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Community Board Have something you want to share with the community? The Community Board provides a space for the community to announce activities and special events. Please contact gwangjunews@gic.or.kr for more information.
Gwangju Toastmasters Club
Gwangju Toastmasters Club (TM) is a relaxed, alternativestyle Toastmasters club that focuses on building communication and leadership skills. We provide people with opportunities to improve and practice their communication skills with prepared and impromptu speaking roles. Guests are welcome! We meet every Saturday from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the GIC, 2nd floor, Room 5. For more information, please visit our Facebook page: Gwangju Toastmasters.
KONA Storybook Center
www.gwangjunewsgic.com
July 2020
KONA Storybook Center (KSC) is a registered research center for English reading education and culture exchange. It supports UNESCO KONA Volunteers (UKV). UKV is a registered organization that helps disadvantaged children to learn English independently through storybooks and story-maps. We guide the family and children to develop a love of reading and to explore foreign cultures. We also give guidance to volunteers in using storybooks. We are looking for long-term volunteers who desire to enrich their lives. We are asking volunteers to commit to helping at least once a month. The days for KONA volunteering and the facilities are as follows: 1. KONA Storybook Center: Saturdays, 10 a.m.– 12 p.m. 2. Children’s English Library: Saturdays, 2 p.m.– 4 p.m. 3. Gwangju Children’s Home: Every 4th Saturday 2 p.m– 4 p.m. For more information, please visit http://cafe.daum. net/konavolunteers or our Facebook pages for KONA Storybook Center and UNESCO KONA Volunteers. Also, you can contact Kim Young-im at 062-434-9887 or email konacenter@gmail.com.
Baseball in Gwangju
Are you interested in playing baseball? Do you enjoy the sport but haven’t had the opportunity to participate here in Gwangju? Well, you are in luck! For the past seven years, the foreign baseball team, the Gwangju Bombers, has been playing competitively in a baseball league in the city. The team is always looking for players to add to the roster. The team consists of both foreign and Korean players, and plays every Saturday from March to October. Come, play, and have fun! For more information, please visit our Facebook page: Gwangju Bombers International Baseball Club.
Gwangju Spanish Club
Every Saturday, 3:30–5:30 p.m., GIC Global Lounge (1st floor) Spanish – English – Korean language exchange No importa tu nivel de español. ¡Únetenos! Facebook: Gwangju Spanish Club – Int/Adv
Gwangju Hikers
This is the club for the Gwangju community and expats who love hiking and hanging out!! We have events every month so please visit our Facebook page for more information and upcoming events: Gwangju Hikers.
GIC Citizens’ Choir
Are you interested in joining a choir? The GIC Citizens’ Choir is inviting sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses. Send your application to gic@gic.or.kr with the following information: name, phone number, email, voice part, and brief self-introduction on your singing experiences. You can also visit and observe the GIC Citizens’ Choir rehearsing on the first floor of the GIC at 10:00 a.m. every Saturday.
GIC Language Exchange
GIC Language Exchange is held every Wednesday from 18:30 to 20:30 at GIC’s Lounge. Local and international residents who want to practice and improve Korean and English skills are welcome to join for free. For more information, please visit our Facebook page: GIC Language Exchange.
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