Gangbuk-gu, Recruiting Students for Child and Adolescent Learning Design Project Participation

Support for Low-Income Children to Attend Comprehensive and Single-Subject Academy Classes... Visit Local Community Centers from Nov 30 to Dec 8 for Application, Selection Results Announced on Dec 28

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangbuk-gu (Mayor Park Kyum-soo) is recruiting about 40 students to participate in the ‘2021 Child and Youth Learning Design Project’ from November 30 to December 8.

This project was established to provide children from low-income families in the area who are experiencing economic difficulties with the opportunity to attend academies without any cost burden.

To this end, the district signed an agreement in 2013 with the Gangbuk-gu branch of the Academy Association and the Seoul Community Chest of Korea, and operates the project annually.

The eligible candidates are children of National Basic Livelihood Security recipients, legally designated lower-income classes, low-income single-parent families, or families with income within 65% of the median income residing in Gangbuk-gu.

Selected students can attend comprehensive or single-subject academy classes from January to December 2021.

The tuition vouchers are supported by the Gangbuk-gu branch of the Academy Association through talent donation, and part of the learning material costs such as printed materials are supported by the Warm Winter Fund. However, applicants cannot choose the academy, and must pay a personal fee of 10,000 KRW per month during attendance.

Those wishing to participate should prepare the application form and required documents and visit the local community service center in their residential area to apply.

After the document screening of applicants is completed, the Gangbuk-gu branch of the Academy Association will assign academies considering the applicant’s region, school, and grade.

Then, the final supported candidates will be decided through academy-specific interviews measuring suitability for the learning process and academic achievement motivation. The district plans to individually notify the final selected candidates on December 28.

Park Kyum-soo, Mayor of Gangbuk-gu, said, “The Learning Design Project will not only help close the educational gap among students but also greatly contribute to nurturing local talent,” and added, “We will continue to do our best to support children and youth so they can freely nurture their dreams.”

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