Gwangju City Expands Operation of 'Children's Safety Experience Center' Program

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 4th that it will expand the operation of the “Children’s Safety Experience Center” program on the first floor of the city hall, which has been providing experiential safety education since the 5th.

The newly added programs include ▲“Defeat the Micro Germ Robot!!” (Hygiene Safety), which offers a proper handwashing experience to prevent infectious diseases, an area of growing interest recently ▲“Defeat the Micro Germ Robot!!” (Traffic Safety), where children learn safety rules through a driver’s perspective experience ▲“Today, I am the Fire Captain!!” (Fire Safety), an AI voice recognition program for learning together. These can be experienced in a game format using kiosks.

The newly provided programs were developed as game-type programs tailored to children’s perspectives using new technology after Maro Studio Co., Ltd., which operates the Children’s Safety Experience Center, was selected in Gwangju Information & Culture Industry Promotion Agency (GICON)’s “2021 Experiential Convergence Content Contest.”

Since opening in November 2015, the Children’s Safety Experience Center has operated a total of 13 experiential educational contents for children aged 5 to 13, including kindergarten and elementary school students, such as CPR, emergency escape devices, emergency call reporting, earthquakes, and elevator experiences. As of the end of June this year, over 70,000 people have participated.

The center operates free of charge three times a day (10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m.) on weekdays and the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month. Reservations can be made in advance through the city’s website.

Park Nam-eon, Director of the City’s Citizen Safety Office, said, “We will continue to innovate the children’s safety education space into a fun and easy-to-understand place by reinforcing safety experiential education content tailored to children’s perspectives.”

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