Gyeonggi-do to Support Online Learning for Middle School Students from May... Choose Among Korean, English, Math, and Science

Gyeonggi Province is recruiting learners for a new online learning support policy called ‘1318 On Coaching’ to reduce educational disparities among adolescents and provide equal learning opportunities.

Gyeonggi Province recently selected EBS Korea Educational Broadcasting System as the operating agency and will begin student recruitment from the 18th of this month, with full-scale learning coaching support starting in May.

1318 On Coaching is a program that provides middle school students or adolescents of the same age residing in Gyeonggi Province with online learning content tailored to their individual levels and one-on-one online learning coaching once a week for two months, totaling nine sessions.

‘1318’ refers to adolescents aged 13 to 18, and ‘On’ means online.

This year, Gyeonggi Province will prioritize support for middle school students and plans to expand the program later. It will be conducted in five cohorts, with 800 students per cohort, totaling 4,000 students, and the learning fee is completely free.

Selected students can choose one subject they wish to study among four subjects: Korean, English, Mathematics, and Science, and receive learning and coaching.

Once selected as learners, students will undergo a learning type audit and an artificial intelligence (AI) learning diagnostic evaluation, and based on the results, support will be provided for using EBS textbooks and online lectures suitable for the student’s level.

Gyeonggi-do's '1318 On Coaching' Learning Participant Recruitment Poster

Online lectures will be selected and provided by university student learning coaches, who play a role in assisting the overall educational process, such as ensuring the student’s learning progresses well and that assignments are completed properly.

University student learning coaches are selected through a separate recruitment process and training among students attending four-year universities. Additionally, 300 outstanding learners will be given the opportunity to participate in an intensive learning career growth camp in December.

Youth wishing to participate can apply through the 1318 On Coaching website (https://www.1318study.kr).

Gyeonggi Province will prioritize the selection of socially and economically vulnerable youth (recipients of government aid, residents in eup/myeon areas, etc.).

Jo Tae-hoon, Director of Lifelong Education at Gyeonggi Province, said, "Currently, only middle school students and adolescents of the same age are eligible, but we plan to expand the program to include high school students in the future," adding, "We will strive to strengthen adolescents’ self-directed learning abilities and reduce educational disparities."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.