Gyeonggi Office of Education Offers Ssireum Classes at 20 Schools...Nation's First

Gyeonggi Provincial Superintendent of Education Lim Tae-hee (left) is taking a commemorative photo after signing an agreement with Jang Mi-ran, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (center), and Hwang Kyung-soo, President of the Korea Ssireum Association.

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education will conduct ssireum classes at 20 schools within the province. This is the first time nationwide.

On the 12th, the Office of Education announced that it signed a business agreement with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Ssireum Association at Pajang Elementary School in Suwon City to promote school sports and ssireum.

Attendees at the signing ceremony included Lim Tae-hee, Superintendent of Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education; Jang Mi-ran, 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Hwang Kyung-soo, President of the Korea Ssireum Association; and Lim Tae-hyeok, a Geumgang-class ssireum wrestler from the Suwon City Hall Ssireum Team who has won 20 championships.

The agreement includes ▲ strengthening cooperation projects between local ssireum teams and experts for school sports clubs ▲ supporting the activation of after-school ssireum programs ▲ providing ssireum-related programs and a pool of ssireum experts, as well as operational support.

According to the agreement, the Office of Education will conduct ssireum classes at 20 schools in the province that have expressed their intention to proceed with the classes.

Superintendent Lim Tae-hee said, "I hope that by combining local educational capabilities, we can provide students with opportunities to experience traditional physical activities including ssireum and offer education that improves basic physical strength."

Vice Minister Jang Mi-ran expressed her expectations, saying, "The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education is the first to introduce ssireum classes linked with experts. It will be a great opportunity to cultivate respect and a sense of bonding through ssireum."

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