Gyeongbuk Office of Education, a Wise Summer Vacation Spent with Seasonal Schools!

Special Education Support Centers and Special Schools Complete Summer Seasonal School Programs

A Wise Summer Vacation Spent with the Seasonal School! (Completion Ceremony of Andong Special Support Center Summer Seasonal School).

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gui-yeol] The Gyeongbuk Office of Education operated a 'summer seasonal school' for students with disabilities, focusing on regional special education support centers and special schools, during the summer vacation to provide continuous educational opportunities during the break and to ease the caregiving burden on parents of students with disabilities.

This summer seasonal school took place from July 25 to August 12, with about 1,120 students with disabilities participating in 143 classes across 22 special education support centers and 7 special schools in the province.

The seasonal school, operated for about two weeks depending on the local and school conditions, offered various experiential programs considering students' interests and needs, such as social adaptation training, career experience, and special physical activities.

Through the seasonal school, students with disabilities were provided with continuous educational activity opportunities, enabling career experience centered on the local community and improvement of social adaptability. In particular, it minimized care gaps for students with disabilities from dual-income or low-income families and greatly helped with life guidance, receiving much positive feedback.

Summer seasonal school marine camp at Gimcheon Special Support Center.

This year, as a special program, the Gimcheon Special Education Support Center operated a 2-night, 3-day marine camp in connection with a marine training center. Additionally, other special education support centers conducted various experiential activities such as boxing aerobics, Nanta drumming, magic classes, creative art, and museum experiences.

Lee Kyung-ok, Director of Educational Welfare, said, “I hope that through the seasonal school, students had the opportunity to grow further by gaining enjoyable experiences in a safe educational environment during the vacation,” and added, “We will do our best to support safe and healthy educational activities for students with disabilities.”

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