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School helps boost children's multicultural identity
Okcheon Elementary School in Haenam, South Jeolla Province, collaborates with different regions in Korea, other countries and global organizations to help biracial students develop their identity.
With some multicultural students struggling with their studies, the school has been running after-school learning programs since 2013. It also operates language classes twice a week so students can learn the mother tongues of their non-Korean parent, including Cambodian, Vietnamese and Chinese.
To help such students be proud of their multicultural backgrounds and be active in school life, it offers them an opportunity to express their talent in front of other students.
The school also has exchange programs with schools in different countries and has invited teachers from Indonesia, China and Canada to visit. It is a member of the Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet).
Jiguchon center helps children's adaptation to Korea
Jiguchon Park Child Center in Guro-gu, Seoul, is an educational institution that teaches foreign students and children with a multiracial background.
The institution has 31 children whose parents are from different countries including the Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, China, Ghana, Indonesia and Congo.
It helps children mingle with the fellow students and improve their academic scores at school. One of the students, a high school senior, has improved a lot and has received top grades.
The center also provides counseling session for the parents and helps in their adaptation to Korean society. For foreign students, the center teaches them Korean and provides cultural experiences such as music activities, camping and field trips.
Such efforts have been recognized and the center head Sohn Ha-young received an award from the health and welfare ministry.
School helps boost children's multicultural identity
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| Okcheon Elementary School |
With some multicultural students struggling with their studies, the school has been running after-school learning programs since 2013. It also operates language classes twice a week so students can learn the mother tongues of their non-Korean parent, including Cambodian, Vietnamese and Chinese.
To help such students be proud of their multicultural backgrounds and be active in school life, it offers them an opportunity to express their talent in front of other students.
The school also has exchange programs with schools in different countries and has invited teachers from Indonesia, China and Canada to visit. It is a member of the Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet).
Jiguchon center helps children's adaptation to Korea
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| Jiguchon Part Child Center |
The institution has 31 children whose parents are from different countries including the Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, China, Ghana, Indonesia and Congo.
It helps children mingle with the fellow students and improve their academic scores at school. One of the students, a high school senior, has improved a lot and has received top grades.
The center also provides counseling session for the parents and helps in their adaptation to Korean society. For foreign students, the center teaches them Korean and provides cultural experiences such as music activities, camping and field trips.
Such efforts have been recognized and the center head Sohn Ha-young received an award from the health and welfare ministry.
