Hwa-Sik Shin

Background

Shin, Hwa-Sik was born on December 31, 1950 in Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea. Daughter of Hyun-Sang Shin and Tae-Sook Yoon.

Education

Bachelor, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic Of Korea, 1974. Master of Education, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic Of Korea, 1979. Doctor of Letters, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 1990.

Career

Assistant Ewha Womans University Early Childhood Education, 1974. Teacher, vice principal Unhyun Kindergarten, Duksung Educational, 1975—1986. Intern teacher Pacifica Montessori School, Culver, Republic of Korea, 1986—1987.

President KookJe Montessori Nursery School, Seoul, 1992—1994. Professor early childhood education Hanyang Women's College, since 1994, president Demonstration Kindergarten, since 1999. Professor United States Joongang Montessori Institute, California, since 2008.

Director Korean Society Early Childhood Education, Seoul, since 1996, Korea Society Early Childhood Teacher Education, Seoul, since 1996, Korea Open Association Early Childhood Education, Seoul, since 2000, Korean Multiple Intelligence Education Association, Seoul, since 2002, Korean Association Child Care and Education, Seoul, since 2002, Korea Association Early Childhood Education and Education Administration, Seoul, since 2004, Korea Association Child Care and Education, Seoul, since 2005, Korean Mind, Brain & Education Society, Seoul, since 2005, Society Early Childhood Dual Language Education, Seoul, since 2006, Korean College Early Childhood Education Professor Association, Seoul, since 2006, Korean Association Multicultural Education, Seoul, since 2008. Vice president Korean Society Montessori Education Association, Daegu, since 2000, Korean Society Study Teacher Education, Seoul, since 2005, Hanyang Christian Association, Seoul, since 2006. President Seongdong Office Education Kindergarten Self-Control Encouragement Committee, Seoul, since 2004.

Advisory professor Guri City Hall Charge Hanyang Women’s College Guri Sarang Nursery, since 2005.

Achievements

• Hwa-Sik Shin has been listed as a noteworthy academic administrator, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Seongdong Office Education Self-Control Encouragement Committee, Ministry Education & Human Resources Development, Early Childhood Education Policy Planning Committee, Seongdong- gu Social Welfare Association, Korea Institute Child Care & Education, Northern Part Office Education Self-control Encouragement Committee, Gangdong Office of Education Self-Control Encouragement Committee, Guri City Hall of Child Care Committee, Seoul Curriculum Deliberate Council, Montessori Korea Company Ltd., Seongdong Office Education Educational Administration Committee, American Association Alumi Montessori, Harvard Project Zero, Korean Childcare Accreditation Council (associate).

Interests

• Reading.

Connections

Married Hun-Soo Kim, January 22, 1977. Children: Min-Sun Kim, Min-Jung Kim, Min-Suk Kim.