Jongno-gu Announces 90 Million KRW '2020 Innovative Education Project' Contest

The fields include 'Jongno Village School', 'Parent Growth Support', 'Unfold Your Dream! Youth Project', etc... Conducted from May to November 30... Total project scale of 90 million KRW with subsidies of 2 to 5 million KRW per project

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Jongno-gu (Mayor Kim Young-jong) is conducting a public contest project worth a total of 90 million KRW this year to activate the educational community in connection with the local community and support various educational activities in which residents, parents, and youth actively participate.

The '2020 Innovative Education District Project' contest areas, aimed at helping true growth by nurturing children's dreams and talents and providing care through collaboration between schools and villages, consist of three categories: ▲Jongno Village School ▲Parent Growth Support ▲Unfold Your Dream! Youth Project.

The project period is from May to November 30 of this year, and subsidies ranging from 2 million KRW to a maximum of 5 million KRW will be provided for each project.

First, the ‘Jongno Village School Contest Project’ aims to discover creative educational content based on the participation of educational stakeholders such as students, parents, teachers, institutions, and organizations, and to build a network among institutions, parents, and teachers in the village for children's education.

Applications can be made for care programs or after-school activity programs for children and youth in the village. Eligibility includes individuals or institutions and organizations residing in Jongno-gu or having a living area such as workplace, business site, or school.

The ‘Parent Growth Support Contest Project’ to support parents' capacity building and participation in innovative education is conducted to create a happy educational community through building networks among schools, parents, and village areas.

Examples include parent coding education and parent union networks. Applications are accepted from parent organizations in local schools, clubs with five or more members, and parent union meetings.

Lastly, the ‘Unfold Your Dream! Youth Project Contest’ is designed to provide opportunities for youth to grow as local agents by planning, executing, and evaluating projects themselves without restrictions on themes or processes, expressing their dreams and imagination. The project is entirely carried out by youth and can involve culture, arts, humanities, debate, media, or anything else.

Eligible applicants are students from 3rd grade of elementary school to 3rd grade of high school enrolled in schools within the area, or groups of five or more youths aged 9 to under 19 residing in Jongno-gu. However, one adult mentor such as a teacher, village resident, parent, or university student must be designated, and the mentor will support the overall project and manage subsidy execution.

The application period is from March 2 to 13, 6 PM, and application forms, activity plans, and other documents can be submitted by visiting or emailing the Education Division of the district office. Detailed eligibility and project information can be found on the Jongno-gu website (http://www.jongno.go.kr).

Since 2015, Jongno-gu has been promoting various Seoul-type innovative education projects such as ‘365 Creative Bus,’ ‘Career Education,’ and ‘Youth Festival’ based on the rich historical and cultural resources of the region, now in its sixth year.

Mayor Kim Young-jong said, “This contest project was conducted to support cooperation and communication among various educational stakeholders and to complete ‘Jongno, the Dreaming Education City.’ We hope for much interest and participation in the 2020 innovative education project that supports and helps the growth of children and youth, the future leaders, through public-private collaboration.”

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