Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Fully Supports 'Jeonnam-Style Neulbom School'

Enhancing Program Substance and Expanding Free Support to Reduce School Workload

The Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education will begin inspections to support the operation of Neulbom Schools, which will be fully implemented in all elementary schools across the province starting next month.

According to the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education on the 28th, in preparation for the Ministry of Education's full implementation of Neulbom Schools in the second semester of 2024, all elementary schools (425 schools) in the province will operate Neulbom Schools from the first semester to ensure stable curriculum management at school sites and minimize care gaps for first-grade elementary students.

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

The Provincial Office of Education is moving faster than other regions in preparing the 'Jeonnam-style Neulbom School,' based on the judgment that strengthening public education is necessary to reduce educational disparities and private education expenses.

Neulbom Schools, based on the existing system that has been operating stably, provide first-grade elementary students with a daily two-hour individualized customized program.

In particular, for grades 2 through 6, various Neulbom School programs tailored to student growth and development, as well as well-organized care classrooms, will continue to be supported.

Starting from the second semester, Neulbom staff will be assigned to all schools to separate Neulbom School duties from those of teachers.

To this end, the Neulbom Support Centers at the Education Support Offices (22 Education Support Offices) will strengthen their roles by handling the recruitment and support of program instructors.

Especially in seven rural and island counties where securing instructors is difficult, the Education Support Offices will select consignment agencies to provide high-quality programs and ensure stable operation.

Superintendent Kim Dae-jung said, “We prepared Jeonnam Neulbom Schools with the belief that this is the first step to overcoming the regional extinction crisis from care to admission and employment,” adding, “We will operate programs that reflect students’ growth and development stages and diverse needs in a solid manner to overcome the low birthrate crisis and make Jeonnam a place where people want to stay.”

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