
despite
the
other
languages
this
specialty
school
has
available
for
study,
including
Arabic,
French,
German,
Italian,
Russian,
and
Spanish.
Choi's
efforts
to
build
collaborative,
meaningful
community
connections
have
led
to
leadership
involvement
with
the
Korean
Embassy
and
nearly
annual
school
visits
by
embassy
liaisons.
She
sponsors
a
Korean
Cultural
Club
at
Hylton
High,
with
37
student
members
and
has
sponsored
her
students
for
study
abroad
scholarships,
including
through
such
international
opportunities
as
the
U.S.
Department
of
State's
National
Security
Language
Initiative
for
Youth
(NSLI-Y)
program,
which
aims
to
promote
critical
language
learning
among
American
youth.
She
has
promoted
students
for
the
Global
Korea
Scholarship
Invitation
Program
to
visit
Korea
and
even
had
students
go
on
to
attend
Yonsei
University.
Bass,
shared,
"Being
of
Korean
heritage
and
tri-lingual
(English,
French,
and
Korean),
Mrs.
Choi
has
always
been
one
of
our
most
respected,
caring,
committed,
and
authentic
role
models
of
embracing
eastern
and
western
languages
and
cultures,
hence
being
in
the
perfect
setting
as
an
inspiring
human
resource
for
all
students
in
grades
9
through
12
at
this
international
studies
high
school.
She
won
the
hearts
of
her
students
from
that
first
class
of
30
students
who
registered
to
take
Korean
1
in
2015."