Gyeongbuk Office of Education Enhances Emotional Well-being of Rural Students through 'Education Hope Camp'

Building Student Confidence Through Various Arts and Experiential Programs

Scenes from the Education Hope Camp with Pre-service Teachers held at Namhu Elementary School.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwi-yeol] The Gyeongbuk Office of Education is conducting the "Education Hope Camp with Pre-service Teachers" over five days from the 1st to the 5th, attended by 100 elementary students from Andong area (Namseon Elementary and Namhu Elementary) and 30 participants including supervising professors and students from Daegu National University of Education.

The "Education Hope Camp" is a project jointly invested by the Office of Education and Daegu National University of Education since 2014, aimed at enhancing learning motivation and providing emotional support for students in farming, mountainous, and fishing villages, as well as improving pre-service elementary teachers' understanding and adaptability to the educational field.

This Education Hope Camp operates various arts and physical education experience programs for hopeful students from the two schools, Namseon Elementary and Namhu Elementary, for three hours a day.

The art programs include ▲ architectural design ▲ traditional games ▲ hand model making ▲ integrated play ▲ art psychological diagnosis, while the physical education programs include ▲ rhythmic gymnastics ▲ jump band, offering diverse programs that foster self-expression and social skills.

The programs offered this time are expected to be a great opportunity for students from farming, mountainous, and fishing village areas, who lack various activity opportunities, to build confidence and develop emotional stability and coordination through cooperative and manipulative activities.

The Gyeongbuk Office of Education operates various activities where pre-service teachers and students can participate together, such as mentoring to enhance learning motivation according to school needs, and plans to expand student-tailored programs in the future.

Lee Yang-gyun, Director of the Elementary Education Department, expressed gratitude to the pre-service teachers participating in volunteer activities during the summer vacation and to the officials of Daegu National University of Education, saying, "The Education Hope Camp will provide lively school life through diverse experience programs for students in farming, mountainous, and fishing village areas, and will be a valuable experience for pre-service teachers to understand the educational environment in the Gyeongbuk region and get closer to the students."

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