HOENGSEONG, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Jae-yeon, the principal of Anheung Elementary School in Hoengseong County, Gangwon Province, stepped onto the school’s sports field on Tuesday morning as the new semester began. He was to greet Kim Seo-ah, a 7-year-old girl who came holding her grandmother’s hand to begin her first day as the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey by the government showed that career aspirations among elementary school students differed based on gender. The Ministry of Education conducted a survey of 24,000 elementary, middle, and high school students inquiring about preferred career aspirations, in which athletes, teachers and YouTube creators were most popular. From [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has found that the level of happiness among Korean elementary school students is low compared to their peers in other countries. According to a study conducted by Save the Children, a nongovernmental organization for international relief and development and Seoul National University, the subjective happiness of [...]
GOKSEONG, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A special publication ceremony was held at a rural elementary school in which all of the students participated. Samgi Elementary School in Gokseong County, South Jeolla Province, recently held a picture book publication event, with all 33 students participating in the publication. The school has been working on a [...]
GWANGJU, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A school in a rural town suffering from low student numbers declared that it will provide free housing to new students and their families. Asan Elementary School, located in Hwasun County, South Jeolla Province, began the construction of homes for new students and their families last month. The school, [...]
GURI, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Guri in Gyeonggi Province said Tuesday that it has produced 520 bag covers for students and delivered them to first- and second-graders at three elementary schools. Following a similar initiative at an elementary school on a trial basis last year in which parents and teachers responded [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Physical activity programs will be expanded for first and second grade elementary school students in South Korea. Survival swimming courses will also be expanded according to local conditions. The Ministry of Education announced a master plan on Wednesday which includes the objective of developing various physical activity programs for [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Education officials said Wednesday they have asked police to protect children passing by the house of former President Park Geun-hye as protesters continue to gather there to rally against her dismissal. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education made the request in a letter to Gangnam Police Station, saying it [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The rate of elementary students exposed to pornography and other adult video content has more than doubled in the past few years, with Internet portals named as the primary channel, a government survey showed Wednesday. In a survey by the gender equality ministry on 15,646 students — ranging from [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s urbanization has left very few young people and children in rural areas. This has naturally led to a declining number of students at elementary, middle, and high schools outside of urban areas, many of which have been closed down, with some of the empty buildings now serving [...]