GG132-en(Gyeonggi-do)

✔️ Registered 2020

✔️ Host Gender Female

✔️ About us
Our Rural Study Center is a place where children in the city experience rural life, learn, and grow up to live together in nature and in the village. As children plant and cultivate crops in our land, and watch how our food grows, we realize that our ecosystem is all on the same fence. There are various activities such as gardening, cooking, woodworking, learning about our village, traditional games, ecological classes, Taekkyeon, seasonal customs, pottery, and embroidery. We also exchanges with the residence in our village the programs such as Taekkyeon and dance, and also operates an Farmin experience program where the people can experience the rural life.

✔️ Farming Experience Since 2015

✔️ Farm Type Studying in th countryside aiming for village educational community

✔️ Main Crop Rice, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, melon, and other seasonal vegetables and fruits

✔️ Farming Method
One of the purposes of the study abroad center is to experience rural life. Therefore, we are planting and raising our own food. Because we harvested crops and cook them right away, any pesticides are not used for crops.

✔️ Organic Lifestyle
Students and teachers are using their own cups and avoid using disposable items. We dilute EM solutions and use them for cleaning or necessary places, and we are trying to separate the garbages.

✔️ Family / Member The members of the community
Principal, teacher, and staffs.
Other students studying in a rural area and villagers.

✔️ Animal

9 dogs , 8 cats , chicken (at their cages)

✔️ English Simple Communication

✔️ Other Language No

✔️ Works

March: Choosing land, planting seasonal vegetables and fruits.
April: Planting seasonal vegetables and fruits, removing weeds.
May: Planting and harvesting rice, seasonal vegetables and fruits, and removing weeds.
June: Removing weeds, harvesting seasonal vegetables and fruits.
July: Removing weeds, harvesting seasonal vegetables and fruits.
August: Harvesting seasonal vegetables and fruits, planting cabbage for kimchi
September: Harvesting seasonal vegetables
October: Harvesting seasonal vegetables
November: Picking cabbage, preparing and making kimchi.

✔️ Working Hours It’s scheduled to take 5 hours a day and will proceed after consultation

✔️ WWOOFing Season From March to November

✔️ Knowledge / Skills WWOOFers can learn

You can participate in rural life experience programs such as cultivating crops and cooking, participating seasonal customs and Taekkyeon.

✔️ Experiences WWOOFers can expect
The rural activities are based on close communication with the local community, so you can hear the stories about the efforts to build bonds with villagers and encourage village cooperative activities.

✔️ Preferred WWOOFer
Anyone who wants to have a cultural exchange, someone who likes Korean culture, someone who can get along well with children, and someone interested in the local community.

✔️ Message to WWOOFers
I would appreciate it if you could respect that it is a space where children learn, play, and live together. We ask for conversations and actions that consider the safety and educational purpose of children.

✔️ Type
It’s a 10-minute by walk from the center. It is a private room but the public space is shared with teachers

✔️ Room Sharing
The room can be shared with the wwoofers with same sex, but it will be asked in advance

✔️ Internet WiFi

✔️ Drink & Smoke
No Smoking No Alchol at Center, Alcohol(light) Possible at residence

✔️ Distance from house to farm 5 minutes from the school by foot

✔️ Sharing a Meal
We eat every meals with students and teachers at the restaurant in the center. 7:30am to 8:20pm, 12:12pm to 12:50pm, 5:30pm to 6:20pm.

✔️ Organic Ingredients
The ingredients we planted and cultivated by ourselves.

✔️ Vegetarian Vegetarian Possible

✔️ Preferred Length of Stay under 1 week

✔️ Capacity 4 people

✔️ Accept Short Stay(~3 days) No

✔️ WWOOFers with Children(under 15 yrs) Yes

✔️ Accept Minor(16~18 yrs) No