Namwon-si to Launch 20 'Village Happiness Learning Centers' Starting Late June

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Nosik] Namwon City (Mayor Ihwanju) announced on the 18th that it will start the 2020 Village Happiness Learning Centers, which were postponed due to 'COVID-19', at 20 locations around the end of June.

The Village Happiness Learning Centers began in 2018 as a project supported by Jeonbuk Province to guarantee local learning rights to residents in eup and myeon areas with low access to lifelong education.

Before full-scale operation, the city's Education and Sports Department distributed thermometers, hand sanitizers, disinfectants, etc., to the 20 Village Happiness Learning Centers on the 8th, designated quarantine managers, and ensured that safety rules were followed during learning.

The Happiness Learning Centers, with 296 participants, recruit students voluntarily centered around village hubs and also arrange instructors, making it a lifelong learning community managed by the village residents themselves rather than government-led, resulting in very high satisfaction.

Additionally, since educational locations use idle facilities within the village, accessibility is good and participation rates are high. Night programs that parents and children can attend together are also possible, which is expected to greatly contribute to strengthening family bonds and realizing the village community.

Jang Jongseok, head of the Education and Sports Department, stated, “Efficient management is achieved through an organic network with each Happiness Learning Center manager based at the Women's Culture Center, and the centers that have participated so far have expressed their intention to continue participating, showing very high responsiveness.”

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