JEONGEUP

Project: From the early 1980s, people moved to city getting a job followed by Korean industrialization. While parents were working outside till the late of the night, children had not fully cared by their parents from security, nutrition and education. Unfortunately most of them are disadvantaged financially. Due to the reason, religious institution started the services for children those who needed good hands. This is beginning of the Local Children Center. In 2004, those places were recognized as an official place as a shelter of the children who are in needs, under the law. And it has been partly supported by government. However, financial support from the government is still quite limited. The Local Children Center operates by local church. The center has many children who are growing up in families with one parent, or grandparents. The center provides children not only a shelter so that children could protect them until their parents come but also educational and cultural opportunities so that children can open up a door to a new experience. Most of them have fewer opportunities meeting foreigners, so with the help of international volunteers, the local children can experience global awareness while volunteers can feel the warmth and kindness of this rural Korean community.Jeongeup, connected to Mt. Naejang National Park and Mt. Ibam, is an especially stunning city to tour during the spring and autumn seasons. But as the government usually develops infrastructure depending on the population of the region, many people in this area are isolated from these benefits. Due to the reason, the local youth do not have many opportunities to be involved with international people. In this respect, this project will play an important role in bringing a taste of international culture to the local children and people.Roles of LCC:-Protection: Guidance for daily-life, nutrition (meal providing), staying until parentU back from work -Education: Help of homework, teaching schoolU s subjects (English, Science etc) -Entertainment: Provide various activities(travel, sports, music, arts, picnic etc) Those above are a main job of volunteers to do at an LCC.Work: The project site is officially opened in January of 2012. Youth Center is aiming to develop English language for the local children and youth. Volunteers will plan and organize their own English conversation class for different age of children and youth. Volunteers will also help other local children centers in the village. Volunteers work from Monday to Friday (from 2 to 9 pm, mostly).Teaching Information:-Age and Number of students: 8 to 16 years old and 10 to30 children at an LCC-Number of Teachers: 1 to 3 teachers