Jungnang-gu Operates Seoul National University Exploration Program with Mentors

[Seoul District News] Jungnang-gu Enables Collection of Vivid Department Information Needed for Career Paths for Middle and High Schools... Geumcheon-gu Operates Career Exploration Program with Seoul National University for the 4th Industrial Era... Yeongdeungpo Youth Culture House Hosts Ontact Festival... Dongjak-gu Holds Online Celebrity Lecture for Parents... Yangcheon-gu to Host 'e021 Yangcheon Youth Festival' on the 30th

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Jungnang-gu (Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi) is conducting a university campus tour program with college student mentors for local middle and high school students until the end of this year.

The university exploration program is part of the career experience program organized by the Bang Jeong-hwan Education Support Center. The district stated that it prepared a program where students can visit universities directly to help them collect department information necessary for their careers and have vivid university exploration through close mentoring with college student mentors.

Thirteen middle and high schools in the area are participating in this program, and they will have a time to design their career paths at Seoul National University, the school to be explored. The program consists of a campus tour with college student mentors by group, department-specific tours, important subject study methods, and motivational learning sessions through mentoring.

A student who participated in the first tour on the 25th said, "I was able to learn what preparations are needed to enter the department I want to pursue in the future. It made me think I need to study harder."

Ryu Kyung-gi, Mayor of Jungnang-gu, said, "I hope that the students participating in this university campus tour program will be motivated to study and make more efforts toward their desired dreams," adding, "We will continue to strive to broaden students' career perspectives through various field learning experiences and programs."

Jungnang-gu also conducts major-specific mentoring to assist local students' career paths. Through university-linked programs such as stories from biochemistry students and media design majors, it helps students understand their departments better.

Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yoo Sung-hoon) announced that it has been conducting a free semester system program linked with Seoul National University Lifelong Education Institute since October to strengthen the career capabilities of local youth.

The free semester system program is operated by having master's and doctoral-level instructors from Seoul National University visit schools directly to teach. It allows youth to easily approach artificial intelligence and coding fields by learning basic theories and developing programs themselves.

Starting with Seil Middle School on the 12th, a total of about 200 students from three middle schools?Seil, Munseong, and Siheung?participated in the free semester system program themed on the 4th Industrial Revolution and artificial intelligence. Students who complete the program receive a certificate of completion from Seoul National University Lifelong Education Institute.

Additionally, Geumcheon-gu plans to sign a business agreement with Seoul National University Lifelong Education Institute in November to leap forward as a "prestigious city of future education" by utilizing excellent human and material resources from Seoul National University. In 2022, the career program linked with Seoul National University Lifelong Education Institute will be expanded to all middle schools in Geumcheon-gu.

Yoo Sung-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, "As many students worry about career issues amid rapid social changes in the 4th Industrial Revolution era and uncertainties about the future, we will actively support students to find and design careers that suit their talents and aptitudes," adding, "Just as Google started as a small venture and became the world's largest company, Geumcheon-gu will do its best to become a prestigious educational city through cooperation with Seoul National University Lifelong Education Institute." For more details, inquiries can be made to the Geumcheon-gu Education Support Division.

Yeongdeungpo-gu (Mayor Chae Hyun-il) announced that it will hold the "2021 Ontact Festival," where local youth exhausted from COVID-19 and studies can freely play and enjoy various experiential learning, from October 30 to November 6.

The festival is hosted by the Yeongdeungpo Youth Culture House, established to support youth cultural and artistic activities. The district official explained that it is conducted using online media in the same way as last year's festival and is named "2021 Ontact Festival: Replay Young·Youth·Culture Game."

In addition to using the online YouTube channel, some on-site activity programs will be conducted concurrently this year.

On the first day, October 30, a variety of diverse and beneficial experiential programs will be organized with the cooperation of various related organizations such as Yeongdeungpo Police Station and Nowon-gu Senior Club.

Following the online opening ceremony hosted by a youth active in the Yeongdeungpo Youth Culture House, participants will experience ▲uniform experience and fingerprint badge making by Yeongdeungpo Police Station, ▲repair activities by Nowon-gu Senior Club's "Our Neighborhood Blacksmith," ▲colorful bead keychain making, ▲natural soap making, and ▲drawing endangered animals at the climate activity group experience zone to learn the value and importance of resource circulation.

Also, the Dream Plus Support Center, established to promote the healthy growth of local youth and people with disabilities, plans to organize the retro game "Squid Game," which is globally popular, providing a time for youth and local residents to enjoy and communicate together.

From November 2 to 5, one program will be held each day.

▲On the 2nd, "Easy-to-Understand Climate Stories" by young climate activists ▲On the 3rd, "I am also a Magician!" learning from a professional magician ▲On the 4th, "My Body, My Disaster School" to learn how to prepare disaster bags for emergencies ▲On the 5th, "Making Herbarium Mood Lamps and Succulent Terrariums" taught directly by youth operation committee members ▲On the 6th, "Drone Making" operated by infrared sensors and the endangered animal card game "Save Me! Endangered Animals" are scheduled.

All schedules will be conducted strictly following social distancing and quarantine guidelines. The programs on the first and last days of the event will be held outdoors with booths set up in front of the Youth Culture House.

Some programs require prior or on-site registration for participation. Detailed information about the event schedule and applications can be found on the Yeongdeungpo Youth Culture House website.

Some experiential programs, including the online opening ceremony, can be freely viewed by anyone through the YouTube channel "Yeongdeungpo Youth Culture House," and generous prize events will be held according to the schedule.

Chae Hyun-il, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, said, "I hope many youths relieve the stress accumulated from COVID-19 and studies through 'Young Youth Culture Game' and also grow their dreams and confidence," adding, "We will do our best to create an educational environment where local youth can grow properly and freely dream and to provide cultural experiential activities."

Dongjak-gu (Mayor Lee Chang-woo) will hold an online celebrity lecture for parents and local residents as part of the "2021 Dongjak Innovation Education District Project."

This lecture was prepared to provide practical information on children's economic education and high school admission, topics requested by parents, to help with their children's education.

First, on November 2, Kim Ui-soo, director of the Kiwoom Asset Planner Center, will give a lecture titled "A Home Without Money Worries? Children's Economic Education," covering how to instill economic concepts in children and how parents and children can build a family financial system together.

Kim Ui-soo has appeared on many programs such as EBS's "60-Minute Parents" and MBC's "Economic Magazine M." During this lecture, he will share pre-submitted questions and real-time comments to communicate and resolve parents' concerns.

On November 12, Lee Beom-seok, an educational researcher from the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education's Education Research Information Institute, will be invited to hold a "High School Admission Briefing."

It will provide the latest educational information to parents and students, including ▲high school admission information focused on Dongjak-gu and neighboring districts' high schools ▲classification of high schools by characteristics such as general high schools, specialized high schools, and specialized schools.

Parents, students, and interested residents who wish to participate can watch via the official YouTube channel of the Dongjak Innovation Education District. For more details, inquiries can be made to the Education Policy Division.

Additionally, the district will hold the 6th Dongjak Innovation Education Festival "Dongjakhara 2021" on November 12-13, featuring ▲creative experience classrooms in the Olmang Nolmang village ▲online market for parents' creative festival ▲visible radio, fashion show, and debate by youth, all conducted online.

Jung Jong-rok, head of the Education Policy Division, said, "This celebrity lecture selected topics that are recent issues and of high interest to parents, aiming to provide abundant information," adding, "I hope parents gain practical information on children's economic education and high school admission and have their questions resolved. We ask for your interest and participation."

Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Soo-young) will hold the "e021 Yangcheon Youth Festival" on the 30th at Yangcheon Park and the metaverse platform "Zepeto," crossing virtual and real spaces.

The "e021 Yangcheon Youth Festival" is a cultural festival planned and operated with care by the Yangcheon Innovation Education District Youth Autonomy Activity Group. Reflecting the "safety sensitivity" of the with-COVID-19 era and the "communication sensitivity" of MZ generation youth, it will be operated through three channels without spatial restrictions: ▲Yangcheon Park (real world) ▲Zepeto (metaverse virtual space) ▲Yangcheon TV (YouTube).

In the real world (universe) at Yangcheon Park, the youth culture cafe "Naeil Geurim" operating team dressed in Halloween costumes will demonstrate hand drip coffee, and an exhibition gallery where youth painting works can be appreciated will be held. Also, a Halloween photo zone will be set up, offering Polaroid photo shoots and SNS Halloween selfie photo challenges for the first 200 participants. A booth promoting youth autonomy activities will also be prepared.

In the three-dimensional virtual convergence world "Zepeto (metaverse platform)," the "Yangcheon Youth Festival" held in the real-world Yangcheon Park will be replicated. The unique charm of this festival is that participants can enjoy it twice by moving between the real-world Yangcheon Park as their "bonkae" (original character) and the virtual Yangcheon Park in the metaverse as their "bukae" (secondary character or alter ego).

On the online "Yangcheon TV (YouTube)," it will break away from traditional viewing and lecture content to broadcast "entertainment-type youth activities." In segments like the team mission-clear game "Small Olympics" and the team competition online game "Challenge! Caruffle Game Tournament," viewers can meet Yangcheon-gu youth full of talent and charm comparable to idols.

Using another metaverse platform "Ifland," the "1:100 Quiz Show" will be held, where dozens of avatars run together to solve quizzes, creating a spectacular scene.

Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, "It is our duty as adults to provide unlimited support and encouragement so that youths' dreams no longer remain just dreams," adding, "We will continue to do our best to make Yangcheon-gu a place where youths' dreams come true through innovative policy implementation."

Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) is operating the "Children's Our Play Experience Yard." The "Children's Our Play Experience Yard" is a traditional play culture education program that uses modernized traditional play content developed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Craft & Design Foundation, allowing children to experience seasonal customs and hanbok (traditional Korean clothing) together.

Seongbuk-gu is recruiting 70 classes on a first-come, first-served basis from elementary schools in Seongbuk-gu and the metropolitan area from October 26 to November 2.

The education will be conducted from November 15 to December 31.

A Seongbuk-gu official emphasized, "Under the guidance of professional instructors, children can experience traditional play and also experience tangible culture such as traditional play tools and hanbok, as well as intangible culture such as seasonal customs, helping them form a correct value system about traditional culture and develop creative and convergent thinking."

The "Children's Our Play Experience Yard" also includes education on silkworm cocoon thread pulling and learning about types of silk, linked with Seongbuk-gu's representative cultural asset, Historic Site No. 83, Seoul Seonjam Complex.

The education will be conducted at each school's location or at Seongbuk Yehyangjae (in Seongbuk-dong), or participants can join via non-face-to-face online education.

Especially, Seongbuk Yehyangjae, a hanok (traditional Korean house) located in Seongbuk-dong, Seongbuk-gu, is considered an optimal place to enjoy traditional play. If participants choose Seongbuk Yehyangjae as the education venue, they can conveniently and safely use the shuttle bus supported by Seongbuk-gu.

More detailed information can be found on the Seongbuk-gu official website (Seongbuk-gu Introduction → District News → Recruitment Courses).

Yongsan-gu (Mayor Sung Chang-hyun) will hold a real-time play activity called "Wakjajikkeol Yongsan ON Madang" using an online platform.

This is to provide safe and enjoyable play experiences for children who face many restrictions on outdoor activities due to COVID-19.

The play yard will be operated in three sessions from November 8 to 20. Major programs include ▲magic string game ▲round ttakji (traditional Korean card game) ▲seven-shape magic tangram ▲square ttakji ▲long-looking gonu game, among others.

Participants can join online via the video conferencing program Zoom. Kits needed for the play yard will be delivered to the homes of pre-registered participants.

The district is recruiting 60 elementary school students (grades 1-6) in the area until November 4. Participants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis by session (20 participants per session).

Those who wish to participate can apply through a Google link. Further details are available in the news section of the district's website.

Sung Chang-hyun, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, said, "We prepared traditional play programs so that children lacking play culture amid the COVID-19 situation can run and play freely," adding, "We will continue to develop and actively provide diverse and substantial educational content."

Gangbuk-gu (Mayor Park Kyum-soo) held the "2021 Gangbuk Citizen Awards" ceremony on the 28th in celebration of the 25th Citizen's Day.

The Citizen Award is given to exemplary citizens who have practiced neighborly love through sacrifice and volunteer spirit and have brightened the community. Since July, the district selected the final awardees through a strict public evaluation committee from 29 nominees recommended by the local community.

This year's awardees are ▲Good Deeds Volunteer Award: Kwon Young-hee ▲Model Family Award: Kim Bok-man ▲Culture and Arts Award: Kim Yeon-joo ▲Sports Award: Jo Hwi-seok ▲Model Entrepreneur Award: Kim Hong-ryeol ▲Social Welfare Award: Kim Yong-sun ▲Environment Award: Seo Gwang-seok. A total of seven people received honors in their respective fields.

Kwon Young-hee, recipient of the Good Deeds Volunteer Award, has served as the head of the Korean Red Cross Volunteer Association Gangbuk District Council, conducting social welfare projects such as delivering side dishes to low-income families. She also led various disaster relief activities and received a certificate for 10,000 hours of volunteer work. Kim Bok-man, awarded in the Model Family category, lives harmoniously with her elderly mother and three generations. Despite difficulties, she has been a role model by engaging in volunteer activities.

Kim Yeon-joo, who received the Culture and Arts Award, is a poet who donated her talents at art festivals and reading concerts hosted by local educational institutions. Jo Hwi-seok, awarded in sports, is the president of the Gangbuk-gu Jokgu Association and senior vice president of the Gangbuk-gu Sports Council, recognized for expanding the Jokgu (foot volleyball) community and promoting the expansion of stadiums.

Kim Yong-sun, recipient of the Social Welfare Award, has been active as a member of the disabled division of the Gangbuk-gu Community Security Council, practicing neighborly love and sharing. Lastly, Seo Gwang-seok, awarded in the environment category, has been active in various professional organizations such as the Saemaul Leaders Association, rolling up his sleeves for environmental protection. He participated in the Clean Gangbuk campaign, cigarette butt removal, and COVID-19 quarantine volunteer activities.

Park Kyum-soo, Mayor of Gangbuk-gu, said, "I extend my thanks and congratulations to the awardees who dedicated themselves to creating a bright community and developing district administration," adding, "Citizens who quietly contribute to making a hopeful Gangbuk behind the scenes are treasures."

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