JEJU , South Korea ( CNN ) -- Word : Geese Father . Fireworks mark the groundbreaking for the Jeju Global Education City in Jeju , South Korea , last week . Definition : A father who sends his wife and kids abroad to study English and only flies to see them during winter and summer vacations . Word : Eagle Father . Definition : A geese father who is rich enough so he can swoop in to see his family any time he wants . Word : Penguin Father . Definition : A geese father who is too poor to fly . He can only yearningly gaze into the direction of his family . With a big bang , the groundbreaking for an ambitious new project on the South Korean island of Jeju got under way last week , a project that hopes to make these `` geese '' nouns obsolete . The central idea is relatively simple . More than US $ 1.3 billion will be poured into creating a city where elementary schools , middle and high schools , and ultimately universities , will be taught almost entirely in English . Top-notch schools outside of South Korea are jumping in , one of the first being Britain 's North London Collegiate School . And while the location will be in Jeju , organizers say the curriculum , except for Korean language and history , will all be taught in English and be identical to that being taught at the institute 's headquarters . More than 9,000 students are expected to participate . Officially , English is taught from the third grade here . But many Koreans believe in an early start . There are even popular Internet sites that offer recorded English language songs and stories for the fetus . There is also an overwhelming belief that the English taught in the public school system is not good enough . Even that the vast number of English private institutes are not up to par . That leaves many South Korean parents little choice but to send their children overseas . Official statistics say that as of 2007 , more than 27,000 South Korean high , middle and even elementary school students were studying abroad . A government survey done last year says nearly half of all South Korean parents wanted to send their children abroad . One such parent was National Assemblyman Song Young-Gil , who made one of the opening speeches at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Jeju Global Education City . Because he represented a neighborhood in Seoul , Song could not send his children overseas without seeming to abandon his voter base . `` I always felt guilty because my children were not getting the English education that other people were getting because of me . '' He also saw how the geese father phenomenon was breaking up families , and creating social problems . There have been many media reports about divorces , and even suicides among the lonely fathers . So when the government of Jeju Island asked him to support their project , Song said he gladly said yes . Jeju officials say the tuition will be somewhere between US $ 3,100 to US $ 4,700 . About half the amount South Korean parents would be paying to send their children overseas . But Jeju is eying something bigger than just the Korean market . The future vision is targeting the entire northeast Asian population : Japanese and Chinese as well as South Korean children . `` Potentially there are 750 million people that live within a two-hour flight time radius of Jeju , '' says Christopher Bogden , the project manager for the Jeju Global Education City . Jeju is already a popular destination for Japanese and Chinese tourists . The tropical climate and natural beauty of the island is a major draw . And the island has recently attracted foreign investors who are seeking to cultivate the island 's assets . But the project also has some worried . The lucrative English language market in Korea has already resulted in a total of 21 `` English villages '' across the country . And more are popping up . Next month , an English village capable of schooling some 5,000 children will open in the southern city of Keoje . The concern is that the Jeju project will become just `` one of the many . '' And that it will be difficult for the provincial government to recoup their investment , especially in this slow global economy . But the Jeju officials are confident that the project will distinguish itself because it encompasses not just schools , but residential and commercial facilities , all using English language to enhance the immersion experience . The first stage -- comprising one each of an elementary , middle and high school -- will be ready to accept students from 2011 , and the entire complex is scheduled to be complete in 2015 . Organizers say that will be more than enough time for the global economy to recover and the demand for quality English education in Asia to flourish . That 's good news for all geese fathers in South Korea .
More than $ 1.3 billion will be spent into creating city where English will be taught . - The government is planning to build a new airport in the province of Balochistan, which will serve as an alternative for international flights from Karachi and Lahore. Many South Korean parents send children overseas to learn English .