Gokseong County Future Education Foundation Operates 'Exciting Gokseong Everywhere' to Discover Gokseong's Charm

Having a Meaningful Time Sharing the Experience of Living Together in Gokseong

[Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Cha Jong-sun] The Jeonnam Gokseong-gun Future Education Foundation announced that it operated the ‘Exciting Gokseong Everywhere’ Gokseong Charm Awareness program seven times from July to November for rural study families and enrolled student families.

This program provided a special opportunity to foster mutual bonds by having rural study students and enrolled student families from three schools (Osan Elementary, Samgi Elementary, Jukgok Elementary) participate together, with the theme of offering new experiences to learn about the rich rural life and local history that cannot be experienced in the city, linked with village educational resources within Gokseong.

In July, at Yongam Village in Moksadong-myeon, participants cooked smoked grilled sweetfish caught with bare hands, enjoyed house water play essential in summer, and visited Yongsanjae to hear stories about General Shin Sung-gyeom directly from a 33rd-generation elder descendant of the general.

In October, at Juksan Rest Village in Gyeon-myeon, participants picked apples and made apple chili paste, and visited Dosan Shrine, which enshrines Righteous Army leader Yu Paeng-ro, the first militia leader during the Imjin War, together with local community researchers.

In November, a ‘Day of Communication’ was held for all families of the three schools’ rural study students.

Especially on this day, two families who had experienced rural study in Gokseong and returned to Seoul visited Gokseong for the event and shared meaningful time by saying, “Raising children in an unfamiliar place called Gokseong was a time for not only the children but also ourselves to grow,” sharing their changed lives after rural study and their experiences living in Gokseong together.

An official from the Gokseong-gun Future Education Foundation said, “We will continue to operate programs linked with various village educational resources in Gokseong so that not only rural study families but also enrolled student families can feel pride in living in Gokseong.”

Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Cha Jong-sun hss79@asiae.co.kr

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