Yeongdeungpo-gu Holds First Alumni Reunion of Neulpureum School

On June 14, ‘Senior-Junior Meeting Day’ held at the annex auditorium

The first communication and harmony event since the school opened in 2016... Letter reading, talent show, choir, etc.

Graduates and current students gathered in one place to build consensus and strengthen close bonds

Yeongdeungpo-gu (District Mayor Choi Ho-kwon) Neulpureum School attracted attention by holding its first ‘Senior-Junior Meeting Day’ on the 14th at the annex auditorium.

Senior-Junior Meeting Day is the first communication and harmony event between graduates and current students since Neulpureum School opened in 2016. On this day, graduates and current students of Neulpureum School gathered in one place to share empathy over the hardships of adult learners, school trips, and to strengthen the bonds between seniors and juniors.

The event was attended by a total of 135 people including 90 graduates, 30 current students, and 15 teachers and instructors, and was divided into four parts: ▲Part 1 ‘Seniors and Juniors, Nice to Meet You’ (welcome speech, letter reading, graduate impressions presentation, etc.) ▲Part 2 ‘We Are Neulpureum Students’ (soap making experience, postcard writing) ▲Part 3 ‘Memorable Neulpureum Students’ (watching school days videos, quizzes, poetry reading, talent show) ▲Part 4 ‘Eternal Neulpureum Students’ (senior-junior choir, etc.).

With an average age of 70, Neulpureum School seniors and juniors shared memories of their school days, sometimes with tears in their eyes and sometimes with big smiles. Seniors promised to guide juniors well, and juniors pledged to continue the passion for learning like their seniors, forming an even closer relationship.

Neulpureum School is a literacy education program directly operated by the district for illiterate and low-education adults, recognizing elementary and middle school academic levels, and promoting field trips and school trips linked to the curriculum every year. Up to this year, 141 students have graduated from the elementary course and 55 from the middle school course.

Mr. Choi Jeong, a graduate who gave an impression speech, said, “I am a first graduating class student of Neulpureum School, and I am very happy to come back to school after a long time,” adding, “I sincerely thank District Mayor Choi Ho-kwon and the teachers for not forgetting us and holding the first alumni meeting. I hope there will be many opportunities like this for seniors and juniors to meet and communicate in the future.”

Choi Ho-kwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, said, “I was deeply moved by an elderly person’s words at the Neulpureum School graduation ceremony in February this year, saying ‘I am happy to have classmates,’ which led to the preparation of this event,” and added, “I hope the elderly students of Neulpureum School, who are living their youngest days with a passion for learning, become lifelong friends and strong supporters who will walk the path of learning together.”

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