CHUNGPYEONG, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Chungpyeong Middle School in Gyeonggi Province is drawing attention over an after-school club called ‘Serotonin Drum Club’ consisting of 25 students where members expend energy and release stress by playing drums. The club was formed in 2011 by head teacher Go Sun-hwa, who was in charge of after-school programs [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A study by the Korean Teachers and Education Workers Union revealed that the majority of the teachers in Seoul were not pleased with their school life and the condition of the local education scene. According to the study, conducted to celebrate the 36th anniversary of Teacher’s Day on May [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — World athletics chief Sebastian Coe said Wednesday he wants to make the sport well represented in school curriculum so that running can be recognized as a daily exercise for young people. Coe, who has been leading the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) since 2015, landed in South Korea [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Third-grade elementary school students in South Korea are the least happy despite being well-off compared to students in other countries, a recent survey has revealed. The survey conducted by the international NGO Save the Children and the Institute of Social Welfare at Seoul National University compared South Korean third-graders [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is investing heavily in education, but its education quality lags far behind rich countries in nurturing talent through skills development, a report showed Sunday. According to the report by Hyundai Research Institute (HRI), a private think tank, South Korea spent 5.9 percent of its gross domestic product on education in 2013. The spending was 0.7 percentage point higher than the average figure for members of the Organization [...]
GYEONGGI, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Dongtan Global High School in Gyeonggi Province is drawing attention as its ‘no supervisor’ exam policy continues to prove successful seven years after the school opened, with no breach of exam regulations reported. Since its founding in 2011, Dongtan Global High School has been conducting some of its exams [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A new initiative from the Seoul Metropolitan Government will see each district in the city equipped with a ‘forest kindergarten’ outdoor space over the next few years, places where children living in urban areas can have a rare opportunity to experience nature. According to a new plan revealed by the [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) – High income earners, university graduates and progressives tend to hold a more favorable view towards the coexistence of multiple cultures within a country, a recent study revealed. According to a study published by the Korea Multicultural Research Institute yesterday that looked into the perception of multiculturalism among 1,000 people [...]
SEOUL, April. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will help more local universities provide quality education in the software sector as part of its drive to develop the industry and nurture more talent, the science minister said Monday. The Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning picked eight schools in 2015, six in 2016 and [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean students outperformed on mathematics and science tests conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in recent years, but still lack interest in the subjects due to the cramming method of teaching, a report said Thursday. South Korean students came in fifth on the science [...]