Children and Adolescents in Gijang-gun, Busan All Learn Survival Swimming

Busan Gijang County Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Yong-woo] All children and adolescents living in Gijang-gun, Busan are expected to learn survival swimming.

Gijang-gun announced on the 3rd that it is actively considering expanding support for survival swimming safety education targeting daycare centers, kindergartens, and elementary, middle, and high schools.

Gijang-gun is actively reviewing budget support to expand the target of survival swimming safety education, currently provided to elementary school students in grades 3 to 5, to include daycare centers, kindergartens, and elementary, middle, and high school students in line with the opening of 'Aqua Dream Park' in Jeonggwan-eup at the end of April. Additionally, it is preparing to revise ordinances to significantly reduce the fees for the survival swimming program.

In 2016, Gijang-gun signed an educational cooperation agreement with the Haeundae Office of Education and began providing survival swimming safety education to 3rd-grade elementary school students. In 2019, the support target was expanded to include 3rd to 5th graders, and a total project cost of approximately 370 million KRW has been supported to date.

A Gijang-gun official stated, “We will operate a solid program to enhance water adaptability and self-life protection abilities, promote balanced physical development, strengthen cardiopulmonary function, and improve health and basic physical fitness.”

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