What Was Life Like in the Old Days? ... Ulsan Office of Education Runs Teacher Experience Program 'A Walk Around Our Neighborhood'

Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education operated a local labor history field experience program called ‘2022 A Walk Around Our Neighborhood’ on the 16th for 30 elementary and middle school teachers.

The program was conducted as a preliminary experience for the teachers in charge before the student experience, and from September to early November, it will be operated for 30 classes of 6th-grade elementary and all grades of middle school students.

The ‘A Walk Around Our Neighborhood’ event, which has been operated since last year, is an activity to explore lesser-known local experience sites and learn about the past appearance of Ulsan and the lives and labor of the people who lived in that era.

While last year’s program focused on inland sites such as Dalcheon Ironworks, Yaksadong Embankment Ruins, and Ulsan Labor History Museum, this year it provides an opportunity to learn about coastal areas such as Jangsaengpo Whale Museum, Jangsaengpo Cultural Warehouse, and Sogeumpo History Museum, fostering local pride and affection.

During the experience event, explanations by history major teachers and professional guides at the experience sites were combined to help participating teachers’ understanding.

Additionally, teachers were asked to prepare in advance basic guidance about the experience sites, safety points during student movement, and boarding and alighting from vehicles when leading students.

A teacher who participated in the preliminary experience said, “Although I have lived in Ulsan for a long time, this was an opportunity to properly learn about Ulsan’s unique history of whaling and salt production,” adding, “It was a chance to know and love Ulsan more deeply.”

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