Youth Future Dream Hub 'Songpa Youth Center' Renovated

20-Year-Old Aging Facility Transformed into Youth Complex Cultural Space Aligned with Changing Times... Opening of ‘Songpa Future Education Center’ Building 3, a Hub Facility of ‘Songpa SSEM’

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) has renovated the ‘Songpa Youth Center,’ which was built 20 years ago, into a complex cultural facility for youth in line with the times.

Songpa Youth Center (4 Jungdae-ro 4-gil) was established in December 2000 and has supported various activities for local youth and residents for the past 20 years. However, due to aging facilities and changes in educational demands, the need for facility improvements and functional enhancements has been raised.

Accordingly, after six months of remodeling, a reopening ceremony was held at 3 p.m. on June 29, and full-scale operations began on July 1.

Songpa Youth Center is a building with two basement levels and three above-ground floors, covering a total floor area of 7,446㎡, providing cultural, educational, sports, counseling, and welfare programs for youth.

In particular, the district secured a budget of 2.3 billion KRW, focusing on major facility improvements and functional enhancements aligned with new educational trends. A representative example is the newly established ‘Songpa Future Education Center Building 3’ on the first floor. Through this, the center plans to develop into an institution for nurturing talent in preparation for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, beyond simply supporting youth cultural activities.

The ‘Songpa Future Education Center’ is a hub facility for the district’s own education model ‘Songpa SSEM,’ a core project promoted during the 7th local government administration. The newly created Building 3 consists of a digital production room, hand-making room, and creative design room, where various future creative education programs are conducted.

Alongside this, the ‘Munjeong 2-dong Songpa Care Center,’ providing after-school care services for elementary students, also opened on the first floor. This facility has been well received by students and parents, especially as school attendance days have decreased due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. It supports user-centered gap care services such as school commute services (7 a.m. to 9 a.m.) and emergency night care services (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.).

The existing ‘Songpa Youth Sexual Culture Center,’ previously located on the first floor, has been relocated to the third floor, where a new sex education experience center has been established to provide professional sex education.

In addition, the center houses a gymnasium, fitness center, infant art room, youth caf?, music room, small theater, counseling and welfare center, and an alternative school ‘Handeul’ for out-of-school youth.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, some facilities and programs may have changes in their operation plans, so visitors should check the Songpa Youth Center website and make phone inquiries before visiting.

Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa-gu, stated, “As the demands and needs in the education field diversify due to COVID-19, the role of the newly renovated Songpa Youth Center is highly anticipated,” adding, “We will actively support providing educational services in line with changing times so that youth can nurture various dreams and futures in Songpa.”

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