Jongno-gu Develops 'Digital Creative Playground' Based on Works of Gogh and Monet

Nation’s First Play-Based Art Education Content Based on Masterpieces Developed: ‘Digital Creative Playground’ Distributed to Public Childcare Centers

Providing a Special Experience Where Children Directly Touch Electronic Whiteboards to Color and Assemble Artwork Pieces

Jongno-gu (Mayor Jeong Munheon) has developed the nation’s first educational content called ‘Digital Creative Playground,’ based on masterpieces by masters such as Van Gogh and Monet, and will distribute it to 40 public childcare centers in the district starting this month.

The focus was on creating easy and friendly play-based art education content to enhance the learning level of children in childcare centers and provide differentiated childcare services unique to Jongno-gu.

Its distinctive feature is that it goes beyond simply conveying information about artists and their works; children can directly touch the electronic whiteboard to color the artwork and assemble puzzle pieces, offering a special interactive experience.

This allows art pieces to be perceived not as untouchable final products but as interactive objects that can be transformed through the physical involvement of the viewer.

Creative Playground Observation Class

The district especially considered age-specific art development stages linked to the 4th Standard Childcare Curriculum, dividing the content into three levels: ▲Level 1: Recognition of color and form ▲Level 2: Imagination of the artist’s intent and story ▲Level 3: Understanding principles and materials of artwork components, including a total of 36 artists and 282 works within the content.

Additionally, a separate activity sketchbook for 30-minute offline art classes connected to digital education was also produced.

On the 2nd, the district held a digital creative playground observation class at the public Seonjae Childcare Center (51-4 Ujeongguk-ro) for Jongno-gu childcare policy committee members and parents, receiving positive responses.

Mayor Jeong Munheon stated, “We expect that children will be able to continuously experience masterpieces and cultivate interest, creativity, and imagination in art at kindergarten without having to visit art museums. We will continue to strive to develop competitive educational content unique to Jongno and provide high-quality childcare services.”

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