Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Completes 'Korean Adaptation Education' for Afghan Infants and Youth

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education operated the 'Korean Society and Public Education Adaptation Program' for Afghan infants and school-age youth at the Yeosu Maritime Police Education Center. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced on the 26th that it operated the ‘Korean Society and Public Education Adaptation Program’ for 195 Afghan infants and school-age youth at Yeosu Maritime Police Education Center.

This education program is a 12-week course designed to help infants and school-age youth among Afghanistan special contributors to adapt early to public education, and it will conclude on the 28th.

With participation from base schools (Songhyeon Kindergarten, Yeosu Jinnam Elementary School), affiliated institutions (Jeonnam International Education Institute, Jeonnam Early Childhood Education Promotion Institute, Jeonnam Creative Convergence Education Institute), and Yeosu Office of Education, the program focused on Korean language education for 125 school-age youth to facilitate early adaptation to school life in their future settlement areas.

Among them, four students with disabilities (1 visually impaired, 1 hearing impaired, 1 autistic, 1 with epilepsy) received one-on-one individualized lessons including Korean language education, Braille instruction, walking and listening training from four special education teachers at Yeosu Special Education Support Center.

Additionally, for 70 infants, teaching and learning materials were developed to foster basic life habits and play-centered classes, and for 5-year-old children before entering public education, the Korean language curriculum was concurrently applied following the 2019 revised Nuri Curriculum.

Two professional counselors from the Career and Academic Support Center of Yeosu Office of Education provided one-on-one career and academic counseling to 28 youth (grades 9 to 12) to help them choose careers according to their aptitudes and talents.

Creative and convergence programs such as robot experience and VR experience programs were operated as special activities, and the electronic notepads provided by Jeonnam Creative Convergence Education Institute for home study were utilized during Korean language classes to enhance learning effectiveness.

Superintendent Jang Seok-woong said, “Despite difficult circumstances, the education program was successfully completed,” and added, “I hope Afghan infants and students will adapt early to schools in their future settlement areas, nurture their dreams, and grow into global talents of the Republic of Korea.”

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