Tag: school
North Korean students punished for filming birthday party, praising their own...
Two students at a Wonsan arts school were reprimanded by the Socialist Patriotic Youth League for filming a birthday party and comparing it favorably...
Orphaned North Korean teen forced to abandon school dreams to run...
A teenager in Tanchon, South Hamgyong province, has been making a living in the market after suddenly becoming her family's breadwinner.
"A middle schooler named...
N. Korean teachers questioned after criticizing ‘two hostile states’ doctrine while...
Teachers who criticized new textbooks and maps erasing Korean reunification references were summoned by state security after their comments at a drinking party were...
N. Korea’s elite party school emphasizes practical training on 78th anniversary
North Korea's Workers' Party Central Cadres Training School, which trains core party officials, marked its 78th anniversary June 1 by calling for strengthened faculty...
Pay to stay: N. Korean schools sell farmwork exemptions to students
North Korean schools are openly charging fees to excuse students from farmwork as the country's annual rice transplantation begins.
According to a source in South...
N. Korean parents spend rice money on uniforms as state-supplied clothing...
North Korean middle and high school students are increasingly buying fabric at markets to make custom uniforms because the quality of state-supplied uniforms is...
Spring greens season draws N. Koreans to mountains as schools empty
North Koreans are flocking to fields and mountains as the spring greens season gets into full swing. In the mountainous regions of South Pyongan...
Privilege and fashion: How N. Korea’s elite children copy Kim Jong...
North Korean students, particularly those from privileged backgrounds, are increasingly imitating the style of Kim Ju Ae, daughter of leader Kim Jong Un. Parents...
Hamhung officials scrutinize school uniform distribution after system overhaul
The education department of Hamhung's people's committee conducted an on-site inspection of uniform and school supply distribution for new students at the start of...
N. Korean schools demand scrap paper as penalty for lost textbooks
North Korean schools have begun distributing textbooks before the new semester, but with new books in short supply, they're requiring older students to return...
