More than 10,000 students reportedly participated in the “100 Days of Phone Free” campaign for eleme..

More than 10,000 students reportedly participated in the “100 Days of Phone Free” campaign for elementary, middle and high school students by the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education.

According to the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education on the 26th, more than 7,000 posts were registered as a result of receiving applications for online participation from elementary, middle and high school students in the province from the 1st to the 18th.

Considering that all students are enrolled in schools or parents have registered multiple children at the same time, the provincial education office estimates that the actual number of applicants will be more than 10,000.

Since the 7th, students who participated in the “100 Days of Miracle” set their own “one-day smartphone usage time” and check and record whether they reach their goals every day.

Set and practice goals such as smartphone usage habits that you want to change for 100 days, stop using them an hour before bedtime, and put down your cell phone at family mealtime.

It also records the experience of working in the areas of reading, art culture, and sports by replacing the use of smartphones.

The provincial education office expects students to experience practical changes in learning, friends and family relationships, hobbies, and sleep rhythms through this campaign

When the 100-day miracle is completed, 100 excellent students will be selected based on the practice records and the opportunity to explore the history of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea will be provided in Shanghai and Hangzhou, China, in January next year.

Meanwhile, Hwaseong High School in Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, is attracting attention as a ‘Phone Free’ rule. This year, Hwaseong High School produced the largest number of successful students from Seoul National University among general high schools nationwide.

Since 20 years ago, Hwaseong High School has operated a so-called “phone-free” policy that stores students’ mobile phones not only in schools but also at bedtime.

Hwaseong High School produced 44 successful applicants from Seoul National University this year, and 37 of them were enrolled students, making it a place with high academic achievement.

The school believes that the fact that students get enough sleep and concentrate on learning by reducing their smartphone usage time has had a positive effect on academic achievement.

Lim Dong-hyun, the son of Hotel Shilla President Lee Boo-jin, also stressed the creation of an environment for immersion when he passed the school record management and know-how to prepare for the CSAT at the entrance examination academy after passing Seoul National University earlier this year, saying, “I highly recommend cutting off smartphones and games completely for three years.”