Gyeonggi Provincial Agricultural Technology Service Brings Rural Field Experience Learning to Classrooms

As school training activities and experiential learning have been suspended due to safety concerns following the Sewol incident, farming households have faced considerable difficulties. In response, the Gyeonggi Provincial Agricultural Technology Service is implementing a "field experience learning program that comes to classrooms," serving as a bridge between schools and farms.

Farmers visit schools directly to conduct hands-on education, allowing students to participate in experiential learning safely within their classrooms—a win-win solution.

The Gyeonggi Provincial Agricultural Technology Service is currently conducting first-semester educational programs targeting 1,990 elementary school students at 35 schools, including Gosaeok Elementary School in Suwon, where rural areas are absent. In the second semester, the program will be expanded to reach approximately 6,000 elementary school students in urban areas without rural regions, such as Anyang, Gwacheon, and Gwangmyeong.

Second-semester programs will include diverse activities such as dyeing, insects, flower pot making, and mushroom cultivation. Application notices have been sent to schools, and registrations are being accepted until July 11.