Hi Seoul Youth Hostel is operated by the Korea Youth Association under contract from the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
Korea Youth Association has been established to cultivate right nationalism and moralism of youth through mental and physical training, to succeed and develop the traditional culture and to train the challenging spirit towards the world so that they may contribute to the reunification and prosperity of the nation.
Complete the duties
Be harmonious with others
Conduct actively
Find and develop the national root
Be a proud Korean in the world
To be a person who can find and develop the national root and advance to the world.
To have healthy body and sound mind
To ve a self-regulating person performing the duties with responsible sense
To have right nationalism and moralism
To succeed the tadition and create new culture
To be a top leader in national reunification
To raise active and challenging spirit
Classification | Name of Corps | Qualification |
Kindergarten | Satbyeol | Preschool Children |
Elementary School | Aram | 3rd to 6th grade |
Middle School | Nuri | 1st to 3rd grade |
High School | Hanbyeol | 1st to 3rd grade |
College/Univ | Hanwool | 1st to 4th grade |
Worker | Boram | working youth |
A new star means a star at dawn or a new star. A new star is also a person who brings light and is likely to make great progress in the future. A new star can also be a guide to give directions to people when the world is dark. A new star means that we grow into a human light that can shine bright on the world based on a healthy body and good personality.
Aram symbolizes the status of fruits fully-matured naturally dangling over the tree, such as chestnut, acorn, etc. If KYA is a tree rooted in deep earth, Aram is a fruit being matured on the tree. The youth group consisting of the elementary school students is Aram group.
Nuri means the nature world and human world. Nuri group is the group consisting of middle school students who are trying to train their body and mind to be a proud person in the middle position between the children and the adults.
Han of Hanbyeol has multiple meanings of one, big and exact. Hanbyeol group consists of high school students.
Hanwool means human beings, big fence, universe and sky. Hanwool group consists of the intelligent college/university students who can recognize the human beings as a family.
Boram means good results given to the people who made efforts for self-achievement. The working youth works hard at the workplace with strong will and faithful living attitude and thinks that their service for the neighbors and society is fruitful life. The group consisting of working youth is Boram group.