Gwanak-gu Operates 'Online Reading Discussion School' for Elementary Students

Recruiting 24 Elementary Students in Grades 4-6 for Reading Club Activities, Featuring Genre-Specific Reading Discussion School Programs Including Comedy, Poetry, and Fairy Tales

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Junhee) is operating an ‘Online Reading Debate School’ for elementary school students in the area in line with the online education environment in the COVID-19 era.

This initiative aims to increase children's interest in reading through various reading debate experiences and provide opportunities to read books together and communicate, helping children who are exhausted by the rapid changes in the educational environment due to COVID-19.

The online debate school runs every Saturday from 10 AM to 12 PM until the 14th, and is a real-time online class using the Zoom platform, supported by the Gwanak Innovation Education District and the Gwanak Education Dure Reading Education Division.

It recruits 24 elementary students in grades 4 to 6 who are active in reading clubs within the region (schools and communities), and is composed of a genre-tailored reading debate school program including comedy, poetry, and fairy tales.

Participating students read four thematic books of different genres and engage in non-competitive debate classes and post-reading activities. Real-time feedback is provided through interactive remote meetings between teachers and students.

The district expects to contribute to the revitalization of online reading clubs by providing diversity in reading debates and suggesting new directions for reading club activities through interactive remote meetings.

Mayor Park Junhee said, “Even amid the COVID-19 situation, we are trying and operating various education-related contents in line with changes in the online education environment. I hope this debate school becomes a place for children to expand their thinking and broaden their perspectives through diverse reading activities in online education.”

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