LG Uplus Provides 'Online Tutoring' for Underprivileged Children with Seongnam City

Closing the Education Gap After COVID-19... Remote Education Support for 150 Elementary Students
One-on-One Customized Learning Guidance and Counseling with University Student Mentors Provided

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] LG Uplus announced on the 21st that it will support online tutoring for children from vulnerable groups in partnership with Seongnam City. This sharing activity aims to alleviate concerns about the widening educational gap due to the normalization of non-face-to-face classes after COVID-19.

LG Uplus selected 150 children in the Seongnam area based on big data on social security for vulnerable groups held by the Korea Social Security Information Service. LG Uplus provided the selected households with the self-directed learning educational content ‘U+ Elementary Country’ and smart pads. ‘U+ Elementary Country’ is a service composed of nationwide elementary school regular curriculum lectures ‘EBS Smart Perfect Score King,’ as well as ▲famous overseas English books ▲Chinese language specialized content ▲science playroom ▲and ‘U+ Kids Live Library,’ which allows reading English fairy tale books through augmented reality (AR).

Seongnam City supports children’s online tutoring through 45 university student volunteers called ‘Dream Start Growth Mentoring Guardian Angels,’ who were selected independently. The university student volunteers are matched one-on-one with 45 children in grades 3 to 6 of elementary school among those supported by LG Uplus.

The university mentors meet with vulnerable children online once a week and guide learning using level-appropriate textbooks and the U+ Elementary Country service. The university mentors also provide advice on children’s home and school life and counsel concerns about peer relationships, playing a role in supporting emotional stability.

A Seongnam City official said, “To facilitate smooth mentoring, we plan to support textbook costs within 30,000 won twice a year for the target children and provide university students with a monthly activity allowance of 40,000 won.”

Baek Yongdae, head of the CSR team at LG Uplus, said, “We plan to support vulnerable children by providing online educational content to promote healthy growth and development and ensure equal starting opportunities,” adding, “We will actively pursue ESG management by realizing social value to close the educational gap.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.