Yangcheon-gu 'Coding Education Expedition Team' Launched

Providing Various Content Creation Opportunities Using Artificial Intelligence... 'Coding Education Visiting Schools' Supporting a Total of 70 Classes for 6th Grade Elementary Students

Coding class at Yangdong Elementary School held last April

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Soo-young) is conducting a "Visiting Coding Education" program for elementary school students in the area as part of the 2021 Yangcheon Innovation Education District project.

Coding involves creating programs using computer languages such as C and Java. Through coding education, students can develop logical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills. Since 2019, elementary coding education has been mandatory.

As one of the core fields of the 4th Industrial Revolution, the role of competent professional instructors is crucial for studying and implementing related knowledge.

Accordingly, the district supports professional instructors visiting schools directly to conduct coding classes, enhancing students' digital literacy and problem-solving abilities. This allows children to develop various content themselves, engage in creative activities, and enjoy coding education.

The "Visiting Coding Education" program is conducted for 6th-grade elementary students in the area after a prior demand survey. In the first half of the year, classes are being held from April for 70 classes across 13 schools that applied, and applications will be accepted again in September for the second half.

The curriculum includes understanding basic coding education, principles and applications of AI voice recognition, content creation, and project implementation. In preparation for situations where face-to-face classes are impossible due to COVID-19, the program is ready to quickly switch to non-face-to-face classes.

The Yangcheon Future Education Center, which is promoting the project, supports AR/VR and physical education classes as part of school-linked programs, and also conducts classes aimed at nurturing future talents for children and youth in the area, including video production, 3D printing, robot coding, Arduino, and App Inventor.

Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, "In the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, the importance of coding education will increase more than anything else," adding, "We plan to continuously support children to easily and enjoyably approach coding, develop digital literacy and problem-solving skills, and enhance convergent thinking so that they can grow into creative talents needed in this era."

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