Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Holds Rural Agricultural and Fishing Village Study Abroad Information Session

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education held a 'Rural and Fishing Village Study Abroad Program Regional Briefing Session.' Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced on the 5th that it held a ‘Rural and Fishing Village Study Abroad Program Regional Briefing Session’ at the Gokseong Children's Job Experience Center.

The briefing session was conducted for officials from six regions to enhance understanding of the ‘Rural and Fishing Village Study Abroad Program’ and to establish a foundation for its effective implementation.

Earlier, on the 21st of last month, the Provincial Office of Education held a business consultation with the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education for the operation of the rural and fishing village study abroad program.

‘Nongsan-eochon Yuhak’ (Rural and Fishing Village Study Abroad) is a program in which students from outside Jeonnam, especially from urban areas, transfer to rural and fishing village schools for more than six months to experience educational activities and rural life.

Recently gaining significant attention due to COVID-19, the program operates in forms such as the homestay type, where students live with farming families in the area, and the family stay type, where the entire family or part of it relocates to live in the village.

The Provincial Office of Education plans to start the rural and fishing village study abroad program from March next year targeting small-scale elementary and middle schools in township-level areas of six regions including Suncheon, Gokseong, Gurye, Damyang, Hwasun, and Gangjin, gradually expanding thereafter.

In particular, to ensure efficient operation of the rural and fishing village study abroad program, various support measures are being explored such as creating a standard manual, developing and operating programs, and launching a study abroad website.

Beom Mi-kyung, Director of the Innovation Education Division, said, “Jeonnam’s rural and fishing village schools are advantageous for ecological education utilizing regional characteristics, and due to small class sizes, personalized education is possible, making them optimal educational spaces in the with-COVID era. We hope that the operation of the rural and fishing village study abroad program will lead to an influx of students and revitalize education in Jeonnam.”

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