Development of Seowon experiential learning materials linked to local areas : Focusing on field trips for elementary school students in the Daegu area

This article explores practical ways to utilize seowon (Confucian academies) with unique cultural content for public education institutions in the Daegu area. The Daegu Office of Education has established agreements with seowon as targets for character education and experiential learning linked to the local community. In response, the author considered how the 24 existing seowon in the Daegu region could be utilized today. Therefore, the author focused on experiential activities at schools located in Daegu as the most practical approach and planned the development of experiential learning materials utilizing seowon. The experiential learning materials were first introduced based on accurate historical records and structured according to the learning levels of the students. Additionally, the materials were designed to encourage active participation and critical thinking among the students. In this paper, I propose the development of three types of materials storytelling, teacher's guide, and student activity sheets－centered on three seowon: Nakbin [Yuksinsa], Nokdong, and Seogye Seowon. First, I conducted historical storytelling with a focus on figures, academics, and culture. Next, the teacher's textbook for preliminary learning was created with the following format: history of the seowon, exploration of the figures honored at the seowon, tour of the seowon in the classroom, and seowon etiquette. The activity sheets were developed in a way that would spark students' interest in seowon and help them understand the history of seowon in an easy-to- understand manner. By providing questions and tasks for discussion with peers based on experiential learning, and having students write short reflections, we anticipate that this will create a meaningful learning experience. We hope this will serve as a case study demonstrating how the humanistic resources of traditional seowon can be utilized as educational assets in modern times.