Incheon Office of Education Pilots 'Family-Stay Rural Study Program'... 77% of Parents Agree

Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 22nd that it will pilot the 'Family Stay-type Rural Study Abroad' program in connection with rural schools in the region starting next year.

The Family Stay-type Rural Study Abroad program allows urban students to move with their families to rural fishing and farming villages, attend local schools, and receive various eco-friendly educational supports.

Previously, the Office of Education conducted a perception survey of 2,249 parents and school staff, revealing that 77.6% of parents and 69.6% of staff agreed with the operation of the Family Stay-type Rural Study Abroad program. Additionally, there was a high expectation that the influx of new students would help revitalize small schools facing closure risks.

Experts such as local village activists expect that rural study abroad will provide urban students with experiences of local ecology, history, and community that cannot be learned in the city, and offer students in rural fishing and farming areas educational opportunities for mutual coexistence through cooperation and new relationship experiences.

Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education held the final report meeting for the basic research service to introduce family-stay rural study programs on the 22nd.
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Based on preliminary research results for introducing rural study abroad, the Office of Education plans to develop detailed programs utilizing local ecological, cultural, and historical resources.

An official from the Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education stated, "We will develop various programs and strengthen regional educational cooperation to ensure the successful establishment of rural study abroad by leveraging Incheon's unique characteristic of coexistence between urban and rural areas."

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