Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-koo Foundation Hosts 'Healing Forest Classroom' for Underprivileged Groups

The 1st Session Began from March 29 to 31 Last Month at Gyeongbuk Yeongju Forest Healing Center

The Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-Koo Foundation held the first session of the "OnDream Forest Healing Class to Find My Dream" from the 29th to the 31st of last month. (Photo by Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-Koo Foundation)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] The Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-koo Foundation announced on the 2nd that it conducted the first session of the "OnDream Forest Healing Classroom to Find My Dream" from the 29th to the 31st of last month. The OnDream Forest Healing Classroom is a forest healing program operated for 3 days and 2 nights at forest healing centers and therapy centers under the Korea Forest Service, targeting children under protection, families affected by traffic accidents, families of fallen or injured firefighters and police officers, and North Korean defectors.

Now in its seventh year, the OnDream Forest Healing Classroom is a program that provides forest healing, vision-finding, and cultural arts programs for marginalized groups to help establish self-identity. Over the past six years, more than 17,000 people have participated, with approximately 3.2 billion KRW invested in the foundation's projects. This year, a total of 19 sessions are planned for about 3,000 participants.

The first session was held for 3 days and 2 nights at the Yeongju Forest Healing Center in Gyeongbuk Province. About 80 children under protection from child welfare centers nationwide participated in forest experience programs to understand the life of the forest, self-reflection, and psychological stability, as well as vision-finding programs through play to discover their dreams. They also watched the musical performance "Faraway Neighbors" held on a forest stage.

Notably, this year’s OnDream Forest Healing Classroom expanded its target groups to include families affected by traffic accidents, families of fallen or injured firefighters and police officers, and North Korean defectors. Accordingly, starting from the 5th of this month, the second session is planned to be held at the Hoengseong Forest Healing Center for families affected by traffic accidents.

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