<GG132>마을행복교육공동체 / Aiming for a Village Happiness Education Community.

경기도 / Gyeonggi-do

4 reviews • Updated 20 days ago

✅ 호스트 소개 및 자유로운 농장소개: 저희는 여주 지역으로 귀촌하신 전통문화 예술인들과 연계해서 여주 지역의 학생들에게 사물놀이, 봉산탈춤, 택견 등 한국전통문화를 교육하는 방과후 학교입니다. 그리고, 학교 안에는 작은도서관이 있어서 마을 어르신들에게 디지털문해교육, 공예, 건강택견, 댄스 등 다양한 문화프로그램도 제공하고, 또 한편으론 마을주민들과 함께 직접 쌀빵을 만들어서 마을 취약계층의 어르신들에게 빵나눔도 하면서 마을 주민 모두가 행복한 마을행복교육공동체를 만들어가고 있습니다. 올해는 학교 안에 작게 텃밭과 정원을 조성해서 저희 스스로는 건강한 먹거리를 자급자족하는 삶을 실천하려 하고, 학교로 체험오는 학생들에게는 직접 모종을 심고 풀도 뽑고, 마지막엔 작물을 수확하면서 자연과 함께하는 삶을 자연스럽게 느낄 수 있는 기회를 제공하려고 합니다. ✅ 농업을 시작한 년도 :2019년 ✅ 농장 형태 : 대안교육 ✅ 농장 주 작물 : 감자, 고구마, 단호박, 수세미, 곰취나물, 참외, 조롱박, 야생화, 산나물 ✅ 친환경 농업에 대한 실천 : 농약, 제초제를 안치고 농사를 짓고 있습니다. ✅ 생활에서 친환경 실천 사항 : 일회용품 사용 자제, 마을환경정화 ✅ 호스트 외 만날 수 있는 구성원 : 직원4명, 마을주민, 지역사회 예술가 ✅ 농장에서 만나는 반려 동물: 개 ✅ 우퍼가 하는일 : 1)텃밭 관리 4~5월 : 고구마, 단호박, 야생화 등 모종 심기, 풀뽑 6~8월 : 참외 수확, 풀뽑기 9월~10월 : 고구마, 단호박 등등 작물 수확, 풀뽑기 2)개 산책시키기 3)마을 분들과 쌀빵 만들기 ✅ 선호하는 우퍼상 : 농촌생활을 좋아하시는 분, 자연 에서 생활을 즐길 줄 아는 분 ✅ 우퍼에게 당부메세지 :여름에 풀 뽑는 작업이 많아서 힘들 수 있습니다. ✅ 숙소에서 와이파이 가능여부 : 가능 ✅ 술,담배 가능여부 : 금연, 간헐적 음주 가능 ✅ 호스트와 식사여부 : 하루 한,두끼만 함께 먹고 나머지는 식재료를 드려 직접 해 드셔야 합니다. ✅ 영어소통 : 번역기 통해 가능 ✅ 일주일 기준 우핑시간 : 하루5시간 주5일 ======== English eplanation ========== ✅ Host Introduction & Free Farm Introduction: We are an after-school program that collaborates with traditional cultural artists who have relocated to the Yeoju area. Our goal is to educate local students about Korean traditional culture, including Samulnori (Korean percussion music), Bongsan Talchum (a traditional mask dance), and Taekkyeon (a Korean martial art). Within our school, we also have a small library that serves as a community space for the elderly. Here, we offer various cultural programs such as digital literacy education, crafts, health-focused Taekkyeon, and dance classes. Additionally, we work together with local residents to bake rice bread, which we distribute to elderly individuals in need. Through these efforts, we are building a happy, community-driven educational space where everyone can thrive together. This year, we plan to create a small garden and vegetable patch on our school grounds. Our goal is to practice a self-sustaining lifestyle by growing our own healthy food. At the same time, we want to provide visiting students with a hands-on experience—allowing them to plant seedlings, remove weeds, and finally, harvest crops. Through these activities, we hope to give them a deeper connection to nature and an appreciation for a more sustainable way of life. ✅ Year Farming Started: 2019 ✅ Farm Type: Alternative Education ✅ Main Farm Crops: Potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, loofahs, gomchwi greens, oriental melons, jorong pumpkins, wildflowers, and mountain vegetables ✅ Eco-Friendly Farming Practices:We farm without using pesticides or herbicides. ✅ Eco-Friendly Lifestyle Practices:We minimize the use of disposable items and actively clean up the village environment. ✅ Other Members You Will Meet Apart from the Host: 4 staff members, local residents, and community artists ✅ Companion Animals on the Farm:Dog ✅ Tasks for WWOOFers: 1) Garden Maintenance April–May: Plant seedlings such as sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and wildflowers; weed removal June–August: Harvest Korean melons; weed removal September–October: Harvest crops like sweet potatoes and pumpkins; weed removal 2) Walking the Dog 3) Making Rice Bread with Villagers ✅ Preferred Type of WWOOFers:People who love rural life and know how to enjoy living in nature ✅ Message to WWOOFers:There may be many weeding tasks in the summer, which can be tiring. ✅ Wi-Fi Availability at the Accommodation: Available ✅ Alcohol & Smoking: Non-smoker, occasional drinker ✅ Meals with the Host:You share one or two meals with the host, and for the rest, ingredients are provided. ✅ English Communication:Possible through a translator ✅ Weekly WWOOFing Hours:5 hours per day, 5 days a week

Learning opportunities

Vegetable farming

Aromatic or medicinal plants, teas

Bakery

Traditional crafts

Methods or systems

Holistic management

Host type

Nonprofit / Community

0.3 Hectares | 0.7 Acres

Accommodation

2 WWOOFers

Bedroom

Children not accepted

Pets not accepted

Meals

Omnivore

Vegetarian

Length of stay

Less than a week

Hae

Member since 2019

Languages spoken: English, Korean Response rate: 100% Response time: typically within 1 day

December 2025

Open

Planned visit

Closed

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경기도 / Gyeonggi-do

여주역 ,당진리정류장

Reviews

Yeeun

South Korea • November 2025

열흘 정도 머물렀는데, 정말 감사하고 신기한 시간이었습니다. 이렇게까지 얻어만 가도 괜찮나? 싶을 정도로 다들 친절하고 따뜻하게 대해주셨어요. 다시 한 번 만나뵐 수 있다면 꼭 선물 이것저것 챙겨가고 싶어요 유일하게 아쉬운 게 선물 못 챙겨간 거라 ㅎㅎㅜㅜ

Sheng Xiong

Singapore • October 2025

I have a short and extremely fulfilling experience with Evergreen Nature school. Even though we only managed to stay there for 3 days, the wonderful experience is something we will carry with us for a long time. An experience away from the hustle and bustle of the city life was what we need - we experience farm work (digging, harvesting of ginkgo nuts, gathering of branches), baking (cake and Sho - which were extremely delicious), cooking of our meals (I love the tteokguk!) and also a walk around the neighbourhood (including a visit to the market). It is so hard to believe that somewhere just 100km away from Seoul can bring about such experience. The teachers (ssam) were all very welcoming, and we truly appreciate the many activities planned for us. ❤️ Thank you to all the ssam and fellow wwoofers for this experience, and hope to see you all again.

Grégoire

France • September 2025

I had a short but wonderfull time here, everybody is really nice and willing to teach me things I don't know. I whole heartly recommend ! Thank you !

Jeanne

France • August 2025

I had the best of time at EvergrennNatureSchool ! I was there during June and the weather was really hot, so we couldn't do much work outside but our hosts made sure we were never bored! Instead, we went to make and pack lunchboxes to distribute to people in the area, and it was a lot of fun! I also had the chance to take part in all the classes taught at the school every afternoon: I tried traditional dance, taekkyeon, traditional drums ... which was for me an amazing opportunity to learn about Korean culture. I can only recommend wwoofing there, and I am very grateful to all the people I met and for all the gifts and memories I brought back with me <3