How to serve the elderly better in an aging society? The Woldeung Elementary School in Suncheon, South Korea decided to offer illiterate older adults a chance to go back to school with their grandchildren. /VCG Photo

At the same time, due to rapid urbanization, schools in rural areas, like the Woldeung Elementary School, are losing students who have been moving to the cities with their families. /VCG Photo

To save the school while empowering retirees, the primary school decided to recruit elderly illiterate women, and teach them how to read and write. /VCG Photo

Women dropped out of school early as a result of gender discrimination during their own childhoods. /VCG Photo

The picture shows Park Young-ae and Nam Yang-son studying with their 8-year-old classmate in May 2019. /VCG Photo