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| Multicultural children from Itaewon Elementary School in Seoul. / Korea Times file |
By Eom Da-sol
The North Gyeongsang Province Education Office said Wednesday it will run a mentoring program and an art program to help multicultural children achieve their dreams.
The office said it had prepared the programs to encourage the children to feel more included in society and to support their careers.
In the mentoring program, 261 students from eight universities in the province will be offered academic help and counseling on personal or school problems. Over 950 students applied for the program.
Daegu National University of Education will be in charge of the art program that will involve 80 multicultural students from this month to December. The program offers drawing and painting lessons.
Thirty-seven percent of multicultural students in Korea said they were bullied at school, according to a National Human Rights Commission of Korea survey in 2011.
"The education office has been seeking a solution to integrate multicultural students into Korean society," an education office official said. "The education office will continue its effort to enhance support for multicultural children."
According to the office, about 2.6 percent of students in province schools are from multicultural families, increasing from 6,570 last year to 7,120.
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