At Daenam Elementary School's Pungdo branch, which is the only school on Pung island off the western coast, there are only three pupils. Closing the school now would deny the children of an education, as the island is accessible only by ferry from the nearby port city of Incheon. The journey takes two hours and the ferry makes only two trips a day. PHOTO: COURTESY OF LEE YUN SEOK.
SEOUL: Standing in front of a rainbow-coloured school building at the foot of a small mountain, nine-year-old Shin Chae Ni is raving about her class.
She said she gets lots of fun experiences and play time, but not homework or after-class tuition.
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