Kids
Children consume propaganda from birth. The Juche ideology and the leaders Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-Il and Kim Jong-un are the spirits of the country and their ideas are sacrosanct. Children learn to hate American and Japanese. They receive free education of four years of elementary school and seven years of middle school, a tour guide said. After two exams, only the top 30 percent can get into a university, another tour guide added. All...
Child is king of the country
By Yanis Chan We arrived at the June 9th Middle School at 2.40pm, just after extra-curricular activities had started. Students in North Korea have a fixed timetable all year through—classes from 8am to 12pm and afterschool activities from 2pm onwards, our guide said. Students are free to choose the activities that suit their talents, from learning musical instruments to studying math. This middle school, named after the date on which...
School children prepare for war
By Chow Wing Man Mari In the school on the model Chongsan-ri Cooperative Farm outside of Pyongyang, colourful paintings cover the walls. If you look a little closer, you’ll notice that many of them are cartoon children killings soldiers with cartoon guns. Children in North Korea are by law supposed to receive 12 years of free education in a structure similar to many developed countries. The school on this model farm, where Kim...
