Children Run Freely in the Forest!... Seongdong-gu Early Childhood Forest Experience Center Fully Operational

From the 5th, full-scale opening of Daehyeonsan, Geumhosan, and Maebongsan Early Childhood Forest Experience Centers for 20 kindergartens and daycare centers... Safe program operation through early childhood forest instructors in compliance with COVID-19 prevention guidelines

Children happily spending time at Kumho Mountain Forest Experience Center before COVID-19

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jeong Wono) will operate the "2021 Early Childhood Forest Experience Center," where children can freely run and play while experiencing nature, starting from April 5.

The Early Childhood Forest Experience Center is a natural playground equipped with facilities such as net climbing frames and tree climbing, allowing children to directly experience the value of the forest and connect with nature through their five senses.

Amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, when outdoor activities are cautious, the district has prepared a safe way for children to feel nature through the Early Childhood Forest Experience Center.

In particular, after collecting pros and cons from 20 daycare centers that participated in the forest experience program last year, responding to the positive expectation of 75% approval, this year the number of participants will be adjusted according to the social distancing levels, and non-face-to-face programs will be operated according to the response stage to create a safe forest environment where young children can play with peace of mind.

Additionally, various operation methods such as producing and distributing forest experience kits and QR code explanations will be developed to provide fun and beneficial play activities.

Starting with Daehyeonsan in 2016, the district added Early Childhood Forest Experience Centers at Geumhosan and Maebongsan in 2018, creating child-friendly urban spaces. Currently, three centers are operating in Daehyeonsan, Geumhosan, and Maebongsan within the region.

Each Early Childhood Forest Experience Center is equipped with various playground equipment suitable for children's eye levels, such as rope crossings, tree climbing, and leaf pools. For children with little experience in forest activities in the city, professional early childhood forest instructors capable of activity guidance and forest interpretation are also assigned and operated.

The participants are a total of 20 kindergartens and daycare centers recruited since the 10th of last month.

For those who wish to participate additionally, detailed information can be obtained by contacting the Seongdong-gu Office website or the Parks and Greenery Division.

Jeong Wono, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, "I hope that forest experiences will greatly help the creativity and physical development of growing children," and added, "We will continue to do our best to prepare various programs so that children in the city can escape COVID-19 and be with nature."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.