Enjoy Freely and Boost Creativity: 'Yaho Jeonju Let's All Play Together' Program 운영

Starting August, Approximately 290 Elementary Students in Jeonju Area

Photo by Jeonju City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hong Jae-hee] Jeonju City, Jeollabuk-do, an child-friendly city, is launching play and exploration programs where elementary school students can run freely while enhancing creativity and community spirit.

On the 30th, the city announced that from next month until January next year, it will operate the play service "Yaho Jeonju Let's Play Together," allowing about 290 elementary school students in the Jeonju area to play energetically for six months.

The "Yaho Jeonju Let's Play Together" project aims to support the healthy growth of children by developing diverse and creative play content and providing play opportunities. It was selected as a leading area for play innovation by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and is being promoted accordingly.

The city will provide play programs three times a month and exploration programs once a month, along with special lectures by play experts for parents. The programs will mainly be conducted at Yaho Forest Playground, Yaho Book Playground, and Yaho Art Playground.

Specifically, the five fields of play programs are ▲Forest Play (Sansori Forest Village, Ainuri Forest) ▲Art Play (Seohak-dong Art Village Association, Sorijijon, Sujak Madang) ▲Book Play (Gaegolgaegoe Children's Library, Donghwa Narae Research Institute) ▲Traditional Play (Arimaek, Traditional Culture Contents Research Institute Yeon) ▲Free Play (Jeonju YMCA, Creative Arts Research Association), carried out by a total of 11 institutions.

On this day, the city held a consulting session and meeting attended by 11 play service providers including Gaegolgaegoe Children's Library, in collaboration with Save the Children and Jeollabuk-do Social Service Support Group, delivering basic education on children's rights and operational guidelines.

A Jeonju city official said, "We will provide high-quality play programs to make the city a happy and livable place for children," adding, "We will do our best so that children can enjoy their right to play through various play activities, run together, and grow up healthy in body and mind."

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