Operation of 'Gwanak Early Childhood Nature Learning Center' Combining Forest Experience and Performances

[Seoul District News] Gwanak-gu to Hold 8 Sessions Over Two Days on 24th and 25th at 5 Preschool Nature Learning Centers, Registration Starts from 14th & Forest Job Exploration, Mission Activities, Choir and Acoustic Instrument Performances Included

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) is operating the ‘Gwanak Early Childhood Nature Learning Center with Forest Experience and Performances’ to help young children cultivate a sense of nature in the forest.

The Early Childhood Nature Learning Center refers to a space created by using the forest around mountains or parks as a learning environment for children, allowing them to connect with nature and play freely. The learning center preserves and utilizes existing natural resources to the fullest, providing various facilities for forest experiences such as insect forests and forest trail explorations, where children can also relax.

Since starting the establishment of early childhood nature learning centers in Samsung-dong and Gwanak Urban Agriculture Park in 2019, the district added two more centers in 2020 at Guksabong and in 2021 at Sanmaru and Saneogwi in Namhyeon-dong, operating a total of five centers. These centers aim to create a nature-friendly living environment where young children can rest and learn in the forest with their parents.

On the 24th and 25th from 10 a.m., the following programs will be held: at the Samsung-dong Early Childhood Nature Learning Center, a forest-related job exploration program called ‘Sujania’; at the Urban Agriculture Park, ‘Gather Around, Insect Forest’ where participants guess insects; at Guksabong, a sensory-stimulating mission called ‘Starry Guksabong Play Trail’; and at Namhyeon-dong, ‘Fairy Tale in the Forest’ where children can experience a forest from a storybook.

Participants can also engage in hands-on activities at each learning center, such as making wood speakers, wooden insects, natural scent sprays, and insect incubators.

At 12 noon, acoustic instrument performances by the ‘Dotori Choir,’ ‘Seogyeong Music,’ ‘Mori,’ and the group ‘Nesal Chai’ will be prepared at each learning center. These small forest concerts with families will enrich the forest experience.

Registration is open to families with children starting from 10 a.m. on the 14th via the Seoul Public Reservation Service website by searching for ‘Early Childhood Nature Learning Center.’ The fee is 3,000 KRW and can be paid online.

The district plans to keep the Early Childhood Nature Learning Centers open year-round, providing various forest experience spaces for young children. To help understand the programs better, an experience guide video will be uploaded on June 30th to the YouTube channel ‘Gwanak-gu Office Parks and Greenery Division.’

Mayor Park Jun-hee said, “I hope young children can have various experiences with nature, play freely, and improve their health. We will continue to strive to provide residents with diverse forest experience opportunities and nature-friendly activities that capture the vibrant nature of Gwanak.”

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