{"id":12420,"date":"2025-11-20T09:57:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T09:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/?p=12420"},"modified":"2025-11-30T19:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T19:28:09","slug":"we-are-closing-out-our-preschool-scholarship-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/ko\/2025\/11\/20\/we-are-closing-out-our-preschool-scholarship-program\/","title":{"rendered":"We Are Closing Out Our Preschool Scholarship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12420\" class=\"elementor elementor-12420\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa2314a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa2314a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bba4233 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bba4233\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58490d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58490d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c1e688 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c1e688\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for your many years of generosity toward KKOOM\u2019s Pre-School Scholarship Program, and our \u201cEarly education for Korean toddlers\u201d project on GlobalGiving. Your support has helped young children in Korea access early childhood education during a time when government funding was limited. Today, we are writing to share an important update: we will be formally closing this program.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa90db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3aa90db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ed3a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9ed3a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b20564 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b20564\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d125d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56d125d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12426\" alt=\"A young child sits at a desk and focuses on drawing or writing during an activity. Their face is covered with a sticker.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1.jpg 920w, https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Children build creativity and confidence through everyday learning moments.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f053070 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f053070\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d89a38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7d89a38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-297dc42 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"297dc42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19dc62e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19dc62e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Why We Are Closing This Program<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the past several years, the Korean government has significantly increased its investment in early childhood education. Beginning in July 2025, all 5-year-olds can attend kindergarten or daycare with full government financial support, and this expansion will continue until preschool is free for all children ages 3 to 5 by 2027.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This shift means that the tuition and early education costs children\u2019s homes once had to cover are now funded directly by the Ministry of Education. As the Ministry explained, this policy represents \u201ca crucial step toward equal opportunity at the starting line of life.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Korea Herald, July 29, 2025)<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is encouraging news for Korea\u2019s children, and it means that KKOOM can now responsibly redirect resources to areas with greater current need.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c49ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70c49ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0625cec elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0625cec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-867c6ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"867c6ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99f1954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99f1954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12424\" alt=\"A child dressed in a bright red costume poses indoors, and a second image shows the same child making a peace sign outdoors. Faces are covered.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-1.jpg 920w, https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Moments of play and imagination brighten each child\u2019s day.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92c9e0c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"92c9e0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c75c70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7c75c70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d61983 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0d61983\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-689cc21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"689cc21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Our Impact From 2007 to 2025<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks to your support, KKOOM was able to fill an important national gap for nearly two decades. Together, we achieved the following:<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twenty preschool scholars received tuition support at ages two and three.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toddlers living in children\u2019s homes gained equal access to early education during critical developmental years.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KKOOM provided early learning opportunities before government support expanded, giving children the strong start they deserved.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are deeply grateful to every donor who helped make this possible.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f61ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50f61ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4685d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b4685d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc8ff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6cc8ff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12422\" alt=\"Two children show new school supplies and backpacks inside a children\u2019s home. Their faces are covered with stickers.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-1.jpg 920w, https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-1-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">New supplies, new beginnings! Your support helps them start strong.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a38e881 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a38e881\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-191b6a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"191b6a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478995f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"478995f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong data-start=\"848\" data-end=\"895\">What This Means for GlobalGiving Supporters<\/strong><\/h2><p>If you\u2019ve been giving through our GlobalGiving preschool project, your donations will now strengthen our Hagwon Scholarship Program, helping children access the tutoring and academic support they often can\u2019t receive elsewhere.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><b>What Is a Hagwon Scholarship?<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hagwons are private tutoring academies that many students in Korea rely on for academic support, enrichment, or college preparation. Youth living in children\u2019s homes often cannot afford these classes, even though they play a vital role in staying on pace with their peers.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KKOOM\u2019s Hagwon Scholarship Fund provides academic tutoring, after-school enrichment, and support for students who need additional educational help. This ensures continuity of learning support from early childhood through adolescence. We will continue to share updates through this project throughout the year.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8e2945 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a8e2945\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4626c7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4626c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb6a7b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0fb6a7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b91410 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b91410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12423\" alt=\"Two children wearing warm jackets and backpacks pose with peace signs outside a school building. Their faces are covered.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4.jpg 920w, https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ready for school with confidence! Thanks to supporters like you.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f91197b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f91197b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d49d075 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d49d075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d6f175 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d6f175\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a1fc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55a1fc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"711\"><strong data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"585\">More Ways to Support KKOOM<\/strong><\/h2><p data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"711\">We\u2019d love to stay connected with you. Here are a few of the programs where your support can make a meaningful difference:<\/p><p data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"711\">\u00a0<\/p><ul><li data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"759\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/ko\/gem-program\/\">\uccad\uc18c\ub144 \uc5ec\uc131 \uc5ed\ub7c9 \uac15\ud654 \ubc0f \uba58\ud1a0\ub9c1(GEM) \ud504\ub85c\uadf8\ub7a8<\/a><\/span><\/li><li data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"800\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/ko\/holiday-parties\/\">\ud06c\ub9ac\uc2a4\ub9c8\uc2a4 \ud30c\ud2f0<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/ko\/events-and-camps\/\">\ud589\uc0ac \ubc0f \ucea0\ud504<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed4bbd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ed4bbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b51a0bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b51a0bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15269f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15269f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14000a3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"14000a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f14c21b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f14c21b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe1e08a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fe1e08a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc7564d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc7564d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>With Gratitude<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for standing with KKOOM and the children we serve. Your generosity has shaped the lives of countless young learners and contributed to a more equitable educational landscape in Korea. We truly could not do this without you.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcfb398 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bcfb398\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you for your many years of generosity toward KKOOM\u2019s Pre-School Scholarship Program, and our \u201cEarly education for Korean toddlers\u201d project on GlobalGiving. Your support has helped young children in Korea access early childhood education during a time when government funding was limited. Today, we are writing to share an important update: we will be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12425,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[72],"author_post_stories":[77],"class_list":["post-12420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-scholarships","tag-reflections","author_post_stories-leah-garlock"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12420"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12784,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12420\/revisions\/12784"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12420"},{"taxonomy":"author_post_stories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.kkoom.org\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/author_post_stories?post=12420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}