Gwangju Nam-gu to Operate Programs for Children in Childcare Facilities Starting July

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) announced on the 11th that it will introduce a reading and cultural program linked with the childcare facility Notre Dame Brothers' House to provide out-of-school youth with opportunities to become familiar with libraries and books.

This program was selected as part of the '2021 Youth Reading with Libraries' contest conducted by the National Library for Children and Young Adults this year, aimed at emotional stability, social adaptation, and career planning for out-of-school youth.

Accordingly, Nam-gu plans to run a reading and cultural program every Wednesday from July to September in collaboration with the public library, the Culture and Information Library, and the childcare facility Notre Dame Brothers' House, engaging the children at the facility.

The program curriculum is designed to help participants gain a sense of accomplishment after reading books, support emotional development, and motivate reading.

Participants will mainly meet famous painters and artworks through books, then engage in discussions on these themes, create play scripts by understanding book plots, learn poetry writing and recitation methods, and practice counseling by understanding the concerns of characters in the books.

A Nam-gu official stated, “We will carefully prepare and operate the reading and cultural program so that our children can form continuous reading habits through library visits and book-related education, enjoying a rich life with good thoughts.”

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