SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Most South Korean pupils will be able to return to their classrooms full-time come fall, the Ministry of Education announced Sunday, inching toward a return to the pre-pandemic normal amid more vaccinations and growing concerns over the effects on children from a yearlong pandemic. The plan was made in [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 65 percent of teachers, parents and students were positive about more in-person learning in the second half, a survey showed Thursday, as the Ministry of Education gears up for bringing all children back to their classrooms full time. The survey conducted by the ministry on 1.65 million [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — With the final batch of students returning to classes Monday, South Korea completed its phased school reopening scheme despite growing anxiety over a second wave of new coronavirus infections in Seoul and adjacent cities. About 1.35 million more students — in the first grade of middle school and the [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — More South Korean students returned to classrooms on Wednesday as part of the government’s phased reopening plan, but worries linger over the continued spread of the new coronavirus. The reopening comes at a time when the country is wrestling with a spike in infections traced to small Protestant churches [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul educational authorities announced guidelines for school operations on Monday, as the country prepares to reopen schools with new coronavirus infections slowing down. In a phased reopening plan, high school seniors will return to school on Wednesday and younger students will follow gradually until June 8. Schools delayed the [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite a recent spike in novel coronavirus infections involving teachers and students, the education ministry said Thursday it will forge ahead with its plan to reopen schools. The opening has already been delayed several times, and Vice Education Minister Park Baeg-beom said in a briefing that the ministry “was [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Monday announced plans to reopen schools a week later than scheduled after dozens of infections coming from clubs in the city’s multicultural neighborhood of Itaewon triggered concerns over a bigger outbreak. “The education ministry, through consultation with health authorities, postponed school reopening for high school seniors [...]
SEOUL, May 7 (Korea Bizwire) — While preparations to reopen schools this month are underway, worried parents are demanding the plan to be further postponed due to lingering concerns over the coronavirus that has infected more than 10,000 here. In an unprecedented move, elementary, middle and high schools, as well as kindergartens and childcare centers, [...]