Gyeongnam Office of Education Adjusts Academic Schedule... Sequential Vacations Begin Before August

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] The Gyeongnam Provincial Office of Education announced on the 8th that it will significantly adjust the academic schedule for the first semester and that schools will enter summer vacation sequentially starting just before August.

The office is flexibly operating the first semester schedule with a combination of remote and in-person classes, alternating day and week attendance, etc., due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

The adjusted number of school days this year is 177 days (reduced by 13 days) for middle and high school 3rd graders, 173 days (reduced by 17 days) for middle and high school 1st and 2nd graders and elementary school grades 4 to 6, 171 days (reduced by 19 days) for elementary school grades 1 to 3, and 162 days (reduced by 18 days) for kindergarten.

Additionally, various measures such as project readjustments are being implemented to allow teachers to focus on teaching and student guidance.

From the day all grades begin attending school, the number of students attending in person on campus will be limited to no more than two-thirds of the total students to secure students' healthy learning rights and to gradually establish the foundation for in-person classes.

For elementary schools, 71 schools will start vacation before August begins, 370 schools in the first week of August, and 81 schools from the second week of August. For middle schools, 141 schools will start vacation in the second week, and for high schools, 77 and 62 schools will start vacation in the second and third weeks, respectively.

The summer vacation period is 20 to 25 days for elementary schools, 15 to 20 days for middle schools, and 9 to 12 days for high schools.

Lee Sang-rak, Director of the Curriculum Division at the Provincial Office of Education, said, "During the COVID-19 period, we will prioritize students' health rights and support necessary academic operations so that rest rights and learning rights can be considered together."

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