101st Children's Day, Gyeongnam Math Culture Center is Bustling

Superintendent Park Jong-hoon Promises to Respect Children's Thoughts and Ensure Safety

On May 5th, Children's Day, when heavy rain and wind were raging, the Gyeongnam Office of Education's Gyeongnam Mathematics Culture Center was filled with the laughter of children.

More than 200 parents and children gathered at the "Math Outing with Family" event held by the provincial Office of Education to celebrate the 101st anniversary of the Children's Liberation Declaration.

Park Jong-hoon, Superintendent of Gyeongnam Education (fourth from the left), is taking a photo with children at the Gyeongnam Mathematics Culture Center, where Children's Day events were held. [Photo by Gyeongnam Office of Education]

At this venue, eight experience booths were set up along with ▲Math Playground ▲Math Board Game Zone ▲Math & Treasure Hunt ▲Bang Jeong-hwan Zone ▲Traditional Play Zone.

In the Bang Jeong-hwan Zone, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Children's Liberation Declaration, the Liberation Tunnel, Liberation Declaration Area, and Bang Jeong-hwan Photo Zone were installed.

Special experience booths included ▲Kongtak Kongtak Egg Tap ▲Making My Own Secret Bracelet ▲Drone Fishing ▲Robot Soma Cube, allowing participants to learn the principles of mathematics and software (SW) embedded in daily life.

Children are participating in hands-on activities at the "Math Outing with Family" event held at the Gyeongnam Mathematics Culture Center.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Office of Education]

At the Math Playground, family games such as ▲Move the Tower of Hanoi ▲Halli Galli Cup Stacking, and math games enjoyed with the whole body like Math Pang Pang were operated.

The Math & Treasure Hunt Experience Exploration Hall and Math Adventure Hall were bustling with families challenging math content problem exploration.

Park Jong-hoon, Superintendent of Education of Gyeongnam, is making crafts and talking with children.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Office of Education]

Superintendent Park Jong-hoon also enjoyed math games with children at the event.

Superintendent Park recalled the meaning of Mr. Sofa Bang Jeong-hwan, who adopted the world's first Children's Declaration on May 1, 1923, one year earlier than the International League's Declaration of the Rights of the Child.

He signed the wishes of Gyeongnam children and the promises of adults, such as "I will respect children's thoughts."

On the Promise Tree, he left the message, "I will take responsibility for your safety."

On that day, a parent of a second-grade elementary school student said, "I learned the meaning of the Children's Liberation Declaration with my daughter, and especially being able to learn and experience math physically was a happy memory."

Jeon Hyun-soo, director of the Mathematics Culture Center, said, "I am happy that many children attended the math outing with their families despite the rain, and we will continue to create a math culture center that children and families can enjoy together."

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