At Korean immersion charter school, Karen students find a ‘second home’

At Korean immersion charter school, Karen students find a ‘second home’

Eight graduates. Six musical performances. Three languages. The 2025 graduating class at Sejong Academy was small. But enthusiasm from families filled the gym. Students performed K-pop dances and sang lyrics to K-pop songs they had written themselves. The school’s Korean Music Ensemble offered performances in both seoljanggu, or drumming, and samulnori, an ensemble of traditional percussion instruments. Much of the ceremony was translated into b…