Helping Students at Risk of Dropping Out... Ulsan Office of Education Operates Dream Growth Mentor Group

The Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education is operating the ‘Kkumkium Mentor Group’ this year to help students at risk of dropping out return to their studies.

Since its launch in 2021, the Kkumkium Mentor Group is a volunteer-based activity that helps students at risk of dropping out overcome their crises and continue their studies through sharing personal experiences and advice.

The Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education held an open recruitment for this year’s Kkumkium Mentor Group from January 25 to February 3, and after document screening on the 14th of last month, 32 candidates were finally selected out of 48 applicants, including current teachers, professional counselors, counseling and career experts, and professionals.

Until December, the Kkumkium Mentor Group will conduct mentoring activities either one-on-one or one-to-many. Academic, career, emotional support, and psychological counseling will be provided once a week, while students subject to the Academic Dropout Reflection Program and high-risk students will receive mentoring twice a week.

Customized experiential activities will also be conducted for students showing signs of or at risk of dropping out until November. Programs will include hands-on experiences such as metal crafts and paint crafts, cultural and artistic experiences such as watching movies, theater, visiting art galleries and museums, and food therapy programs like handmade cookies and cooking.

Last year, the Kkumkium Mentor Group helped 117 out of 123 students at risk of dropping out (95%) return to school and continue their studies through mentoring and counseling.

Additionally, the Academic Dropout Reflection Program was operated 310 times with 31 participating students, and experiential activity programs were held 7 times with 65 participating students.

Ulsan Office of Education.

On the 7th, the Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education held a launch ceremony for the ‘Kkumkium Mentor Group’ at the Dasan Hall of the Education Office. A total of 37 people attended the event, including Acting Superintendent Choi Seong-bu, the Director of Democratic Citizenship Education, and 32 Kkumkium mentors.

At the event, appointment certificates were awarded, and the roles and activity directions of the mentors were discussed.

Acting Superintendent Choi Seong-bu said, “I would like to thank all the mentors who applied to the Kkumkium Mentor Group for the students,” and added, “Please provide detailed support to students at risk of dropping out so that Ulsan education can be realized without giving up on a single child.”

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