1 / 5   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

2 / 5   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

3 / 5   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

4 / 5   Women dropped out of school early as a result of gender discrimination during their own childhoods. /VCG Photo

5 / 5   The picture shows Park Young-ae and Nam Yang-son studying with their 8-year-old classmate in May 2019. /VCG Photo