Busan City Operates 'Kkumnamu Summer Vacation English Camp'... Education Costs Covered by the City

July 28 - August 3, 6-night 7-day residential program for low-income and vulnerable groups at Busan Global Village

July 10 - July 17, applications by districts/counties; priority for low-income, followed by multicultural and families with three chi

Busan City will operate the “Dream Tree Summer Vacation English Camp,” an experiential English learning program for children from low-income and vulnerable groups (grades 3 to 8), as a residential camp for 6 nights and 7 days from July 28 to August 3 at Busan Global Village located in Busanjin-gu.

Busan City Hall.

Since its inception in 2010, the “Dream Tree English Camp,” now in its 14th year, is a program that provides experiential English learning to improve the English proficiency of children from low-income and vulnerable groups, with all educational expenses fully covered by the city.

Since its launch, over 9,000 students have participated up to last year, establishing it as Busan City’s flagship project for English education.

In particular, Busan City is promoting the “City Easy to Speak English” project as a major pledge of the 8th local government administration to create an environment where all citizens can freely learn and use English. The city plans to continuously expand the Dream Tree English Camp and related programs to increase opportunities for children’s English education.

Students wishing to participate can apply through their district or county of residence from July 10 to July 17.

Since the program targets low-income and vulnerable groups, children from low-income families will be given priority, followed by children from multicultural and families with three or more children.

For the past three years, due to COVID-19, the camp was held in a non-face-to-face and commuting format, but this year it will return to the original residential format to preserve the intensive English camp’s purpose.

After admission, participating students will undergo a diagnostic evaluation, be grouped by proficiency level (separating elementary and middle school students), and engage in experiential English learning every day from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Nam Jeong-eun, Director of the Youth Industry-Academia Bureau, said, “We hope many students will gain interest and confidence in English through the Dream Tree English Camp. Furthermore, we will strive to build an environment where more students and citizens can freely learn English, making Busan a ‘City Easy to Speak English.’”

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