Busan Office of Education Operates 'BUSAN Neulbom School'

Last month, the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, selected as a pilot education office for Neulbom School, will begin the pilot operation of ‘BUSAN Neulbom School’ starting from the second semester.

Neulbom School provides integrated high-quality education and care services before and after regular classes to elementary school students by utilizing various educational resources inside and outside the school.

Based on the promotion strategies of ▲Build-Up (foundation establishment) ▲Support ▲Activity (activation) ▲Network (strengthening regional cooperation), the Busan Office of Education has prepared an operating model for ‘BUSAN Neulbom School’ that embraces all children in Busan.

‘BUSAN Neulbom School’ operates various programs divided into ‘inside school’ and ‘outside school’ sectors.

In the inside school sector, 50 pilot Neulbom Schools operate customized play and experience-centered education and care programs for lower grades, such as the ‘Educare Program’, ‘After School One+One’, ‘Future-type After School Program’, and ‘KkumMoA (Customized After School Program)’.

Additionally, the care programs have been diversified. Various after-school educational activities and care programs such as morning care ‘Haebom’, evening care ‘Dalbom’, gap care ‘Teumbom’, and temporary care during vacations ‘Ttobom’ are operated according to the needs of each school.

In the outside school sector, various programs are operated in connection with the ‘Integrated After School Program’ and ‘Our Neighborhood Growth Center’ run by the education office, as well as the ‘Together Care Center’ and ‘Community Child Center’ operated by local governments.

Busan Office of Education.

On the 11th, the Busan Office of Education held an online briefing session for vice principals of elementary schools in the district and began selecting 50 pilot schools to operate ‘BUSAN Neulbom School’ starting in September.

The pilot schools selected through a public contest will receive a budget of about 100 million KRW and will have their continued operation reviewed in February next year. The education office plans to expand the number of operating schools to 100 in the 2024 academic year and 305 in the 2025 academic year.

Ha Yun-su, Superintendent of Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, said, “The operation of Neulbom School will be an opportunity to provide distinctive and diverse educational care tailored to the conditions of each school,” and added, “Our education office will create a ‘Busan good for raising children’ with ‘BUSAN Neulbom School’ that embraces all children.”

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