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Korean Minjok Leadership Academy(KMLA) was established in 1996 by Myung Jae Choi, chairman of the foundation to educate future leaders of various fields who "study and practice the field of their choosing, based on their talents and aptitudes, and devote themselves to making Korea and the world a better place" One of the most prominent characteristics of KMLA is shown in the classroom. KMLA's educational contents and methods are quite different from those of other Korean high schools that are primarily focused on education for the college entrance examination, centering on memorization. Considering the students' academic ability, academic level, and interests, we make use of a wide variety of materials including domestic and overseas learning materials, textbooks used in prestigious high schools and colleges in the United States and Great Britain, and academic essays and scholarly papers. We aim to cultivate students' creativity through lively discussion and research. This explains why KMLA students have been reaping outstanding results in such fields of international academic competitions as physics, mathematics, environmental science, and linguistics. Mindful that a strong and healthy body is the most important thing in our life, we provide students with a lot of opportunities to do sports activities. Students are required to engage either in kendo, taekwondo, traditional archery, or jogging as an early morning exercise, and they can choose among many sports such as horseback riding, golf, skiing, basketball, volleyball, and rowing for their PE class or club activity. It is no wonder that KMLA students have been doing very well in the National Sports Festival and other various sports competitions. We also emphasize fostering students' emotional development through the education of music, art, calligraphy, and literature. Students are required to play the traditional Korean musical instrument--Gayakum for girl students and Daegum for boy students--to a certain level. They are also encouraged to learn to play western musical instruments. Everyone who watched KMLA Music Festival held annually in November admires our students' musical talents and the quality of the concerts. We encourage our students to participate in a variety of volunteer activities to help them to cultivate body and mind and thus assist those in need to devote themselves for the sake of the Korean people and world. To be global leaders, students ought to know first who they are and what they inherited, our source of pride and dignity. KMLA students then learn about and practice the national spirit, history, culture--values of Korea--and develop personal qualities and abilities to enhance the virtues. While we take seriously the education for the whole person who keeps a balance vis-a-vis knowledge, virtue, and bodily health, we also lay stress on English, asking our students to use English freely in and out of the classroom, because, in this globalized age, English is an important tool in the world stage of competition and cooperation. We work to elevate leaders endowed with a national spirit combined with a global perspective. We educate students through gifted education, physical training, and creative development to become true leaders. All students develop their social relations and leadership to develop the skills to become a leader of society and the country. Therefore, by education in ethics, physical training, and educational support students can achieve balanced development of mind and body. The selective education process is an education system in which there is no distinction between grade or field when taking courses, and the students choose their subjects according to their talents and aptitudes. The school allows students to select courses on their own as they can maximize the differentiation and what they want as students of a private high school, and consider career goals as much as possible through a variety of training courses. Lectures or laboratory courses, private studies, independent research courses, specific project studies, field trips/field studies, and other various classes are offered. Creative problem-solving skills, critical thinking skills, and decision-making skills can be obtained through the education provided at KMLA. In addition, to offer enriched education and more opportunity to students, Advanced Placement courses and college-level classes are also provided. To train creative leaders, volunteer activities, extracurricular activities, and career activities, that are suitable to the characteristics of school are provided to the students. Social service activities are essential for KMLA students who are sometimes susceptible to elitism. KMLA aims to ensure that students develop balanced minds and attitudes through social service.KMLA provides various opportunities and information about social service activities and includes social service activity records in student transcripts for counseling. By including a social service certificate component in the Minjok 6 virtues certificate, the school requires students to participate in at least 80 hours of social service activities. Although we say volunteer work is working for others, students can take away so much more. Students ponder the meaning of life while working for the less fortunate. With volunteer work, KMLA students can experience various lives and learn to live while helping each other. 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