Guro-gu Holds 'Uri Dongnae Education Autonomy Committee' Briefing Session

[Seoul District News] Guro-gu to Hold Online Business Briefings on 24th and 25th · Apply by 22nd via Google Form or QR Code Scan... Seodaemun-gu Conducts Second Language Mentoring for Middle Schoolers through Culture... Dongdaemun-gu Recruits 15 SNS Supporters to Promote District News and Key Policies

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Guro-gu (Mayor Lee Sung) will hold an information session on the ‘Our Neighborhood Education Autonomy Committee’.

The district announced on the 18th, “Last year, we were selected for the ‘2022 Future Education District’ contest hosted by the Ministry of Education and are conducting activities for the ‘Our Neighborhood Education Autonomy Committee.’ We are holding this information session to inform residents about the activities being implemented for the first time this year.”

The ‘Future Education District’ project supports the creation of an educational cooperation ecosystem involving the public, private, and academic sectors, and helps establish an educational environment tailored to regional characteristics.

Last year, the district was selected in the ‘2022 Future Education District’ contest, which targeted 191 innovative education districts nationwide, securing a budget of 100 million KRW to carry out activities for the ‘Our Neighborhood Education Autonomy Committee.’

The ‘Our Neighborhood Education Autonomy Committee,’ conducted as a private subsidy project, refers to a communication platform where various educational stakeholders discuss to build and activate education governance suited to the characteristics of each neighborhood.

Main activities include holding education public forums by neighborhood, discovering educational agendas and discussing current issues, and village-school cooperation projects. A private subsidy project contest will be held at the end of March.

Before fully launching activities, an information session is arranged to promote the project and encourage residents’ participation.

On the 24th, sessions will be held at 4 p.m. for Garibong-dong, Guro-dong, Sindorim-dong, and Gocheok-dong; on the 25th, for Oryu-dong, Gaebong-dong, Sugung-dong, and Hang-dong. To prevent COVID-19, the sessions will be conducted online via Zoom.

Anyone interested in education can scan the QR code on the promotional poster or apply via Google Forms by the 22nd.

A Guro-gu official said, “Through this information session, we will guide the main project plans of the ‘Our Neighborhood Education Autonomy Committee’ and the private contest projects. We hope for the interest and participation of many residents.”

Seodaemun-gu (Mayor Moon Seok-jin) is operating ‘You & A,’ a second language mentoring program learned through culture, targeting 100 middle school students in the district.

‘You & A’ is an abbreviation of Europe & Asia and has been conducted by the district since 2017 in cooperation with the ‘Korea University Student Education Donation Group.’

Courses in five languages?French, German, Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish?are held using the online video conferencing program Google Meet, with 20 participants per course.

University student mentors, selected by the education donation group based on their major in the language, relevant certifications, and local study experience, conduct classes so that students encountering a second language for the first time can participate without burden.

Classes are held once a week on weekdays from 6 to 8 p.m., running for 14 weeks from April 4 to July 8. Each language offers 8 language classes and 4 cultural classes, totaling 12 sessions. Two weeks during school exam periods are off.

French classes are on Mondays, German on Tuesdays, Chinese on Wednesdays, Japanese on Thursdays, and Spanish on Fridays, with mentoring days designated for each language.

Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until the 31st of this month. Any middle school students in grades 1 to 3 residing or attending school in the district can apply to learn one language per person.

Those interested can apply by calling the Seodaemun-gu Office Education Support Division or through the Seodaemun-gu Lifelong Learning Portal.

Mayor Moon Seok-jin of Seodaemun-gu said, “We hope many middle school students participate in this mentoring program, which helps them learn a second language, understand other cultures, and find their aptitude and career path in the language field.”

Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) is recruiting SNS supporters from March 21 to April 15 to deliver useful district news more effectively to residents and expand two-way communication with them.

SNS supporters are a group of reporters who create content about district news and major policies from the residents’ perspective and communicate through SNS.

The recruitment is for 15 people, and any resident who actively operates their own SNS, or university students, business owners, and workers located in Dongdaemun-gu can apply.

Applications can be submitted by downloading the application form from the Dongdaemun-gu Office website’s notice section, filling it out, and sending it via email.

Results will be individually notified on April 25, and the appointment ceremony will be held at the end of April.

The activity period is from May to December, during which participants can gain various experiences such as planning and producing SNS content and participating in festivals and events. A small activity reward will be given based on performance, and additional manuscript fees will be paid for monthly selected outstanding content.

Additionally, an SNS event to name the SNS supporters will be held. Participants can leave comments on the Dongdaemun-gu Office official blog suggesting a name that suits the SNS supporters and its meaning. One grand prize winner and two excellence winners will receive mobile gift certificates, and participants will be entered into a draw for gifticons.

For more details, refer to the notice section on the Dongdaemun-gu Office website or the official blog, or contact the Dongdaemun-gu Office Public Relations Team by phone.

Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol of Dongdaemun-gu said, “We look forward to the participation of residents who have affection for Dongdaemun-gu and will deliver district news. We will continue to be a district that communicates with residents through resident-participatory publicity.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.