Korean Culture Project
A New Chapter
새로운 여정의 시작
In Oct 2026, we’re reintroducing ourselves with a new name, a new logo, a new look, as well as a new website address – welcoming our next chapter as Korean Culture Project.
You may be wondering, “Why the change?” We’re still the same independent non-profit you’ve known since 2007 as Korean Culture Center NYC; we still have the same staff you know and love. But our new name and look better reflect our unique identity and goals to share Korean culture, language, art, history, and stories with our ever-expanding community – not just here in New York City, but across the world. We are excited to move into this next chapter with you.
Our project is to connect you to Korea through its culture, its language, and all of its beauty. Projects are collaborative, multifaceted, diverse, impactful and transformative. Whether it’s learning the Korean language through the classes we offer, reading and discussing Korean books, supporting Korean artists, exploring aspects of Korean history and culture through our newsletter, uplifting adoptees’ stories or just sharing a Korean meal on a Korean holiday, we can’t do any of it without you.
Woven into the petals of the mugunghwa flower that creates our new brandmark are the letters 코리안 컬처 which we stylize in hangeul using the “Konglish” for Korean Culture—another nod to our dream to build bridges between English and Korean speakers.
Learn Korean
한국어를 배우세요
Our Fall Session Is Starting Soon!
Learn to speak, read, and write Korean in teacher-led video classes. Learn about Korean culture, practice your pronunciation, and ask questions from a native Korean speaker!
All classes are currently held online. While we are based in New York City, students can join classes from anywhere virtually!
Our next 10 week series starts on October 5, 2026.
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Starter Class
Learn how to read and write Hangeul, pronunciation accuracy and intro to Korean Culture
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Basic I
Learn sentence structure, particles, numbers, dates and time, counting (and counters!), and basics phrases for daily use in Korean.
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Basic II
Continue on from Basic I with verb conjugations, learning how to describe the world around you, as well as past, present and future tense and an introduction to Honorific Speech.
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![A small note written in Korean - it says "Hello! Do you want to go to Korea? Good! Then you should learn Korea and talk to Korean friends. See you in Korean class!"]()
Basic III
New section - new book! In Basic III - we begin a deeper conversation on conjugation and sentence structure, learn how to reason and argue your own points while developing more sophisticated ways of speaking Korean.
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Basic IV
Continuing where we left off in Basic III, classes are now instructed more often in Korean to promote listening comprehension, while we also practice translating compound sentences and conditionals.
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Intermediate
In Intermediate, you begin to express your own thoughts and feelings more eloquently. Learning how to interact with multiple hierarchy levels in conversation and students who complete Intermediate can feel confident when they travel to Korea.
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Advanced
In Advanced, we begin to deep dive in modern and classical texts, as well as newspapers, novels, poems - even web toons! Expect extensive vocabulary practice!
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Conversation I,II, III
Each level of Conversation Class is meant to compliment the various grammar course levels as a secondary class to expand students opportunities to converse in Korean.
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Dictation & Word Drills
Each week students present short written works based on prompts created with the class at the start of each course. Topics range from writing poetry to short stories to personal histories. This is a mixed level course and open to students taking Intermediate or higher.
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Private Tutoring
Private Tutoring is tailored to each students specific needs, and can also be offered in tandem with group classes to help students meet their language goals more quickly.
Get To Know KCP
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Programs • 진행 사업
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그리다 (Keurida) Documentary
KCC NYC is the Impact Producer of this feature length documentary project currently in production.
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Adoptee Focused Korean Classes
With support from the Overseas Koreans Foundation, we can offer classes in a safe and open environment for Adoptees.
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Events
Over the years, we’ve hosted many events for the community including Jazz Nights, K-Food and Holiday Parties, Film Nights and K-Art.
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