The Solemn First Candle Oath of Early Childhood Education Students

Busan Science and Technology University Holds the 1st 'Sado Gangryeong Oath Ceremony'
Engraving Pure Passion in the Hearts of Early Childhood Educators

Students of the Department of Early Childhood Education at Busan University of Science and Technology held the 1st Sado Gangryeong (師徒綱領) Oath Ceremony on the 7th at Cheongwoo Hall on campus before their field practice.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] College students studying early childhood education solemnly took their first oath ceremony, pledging to fulfill their mission as early childhood educators.

Busan Institute of Science and Technology (President Kang Ki-seong) held the 1st Sado Gangryeong (師徒綱領) oath ceremony on the 7th at Cheongwoo Hall on campus. An oath ceremony for early childhood education students, who are neither doctors nor nurses, is very unusual.

The oath ceremony was solemnly conducted with the attendance of 69 third-year students majoring in early childhood education preparing for field training, President Kang Ki-seong, parents, about 200 guests and students.

The "Sado Gangryeong (師徒綱領)" is a code of conduct that educators must follow, created and promulgated by the Korean Education Federation on Teacher's Day in 1982.

It states, "Since the owners of a democratic nation are the people, education that nurtures the owners of the country to be worthy owners is the most important national task... We must devote all our efforts to reforming consciousness as a cultured people and fostering creative and autonomous individuals prepared for future society."

The Sado Gangryeong oath ceremony is a ceremony where participants reflect on the noble meaning of the Sado Gangryeong through a candlelight ceremony and pledge their social responsibility and mission as early childhood educators, marking their first step as educators.

The students who participated in the oath ceremony had a valuable time establishing the image of a teacher based on love and service, honesty and sincerity, integrity and dignity, lawfulness and order, grounded on the early childhood education knowledge they learned at the university.

Professor Choi Jeong-ah, head of the Early Childhood Education Department at this university, said, "The character and behavior of educators greatly influence not only the growth and development of young children but also the establishment of their personality and sociality."

Professor Choi added, "I hope that the students taking their first step as early childhood educators will grow into educators who practice love and dedication with the pure passion pledged through the candlelight ceremony."

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