Angelina Jolie boasts Maddox is studying ‘Korean and Russian’ at home as he’s ‘isolating with mom and NOT dad Brad Pitt’
, 44, spoke about her 18-year-old son and what he's doing to keep occupied despite his college closing because of .
Speaking in an interview with DongA Daily, South Korea's oldest and leading media outlet, the actress confirmed that Maddox's school, Yonsei University, has temporarily closed. It's believed that
"I could not be happier about Mad‘s choice of university. It is of course closed at the moment because of the pandemic. But he's not transferring school," Angelina explained.
"He‘ll be going back as soon as things settle. He's using the time to focus on his Korean and Russian studies."
According to People, Maddox chose to stay with his mom and siblings instead of dad , 56, after his semester at the Seoul university was canceled.
It was also reported that Angelina has opted for a structured routine of "waking them up early" and setting her kids educational tasks to keep them on top of their studies.
In her interview, she also spoke about the fact that nearly a billion young people globally are now out of education.
"Being suddenly out of school and cut off from friends is hard for anyone, but in some countries, if a young person‘s education is interrupted in this way, they may never be able to go back, because they have to go to work or face other pressures," she said.
"Some children depend on school to get one meal a day that can help them survive extreme poverty. Other young people may be more vulnerable to abuse or domestic violence.
"So there's an urgent need to help young people to continue their education, through distance learning for example, to ensure they able to get their qualifications and that they get the other kinds of support they need."
The mom-of-six continued: "This is my major focus, and something that I‘m working on with UNESCO and a global coalition of countries."
Last month, Angelina pledged to donate $1million to the No Kid Hungry organization whilst she practices social distancing with her family.
"My heart goes out to the people of Korea and everyone in the world who is suffering as a result of coronavirus," she added.
"I hope we will see greater international cooperation to fight this as one international community, and share our resources and knowledge to get through this as best we can together. I hope it will remind us all of the value of global cooperation."
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A source previously told E! News: "All the kids are home with Angelina but they have continued seeing Brad and go over for their regular visits.
"They are keeping up with their schoolwork, practising their languages, playing instruments, board games and helping cook dinner."
The insider went on: "They are having a lot of family time and just hanging out together watching movies."
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