The public speaking workshop allows GYL members to enhance their speaking skills in a supportive learning environment. With assistance from Charles Chang, GYL members are provided with the opportunity to develop skills to improve their public speaking. Each member attends four sessions, in which they develop skills required to become an effective public speaker. Through…
Our students had the opportunity to take part in the Inter-city Intangible Cultural Cooperation Network (ICCN) conference, a global conference of Mayors. The topic of this conference was about each country’s native intangible culture. Five students were picked to attend the conference had the opportunity to discover Canada’s intangible cultural heritages as well as present…
This was the second time GYL was invited to the ICCN conference. Our students did a great job representing our culture to the Mayors and giving a more thorough introduction to our organization. This year, the ICCN organization introduced a debating corner which our GYL students dominated. Through this event, our students were able to…
After the ICCN conference, the secretary general of ICCN wanted to branch out from our GYL Canada group and create a GYL Korea. They specialize in training future leaders by holding leadership retreats as well as camps more frequently. During the summer of 2011, students from GYL Korea were invited to Canada to get a…
GYL Ensemble is a music group that meets every other Saturday at the Mitchell Field Community Centre.For two and a half hours, we practice various pieces that range in genres, all the way from classical music, to soundtrack songs. By practicing, our ultimate goal is to be able to perform at various venues throughout the…
GYL’s Samulnori team prepares various performances with wonderful percussion that not only promoted Korean traditional music but also gave joy to many people. Samulnori is one of the most famous types of Korean traditional music consisting of four percussions: janggu, buk, kkwaenggwari, and jing. We gather every other Saturday with our teacher Mr. Baek Choong-Heun….