Gwangju Nam-gu Nurtures Elementary School Students as Coding Dreamers

Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, is taking the initiative to nurture elementary school students aspiring to excel in coding in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution.

Nam-gu announced on the 29th that it will operate a 'Visiting Coding Classroom' at 11 elementary schools in the district until November 24 to cultivate creative talents.

Through various coding education programs, the goal is to enhance students' creativity, logical thinking, reasoning skills, and problem-solving abilities.

The Visiting Coding Classroom program will see a large participation of 5th and 6th-grade students from local elementary schools.

In June, Nam-gu conducted a demand survey for each school within the district and confirmed 11 schools that wished to participate in the program.

Participating students will learn computer programming and algorithms necessary for coding education together with Professor Jo Young-joo from Chosun University and representatives from ㈜Palchilgusam, an applied software development company, until November.

In particular, activities such as creating the Yangnim-dong Penguin Village using Ozobot, making a nighttime automatic traffic light and rear detection sensor using Arduino, and learning the operating principles of AI object recognition autonomous vehicles are expected to significantly enhance children's understanding of coding.

A Nam-gu official said, "Last year, we provided software experience programs such as AI artificial intelligence coding education for elementary schools, and the satisfaction with the coding classroom education was very high," adding, "We will do our best to operate the program so that students can grow into creative talents leading the 4th Industrial Revolution era."

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