Songpa-gu Launches 'Child-Friendly City Regional Special Project'

Selected for the 'Seoul Child-Friendly City Regional Specialization Project'

Last Year's Multicultural Awareness Improvement Education

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) will carry out the ‘Child-Friendly City Regional Special Project’ until December this year to ensure that children grow up healthy and happy.

Since receiving UNICEF Child-Friendly City certification in 2016, the district has been promoting various educational programs and projects to enhance children’s rights and welfare.

The special project being conducted this time was selected in April through the ‘2020 Seoul Child-Friendly City Regional Special Project Contest’ and includes ▲ multicultural awareness education for children and adolescents ▲ maker equipment utilization education for children and adolescents.

The ‘Multicultural Awareness Education for Children and Adolescents’ is linked with the Songpa Multicultural Family Support Center. Ten residents who have more than one year of experience in multicultural understanding education among marriage immigrants are hired as instructors and visit schools directly.

The classes cover cultural and language aspects by country, cooking experience activities, and fostering attitudes that recognize and respect diversity. The awareness education is provided free of charge to schools that apply among elementary, middle, and high schools in the region, as well as children using local children’s centers.

The ‘Maker Equipment Utilization Education for Children and Adolescents’ is held at Songpa Future Education Center Building 3 (inside Songpa Youth Center), which is the base facility of Songpa SSEM.

Songpa SSEM is an educational model being developed by the district itself to provide customized educational services needed by residents.

Using maker equipment such as 3D pens and 3D printers within the Future Education Center, participating students can create their own works. The education runs from July to October and is completely free.

Participants are recruited on a first-come, first-served basis for 25 spots. Interested children and adolescents can register by phone at Songpa Youth Center.

Mayor Park Seong-su stated, “Last year, the population of children and adolescents (ages 0?18) in Songpa-gu was 107,000, the largest among Seoul’s autonomous districts,” adding, “Through the re-certification of the Child-Friendly City at the end of this year, we will continue to strive to establish a foundation where all children and adolescents in Songpa can respect each other and achieve their dreams.”

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