A North Korean school asks students, ‘Do you wanna build a snowman?’



News A North Korean school asks students, ‘Do you wanna build a snowman?’ State TV shows elite middle school using Disney film ‘Frozen’ to teach English, despite crackdowns on foreign media Seung-Yeon Chung May 10, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Middle school students study the lyrics of “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” from the 2013 Disney film “Frozen” \| Image: KCTV (May 5, 2023) A North Korean middle school recently posed a question to students that kids in other countries have been belting out for a decade: “Do you wanna build a snowman?” NK News analysis of DPRK state media shows that Segori Junior Middle School in Pyongyang is using Disney’s 2013 hit film “Frozen” to help students improve their conversational English, after leader Kim Jong Un reportedly encouraged changes to school curriculums. A North Korean middle school recently posed a question to students that kids in other countries have been belting out for a decade: “Do you wanna build a snowman?” NK News analysis of DPRK state media shows that Segori Junior Middle School in Pyongyang is using Disney’s 2013 hit film “Frozen” to help students improve their conversational English, after leader Kim Jong Un reportedly encouraged changes to school curriculums. Become a member for less than $4 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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A North Korean school asks students, ‘Do you wanna build a snowman?’

State TV shows elite middle school using Disney film ‘Frozen’ to teach English, despite crackdowns on foreign media

Seung-Yeon Chung May 10, 2023

A North Korean school asks students, ‘Do you wanna build a snowman?’

Middle school students study the lyrics of “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” from the 2013 Disney film “Frozen” | Image: KCTV (May 5, 2023)

A North Korean middle school recently posed a question to students that kids in other countries have been belting out for a decade: “Do you wanna build a snowman?”

NK News analysis of DPRK state media shows that Segori Junior Middle School in Pyongyang is using Disney’s 2013 hit film “Frozen” to help students improve their conversational English, after leader Kim Jong Un reportedly encouraged changes to school curriculums.

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