Unis Choi, teacher specialist for the Glendale Unified Foreign Language Academies of Glendale (FLAG) Korean Program, received an award from the Korean Ministry of Education for her contributions to the promotion of Korean language and culture education in the United States.

The award was presented to Choi by the Korean minister of education at the International Korean Academic Award Ceremony and Conference in Seoul, Republic of Korea, on July 9. Choi also served as a conference presenter.

The conference and travel expenses for the awardees was sponsored by the Foundation for Korean Language and Culture in USA and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea.

The Glendale Unified FLAG program offers dual language immersion in seven languages beginning in kindergarten. Students in the FLAG program learn their target language through content, not as a separate course of study. Dual immersion classes are taught by fully credentialed, bilingual teachers who have additional preparation and expertise teaching in both English and their target language. Learn more at www.gusd.net/FLAG.