By Bahk Eun-ji
Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education announced Monday that it will open an international school next March providing an integrated education for students from multiracial and Korean families.
Tentatively named Gunseo Future International School, the education office said the school would be the country's first public alternative school providing an integrated curriculum with a non-graded system. The Gunseo Middle School building in Siheung will be remodeled to house the new international school.
Students will come from multiracial and Korean families at a one-to-one ratio, and will learn various languages including Korean, English and their mother tongue at each level. In addition, there will be Korean and world history, literature and art classes.
The GOE said the curriculum of the school will be differentiated from other regular schools without grade levels, and with advancement based on credits.
The school will offer six middle school level classes, including two for Chinese, one Russian and three Korean, followed by high school classes in 2022 and elementary school classes in 2024.
Students will be selected through interviews in Siheung and Ansan in Gyeonggi Province.
Lee Jae-joung, superintendent of the GOE, said, "Students from multiracial families will not only understand Korean and have a higher motivation to learn the language, but will also improve their self-esteem in education related to their parent's country."
He said Korean students at the school will also grow as global citizens with foreign language skills and an international sense through systematic customized language education.
The provincial education office plans to open another international school in 2022.
Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education announced Monday that it will open an international school next March providing an integrated education for students from multiracial and Korean families.
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| Gyeonggido Office of Education building /Korea Times file |
Students will come from multiracial and Korean families at a one-to-one ratio, and will learn various languages including Korean, English and their mother tongue at each level. In addition, there will be Korean and world history, literature and art classes.
The GOE said the curriculum of the school will be differentiated from other regular schools without grade levels, and with advancement based on credits.
The school will offer six middle school level classes, including two for Chinese, one Russian and three Korean, followed by high school classes in 2022 and elementary school classes in 2024.
Students will be selected through interviews in Siheung and Ansan in Gyeonggi Province.
Lee Jae-joung, superintendent of the GOE, said, "Students from multiracial families will not only understand Korean and have a higher motivation to learn the language, but will also improve their self-esteem in education related to their parent's country."
He said Korean students at the school will also grow as global citizens with foreign language skills and an international sense through systematic customized language education.
The provincial education office plans to open another international school in 2022.
