Gwangyang Steelworks Holds 'Visiting Steelworks One-Day Special Lecture' at Local Elementary School

Starting from Jinwol Elementary School in Gwangyang on the 7th, scheduled to visit 5 elementary schools in the district
Introducing our hometown and Gwangyang Steelworks with easy and fun explanations tailored to children's level

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks (Director Kim Ji-yong) is attracting attention by visiting local elementary schools to introduce Gwangyang Steelworks, a representative company of the region, and conducting one-day special lectures that explain the production process of steel products found everywhere in daily life.

Starting with Jinwol Elementary School in Gwangyang on the 7th, Gwangyang Steelworks will visit five elementary schools in Gwangyang City and conduct a total of eight sessions of the ‘Visiting Steelworks One-Day Special Lecture.’ The lecture was prepared as part of the students’ education program ‘Knowing Our Hometown Gwangyang’ to help them understand Gwangyang Steelworks, which has grown together with the local community.

The ‘Visiting Steelworks Experiential Learning’ is designed to match the children’s level of understanding, delivering interesting content related to Gwangyang Steelworks and the process and uses of steel products in an easy-to-understand way through quizzes and videos, receiving great responses from students.

Although Gwangyang Steelworks has a separate steelworks tour program, it has been suspended due to COVID-19, and local elementary schools also face restrictions on field trips, making visits to Gwangyang Steelworks difficult. Therefore, since last year, Gwangyang Steelworks has been operating the ‘Visiting Steelworks One-Day Special Lecture.’

In response to COVID-19, both the lecturers and students wear masks throughout the lecture and use hand sanitizers provided in each classroom, paying close attention to preventing group infections of COVID-19.

Song Rak-yong, a staff member of the Gwangyang Steelworks Public Relations Section who gave the lecture that day, said, “I was impressed by the students’ deep interest in the local community,” and added, “It was an opportunity to think about the future of Gwangyang Steelworks and Gwangyang City, which the children will lead.”

A student who attended the lecture said, “It was fascinating to learn what kind of work Gwangyang Steelworks does, and it was a fun time to understand our village.”

Meanwhile, Gwangyang Steelworks operates a talent volunteer group, actively practicing the management philosophy of ‘corporate citizens growing together with the community’ by incorporating various talents of employees into volunteer activities that are practically needed by the local community.

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