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Aug 16, 2018 Education

Seoul education board recommends delaying new semester amid hot weather

Amid the prolonged heat wave, Seoul’s education board has recommended all of the city’s elementary, middle and high schools to consider postponing the starting day of the upcoming school term.The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education on Tuesday officially notified schools of its suggestion to adjust their academic calendars to protect students and faculty members from the risks of scorching weather. (Yonhap)“If a school operates shortened school hours or takes a day off, it should adjust the sc

[Herald Interview] ‘Hanyang University aims to foster students who contribute to society’

President Lee Young-moo highlights founding philosophy of “Love in Deed and Truth” to realize social innovation

Jul 30, 2018
Education
Student and teachers campaign against hate speech at youth camp

More than 150 students and teachers attended the “2018 Sunfull Youth Summer Camp” held at Parkdaljae Youth Center in Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province, from July 21 to 22, according to the Sunfull Internet Peace Movement Headquarters.Students spoke out against cyberbullying and hate speech that can incite hatred and possibly push victims to take their own lives. Students and teachers participate in the “2018 Sunfull Youth Summer Camp” to campaign against hate speech from July 21 to 22. (Sunfu

Jul 30, 2018
Education
17 high schools to reduce one class each due to a drop in new students

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said 17 high schools in Seoul will reduce one class each starting in 2019 due to a rapid decrease in students.Seven public boarding high schools and 10 private high schools will cut one freshman class each because the 17 schools had less than 22 students per class, according to a report by SMOE. The standard set by SMOE in 2018 is 27 students per class. (Yonhap)Fifteen other schools did not reach the standard but SMOE felt that reducing a class each wou

Jul 27, 2018
Education
English kindergartens more expensive than ordinary college in Korea

The average monthly tuition fees for “English language-oriented” kindergartens is around 1 million won ($900) which is double the amount of college tuition fees in the nation, according to experts.The average yearly tuition fee for English kindergartens is around 12.2 million won, which is 6.4 times the tuition fee of a private kindergarten of 1.89 million won and twice as much as an annual college tuition fee of 6.7 million won. (Yonhap)The educational campaign group World Without Worries About

Jul 25, 2018
Education
Both ‘free democracy’ and ‘democracy’ endorsed in textbooks

The Ministry of Education said on Monday it will allow the usage of both “free democracy” and “democracy” in textbooks, in response to controversy that sparked after the announcement on June 21 to change the definition of the national and political system to simply “democracy” in the new guidance for secondary school history textbooks.Domestic history textbooks have used both “free democracy” and “democracy” as terms to define the nation’s political identity, but in order to avoid mistaken inter

Jul 24, 2018
Education
Education Ministry to inspect 175 special schools for possible abuses

The Education Ministry said Wednesday it will conduct inspections on sexual misconduct and human rights violation cases at all schools for students with disabilities, after a special school teacher was reported to have raped students.The ministry and regional education offices on Tuesday held a meeting where they decided to inspect 175 special schools across the country from August to mid-September, to come up with measures to prevent sexual misconduct and violence against disabled students. (12

Jul 19, 2018
Education
Korea International School hosts 2018 WLSA College Fair

Korea International School hosts 2018 WLSA College FairA college admissions fair featuring some of the most prestigious universities around the world will be held in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, on July 21.Thirteen institutions will participate in this year’s fair including Cornell University, Vanderbilt University, Emory University, University of Rochester, and University of Southern California. 　The 2018 College Fair and Ivy League Seminar is co-hosted by the Korea International School and the W

Jul 12, 2018
Education
ASEAN-Korea Youth program in Seoul ends, second part to resume in Manila

The first part of the annual ASEAN-Korea Youth Network Workshop organized in South Korea by ASEAN-Korea Centre ended on Friday, with a closing ceremony held Seoul. During the five-day program in South Korea, which kicked off on Monday, 70 students from Korea, Japan, China and Association of Southeast Asian Nation countries took on various activities on the theme of “Global Digitalization.” Seoul National University Asia Center co-organized the event here. (ASEAN-Korea Centre)The second part of

Jul 7, 2018
Education
[Feature] Korean as Second Language classes help students adjust to new country

Students from migrant, multicultural backgrounds learn language and ease into new environment, gaining confidence

Jul 6, 2018
Education
[Youth Project Award] Personal experience of media amongst the youth

Awardee: Park See Ha Hankuk Academy of Foreign StudiesEven before Park Seeha started her first day as a freshman at Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies, she had made it a goal to join the school newspaper, however not to write articles. Seeha wanted to be the journal’s photographer, to capture the spirit of her high school through a camera lens. The saying that “a picture is worth a thousand words,” is a wisdom that Seeha subscribes to.Images, says Seeha, are the best way to capture a moment, “the

Jul 4, 2018
Education
[Youth Project Award] The future of geothermal energy

Awardee: Park Jae WheeSeoul International SchoolWith daily news coverage and frequent warnings from the government, nobody living in Korea could have failed to have noticed the recent increases in fine dust and other pollutants in Korea’s air. For a resident with a keen interest in the environment like Seoul International School student Jaewhee Park, this is a problem that can’t be ignored; it intrudes into daily life, and is an issue that needs to be tackled. Instead of simply sitting and watch

Jul 4, 2018
Education
[Youth Project Award] Athletic Council’s future plans

Awardee: Sohn Chan Yoo Chadwick International School Song DoChanyoo Sohn is an ardent sports fan and enjoys playing sports. He is actively involved as an athlete at Chadwick International School, and has had several successful seasons. However, his main interest has always been sports-related jobs and the sports industry rather than playing sports himself. He is particularly interested in the management of sports teams, and his interest led him to become a member of the school’s Athletic Council

Jul 4, 2018
Education
[Youth Project Award] Impacting the community through coding

Awardee: Choi Do Hyun Hankuk Academy of Foreign StudiesDo Hyun spent most of his elementary and middle school years in Moscow, with students and teachers from over 60 different nations. Although times were challenging at first — mostly due to his limited English and Russian — he grew to appreciate what a diverse community has to offer. He had the opportunity to serve this community in his senior year as the Student Council President, when he initiated several projects based on the feedback from

Jul 4, 2018
Education
[Youth Project Award] To improve the general health of KIS students

Awardee: Kim Seung HyunKorea International School, Jeju Campus“Is your phone glued to your hand?” As a teenager, this was a question that Amy Kim heard often. However, as president of the biology club at Korea International School (KIS) it raised a deeper concern: using a cellphone isn’t just a distraction to students, it can also be a very real health risk as well, due to microorganisms that can be transferred back and forth between students’ hands and their phones. In fact, according to scient

Jul 4, 2018
Education

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