Cultural Lens of Food

Grade / Age

3 - 8 / 8 - 14

Duration

45 minutes

Explorer Classroom is a live, interactive online event featuring National Geographic Explorers.

Explore sustainable fisheries through the cultural lens of Korean food with filmmaker Sonya Lee.

Credit: Explorer Submitted Image

Event Recording

About This Event

In the second event of the Storytelling Series, join Explorer and documentary filmmaker Sonya Lee to hear how she connects culture and food to unlock the incredible stories of her neighborhood and community. Learn how to spot the inspiring people in your life who have powerful stories just waiting for you to help tell!

Activity: After the event, guide your students through the next mission, Identify Community Members and Spotlight Stars, where they will recognize and celebrate individuals within their own community who are making a positive contribution.

Resources

Storytelling Series 2026: Program Guide

Explorer Mindset Learning Framework

Mission Two: Sharing your Own Stories- share this worksheet with your students after the event.

Viewing Instructions: prepare for the event with these tips.

Featured Explorer

National Geographic Explorers are an international community of changemakers, who use the power of science, exploration, education and storytelling to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world, while inspiring the next generation to do the same.

Explorer Since 2024

Sonya Lee

Documentary filmmaker

Sonya Lee (she/her) is a Korean-Canadian filmmaker dedicated to stories that intersect science, nature, people and culture.

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Series

Wildlife Series 2026

Christopher John Schell, Karen Gallardo Cruz, Vishal Subramanyan

An interactive multi-week program with live virtual events and activities designed for your students to learn about wildlife globally, while inspiring action locally.

5 sessions