Seongap Kim, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, Attends Roundtable Discussion with Youth

On the 9th, the district office's comprehensive situation room conducted a hybrid online and offline session... Discussions on youth autonomy activities, fostering village education communities, and promoting participation in innovative education... Gwangjin Cultural Foundation's 3rd President Han Jinseop Inauguration

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwangjin-gu (District Mayor Kim Seon-gap) held the ‘2021 Gwangjin Innovation Education Roundtable Discussion’ on the 9th at the Gwangjin-gu Office Comprehensive Situation Room.

This roundtable discussion was organized to listen to the opinions of actual education stakeholders such as students, teachers, and parents, to understand educational demands, and to use the feedback as a reference for promoting future innovation education district projects.

The Innovation Education District project is a program that establishes an organic cooperative system among the district office, education support office, local community, and schools to create an educational ecosystem where learning and rest coexist, enabling children and youth to grow as agents of life in schools and communities.

The event was held both online and offline, with about 50 participants including youth, parents, teachers, and facilitators attending either on-site or online.

The discussion topics included ▲support for youth autonomous activities ▲support for fostering village education communities ▲measures to activate participation in innovation education projects ▲and four regional specialized projects, with passionate discussions taking place.

After the discussion, participants had a Q&A session with Kim Seon-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, and Cho Hee-yeon, Superintendent of Education.

During the Q&A, questions were raised about the key educational administration and library expansion plans being promoted in Gwangjin-gu.

In response, Mayor Kim said, “We are producing educational videos to help youth form positive values about marriage and family and to foster a family-friendly culture, and we are proposing these to schools to conduct online education.” He added, “Currently, we operate five public libraries, and to improve library access, we are constructing three additional libraries in Gunja-dong, Achasan, and Guui 2-dong.”

The district plans to collect opinions from this roundtable discussion and reflect them in the future promotion of the Gwangjin Innovation Education District project.

Kim Seon-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, “This discussion was organized as part of the Gwangjin Innovation Education District public-private-academic council to re-examine the values and philosophy of our district’s innovation education.” He added, “We will actively review the opinions and reflect them in district administration and discuss them with the education office and Seoul city and other relevant institutions.”

Han Jin-seop was inaugurated as the 3rd president to lead the Gwangjin Cultural Foundation.

On the 8th, Han Jin-seop held an inauguration ceremony at the small theater of the Naru Art Center in Gwangjin-gu, attended by all foundation executives and staff.

In his inauguration speech, Han emphasized the foundation’s purpose, saying, “The Gwangjin Cultural Foundation was established to promote cultural arts and cultural welfare for the residents of Gwangjin-gu.”

He also expressed his ambition, stating, “As a new member of the foundation, I will actively communicate with existing staff and create an environment where we can work enthusiastically.”

Born in 1957, Han Jin-seop served as the director of the Seoul City Musical Group at Sejong Center for the Performing Arts from 2017 until August this year and has won the Korean Musical Awards directing prize twice.

At the event, the executives and staff celebrated the new president’s inauguration while pledging to establish a clean and transparent organizational culture through the ‘Integrity Practice Resolution Meeting.’

Kim Seon-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu (Chairman of the Gwangjin Cultural Foundation), said, “As we enter a phase of gradual daily recovery, the residents’ desire to enjoy cultural arts is increasing. With Han Jin-seop’s inauguration, we look forward to a newly advancing cultural foundation.” He added, “We will do our best to create Gwangjin as a city of culture and arts open to everyone.”

Achasan History and Culture Tour

Gwangjin-gu (District Mayor Kim Seon-gap) resumed the ‘Achasan Historical and Cultural Interpretation Project’ on the 2nd of this month, which had been suspended due to social distancing measures caused by COVID-19.

This project was prepared to help residents and tourists visiting Achasan understand the historical and cultural value of Achasan by providing historical and cultural tours and interpretation programs.

First, the ‘Historical and Cultural Tour’ program operates in the local materials room within Achasan Ecological Park. Tourists can visit major historic sites such as ▲Achasan Fortress ▲Goguryeo Pavilion ▲Achasan Fortification Cluster with a guide’s explanation.

The course may vary depending on the situation on-site, and participation is free of charge. The program is conducted up to twice a day through prior reservation.

Additionally, the Achasan Historical and Cultural Promotion Center operates a ‘Historical and Cultural Classroom’ providing explanations about Achasan’s relics and artifacts for visitors. It operates six days a week except Mondays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Before the COVID-19 outbreak in 2019, the historical and cultural tours and classrooms served as guides for about 16,000 visitors, playing a significant role for Achasan tourists.

With the resumption of the program, the district has increased the historical and cultural tour frequency from 26 times per month to 30 times per month and changed the historical and cultural classroom from two guides alternating days to two guides providing continuous interpretation.

Kim Seon-gap, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, “I am pleased to resume the Achasan cultural interpretation project, which had been suspended with the start of gradual daily recovery.” He added, “We will do our best to widely share the stories and unique historical value of Achasan, a representative tourist resource of our district.”

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