▶The Korea Times 2009.9.22 Discover Classrooms in Asia in Photos Monks teach young students at a Sunday Buddhist school in Bangkok, in this photograph taken by Korean photographer Yun Suyeon. This is part of the “Dreaming Classroom ? The Treasure Within” exhibition organized by the Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU), which opens today. / Courtesy of APCEIU By Cathy Rose A. Garcia Staff Reporter Ever wonder what goes on in the confines of classrooms in other countries? Then take a glimpse inside classrooms and schools around Asia through rare photographs taken by Korean and Southeast Asian photographers. The photo exhibition ``Dreaming Classroom ― The Treasure Within,'' organized by the Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU), opens Wednesday at the Korea Foundation Cultural Center Gallery, Sunhwa-dong, Seoul. The title of the exhibition refers to both classrooms inside schools and the learning environment of the outside world, where students apply the knowledge they have learned. ``The `Dreaming Classroom ― The Treasure Within' exhibition is a look into the lives and the learning process of the Asian people, who have shown the passion and drive of people who share equal responsibility to one another and to nature. It will portray not only scenes of formal education but also the infinite boundaries of education happening outside the walls of the classroom,'' organizers said. The exhibition is divided into five sections, showing photographs from eight countries ― Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Laos and Malaysia. In the first section, ``Learning from the Earth,'' viewers can see photographs of elderly people who have the accumulated knowledge and wisdom passed down through generations. The learning process inside and outside the classroom walls is the focus of the second section, ``Dreaming Classroom.'' ``The schools in Asia have become not only a source for dreams but also a field of dreams. The smiles and laughter of the children who have just learned to read or written their first words represents the zest for life that the people of Asia have,'' organizers said. ``The World is our Textbook and Classroom'' is about how real life can be the most important learning experience for people, while ``Asian Faber: Patterns of Everyday Life'' focuses on Asian handicrafts like sewing, embroidery, carving and folding paper. Finally, ``Asian Ludens'' explores Asian people's close relationship with nature, and how the cultures communicate with nature through song and dance. Children can also have fun at the exhibition through the interactive computer game ``SEA (Southeast Asia) Journey.'' It contains 400 puzzles and quizzes about the history, culture, arts and societies of the 11 Southeast Asian countries. There is also a special section featuring textbooks from 25 different countries in Asia. ``Textbooks are a medium that reflect a society's change and thoughts and through these textbooks we can take a look at the Asian cultures from yet another perspective. It is important to examine the different viewpoints that these countries hold about the same subject," organizers said. An opening ceremony will be held at 5 p.m., Wednesday, at the gallery, located on the first floor of the Joong-ang Ilbo Building, Sunhwa-dong. The exhibition runs through Oct. 16. Admission is free. It is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and until 9 p.m. Wednesday. Closed on Sundays and holidays. cathy@koreatimes.co.kr