Songpa's Largest 'Education Festival' Held

Songpa-gu to Host '2022 Songpa Education Expo' on 25-26 with Theme 'Joyful Education, Happy Tomorrow'... Screening of Short Films Made by Youth and Parent Club Performances... Four Themes: Ecology, Culture & Arts, Future Industry, and Happy Growth with 50 Experience Booths

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Seok Gang-seok) announced that it will hold the '2022 Songpa Education Expo' for two days from the 25th to the 26th at the Peace Plaza in Olympic Park.

This education expo is hosted by Songpa-gu and Gangdong Office of Education, and organized by the Songpa Innovative Education District Public-Private-Academic Governance (Working Council). It is an offline expo held for the first time in three years since the '1st Songpa Education Festival' held after Songpa-gu was designated as an Innovative Education District in 2019.

The district set the theme as 'Joyful Education, Happy Tomorrow' to help youth find their aptitude, career path, and dreams on their own, moving away from entrance exam and competition-oriented education, and planned the largest education festival in the district with participation from students, teachers, parents, and local residents.

In particular, through ▲‘Youth and Parent Club Performance Presentations’ ▲‘Youth Film Festival’, the expo will present the achievements of innovative education efforts throughout the year, and provide a special opportunity to communicate and share with the local community by screening short films honestly depicting the growth stories of youth.

On the first day, the 25th, the opening ceremony marking the start of the festival will feature congratulatory performances by the Baemyeong Middle School Orchestra, Seryun Elementary School Choir, and the idol group ‘Billie’. Following that, from 3:30 PM, an award screening of the ‘2nd Songpa Youth Film Festival’, planned, filmed, and acted by youth themselves, will be held.

On the second day, the 26th, the morning will feature performances by parent clubs, and in the afternoon, various youth club performances including science magic shows, bands, dance, and Samulnori (traditional Korean percussion) are scheduled. Notably, the club performance presentations will be hosted and managed by youth, providing opportunities for them to grow independently.

Additionally, during the two-day festival, 50 booths under four themes?▲Ecological Environment ▲Culture and Arts ▲Future Industry ▲Happy Growth?will be operated, with a total of about 50 programs conducted.

There will be ‘Exhibition and Experience Booths’ sharing innovative education achievements, ‘Edu-Tech Experience Booths’ for teachers and parents, ‘Future Booths’ for nurturing talents in advanced future growth sectors, and ‘Happy Growth Booths’ to help individuals find their aptitude and career paths, prepared to share diverse educational demands and the latest education trends.

Moreover, the festival will be filled with fun activities such as ▲Rest Zones ▲Ice cream and figure giveaways through stamp tours ▲Kidzania roulette events ▲Photo zones.

Songpa-gu Mayor Seok Gang-seok said, “Through this 'Songpa Education Expo', we hope to provide an opportunity for youth to showcase their talents that have not been expressed due to COVID-19 and to share diverse educational information of Songpa.” He added, “We will continue to do our best to create Songpa education where youth, parents, teachers, and local residents grow together.”

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