Yoon Inspects 'Neulbom': "Pursuing Educational Diversity Is the Government and Authorities' Responsibility"

Visits to Neulbom School Site and Game Meister High School in Succession
Promises to Expand Education National Task 'Neulbom' and Mentions Support
'Support for Training Skilled Technical Talent'... Emphasis on 'Diversity'

President Yoon Suk-yeol visited educational sites consecutively on the 3rd and emphasized, "In education, pursuing diversity and expanding the range of choices so that consumers can learn what they want is what the government and education authorities must do." President Yoon also promised whole-of-government support for nurturing technical talents, as well as the core national agenda in education, the 'Neulbom School.'

On the afternoon of the same day, President Yoon visited Suwon Elementary School located in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, observed the Neulbom School program, which has been piloted since this year, and listened to and encouraged voices from parents, teachers, and others on site.

President Yoon Suk-yeol visited Suwon Elementary School in Gyeonggi-do on the 3rd to observe the after-school care and education program 'Neulbom School.' While watching a simplified baseball program where former professional baseball players serve as instructors for elementary students, he took a tee-ball swing.
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The 'Neulbom School,' which integrates elementary education and care to support parents' childcare, reduce private education expenses, and resolve educational disparities, began its pilot operation this year. The Ministry of Education has set a plan to operate about four pilot education offices and approximately 200 pilot schools under them among the 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education nationwide through the promotion of Neulbom School. Next year, the pilot education offices and pilot schools will be expanded. The goal is to apply operation models by region and school and, by 2025, to provide high-quality integrated education and care services before and after regular classes to all elementary students by utilizing various educational resources inside and outside schools.

President Yoon’s on-site inspection on this day was also to check the government’s progress and listen to voices from the field. At this meeting, including President Yoon, the attendees agreed on spreading Neulbom School nationwide by 2025 and gradually integrating the child care system centered on the Ministry of Education from preschool integration to Neulbom School to overcome low birth rates and create a child-friendly country.

President Yoon said, "It is most important to cultivate rich imagination in children through diversity in education, including not only academic subjects but also arts, physical education, and computer coding," and added, "While elderly care is a welfare issue, child care is an education issue, so let us all work together to achieve world-class education and care."

Following this, President Yoon visited Gyeonggi Game Meister High School located in Anyang City and promised support for 'training skilled technical talents.' Gyeonggi Game Meister High School is the only Meister high school in the game field nationwide. Currently, the principal, Jeong Seok-hee, who is a former developer and president of the Korea Game Developers Association, is appointed as an open principal and operates the school. There, President Yoon observed students experiencing various games and analyzing the features and composition of games from the consumer’s perspective. He also attended a project class involving all third-year students and listened to presentations introducing game works under development by each team.

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