Special Parent Seminar for PreK & Kinder Families - 📚 Supporting Our Children's Healthy Identity Development through Children's Picture Books
📚 Special Parent Education Seminar for Haetnim & Dalnim Families
St. Andrew Kim Korean School is pleased to offer a special parent education program for families of our Haetnim (Pre-K) and Dalnim (Kindergarten) classes.
This seminar, “Supporting Our Children's Healthy Identity Development through Children's Picture Books,” will explore how parents can use picture books to help young children develop a positive sense of self, cultural identity, and belonging.
📖 Topic
Supporting Our Children's Healthy Identity Development through Children's Picture Books
📅 Date & Time: Saturday, October 3, 2026, 11:30 AM–12:40 PM
📍 Location: Teresa Room
👨👩👧👦 Audience: Parents of Haetnim (Pre-K) and Dalnim (Kindergarten) students
✅ RSVP: By September 26
☕ Coffee and refreshments will be provided.
🎓 Guest Speaker
Jinhee Kim, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Kennesaw State University
Dr. Jinhee Kim is a professor at Kennesaw State University whose teaching and research focus on early childhood and elementary education, teacher education, multicultural education, and the experiences of immigrant and Asian American children and families.
Her work particularly explores how children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds—including Korean American children—develop their identities, language, culture, and sense of belonging. She also studies ways to better represent the voices and experiences of historically marginalized children in curriculum and teacher education.
🏆 Her book, Supporting Korean American Children in Early Childhood Education: Perspectives from Mother-Educators, received the 2024 Philip C. Chinn Multicultural Book Award and was named a 2025 Society of Professors of Education Outstanding Book Award Honorable Mention.
🌱 Through her research and teaching, Dr. Kim is committed to creating inclusive educational environments where every child’s language, culture, and identity are valued. Her work also offers meaningful insight into language, culture, and identity education for the next generation of Korean American children and Korean schools.
St. Andrew Kim Korean School is pleased to offer a special parent education program for families of our Haetnim (Pre-K) and Dalnim (Kindergarten) classes.
This seminar, “Supporting Our Children's Healthy Identity Development through Children's Picture Books,” will explore how parents can use picture books to help young children develop a positive sense of self, cultural identity, and belonging.
📖 Topic
Supporting Our Children's Healthy Identity Development through Children's Picture Books
📅 Date & Time: Saturday, October 3, 2026, 11:30 AM–12:40 PM
📍 Location: Teresa Room
👨👩👧👦 Audience: Parents of Haetnim (Pre-K) and Dalnim (Kindergarten) students
✅ RSVP: By September 26
☕ Coffee and refreshments will be provided.
🎓 Guest Speaker
Jinhee Kim, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Kennesaw State University
Dr. Jinhee Kim is a professor at Kennesaw State University whose teaching and research focus on early childhood and elementary education, teacher education, multicultural education, and the experiences of immigrant and Asian American children and families.
Her work particularly explores how children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds—including Korean American children—develop their identities, language, culture, and sense of belonging. She also studies ways to better represent the voices and experiences of historically marginalized children in curriculum and teacher education.
🏆 Her book, Supporting Korean American Children in Early Childhood Education: Perspectives from Mother-Educators, received the 2024 Philip C. Chinn Multicultural Book Award and was named a 2025 Society of Professors of Education Outstanding Book Award Honorable Mention.
🌱 Through her research and teaching, Dr. Kim is committed to creating inclusive educational environments where every child’s language, culture, and identity are valued. Her work also offers meaningful insight into language, culture, and identity education for the next generation of Korean American children and Korean schools.
