Songpa-gu '2024 On-the-Go Children's Safety Experience Camp' Operation

Experiential Safety Education Conducted at 20 Schools in First and Second Half of Year... Enhancing Safety Accident Prevention and Crisis Response Skills
Last Year, Traffic, Fire Safety, and First Aid Experiential Education Popular Among 7,339 Elementary Students at 19 Schools

Songpa Elementary School Students Fire Evacuation Drill

Songpa-gu (District Mayor Seo Gang-seok) announced that it will operate the experiential safety education program, ‘Visiting Children’s Safety Experience Camp,’ at a total of 20 elementary schools in the area throughout the first and second halves of this year.

Among the autonomous districts of Seoul, Songpa-gu has the highest number of births and is making special efforts in safety education for children. Since childhood is a life stage with a high incidence of safety accidents, early education to raise safety awareness is very important. When proper habits are formed, children can protect themselves and minimize damage by responding quickly and accurately in case of an accident.

Since 2019, the district has been operating the ‘Visiting Children’s Safety Experience Camp,’ focusing on ‘experiential’ learning for elementary school students in the area. Last year, the program was conducted for a total of 7,339 students across 19 schools and received great responses. The camp held in 12 schools in the first half of this year also closed recruitment successfully, proving the high popularity of experiential safety education.

In fact, a child who participated in the seatbelt-wearing experience last year said, “Through the bus sudden stop experience, I realized how important it is to wear a seatbelt.”

The teacher in charge expressed high satisfaction, saying, “Since it is experiential education that children can participate in with interest, the concentration was higher than in lecture formats. Thanks to the district’s support for professional safety education, we were able to participate without burden.”

Encouraged by this response, the district will continue to operate the ‘Visiting Children’s Safety Experience Camp’ this year as well. It will be conducted over the first and second halves of the academic year, providing systematic and diverse experiential education tailored to the level of children from lower to upper grades. Various experience booths such as traffic safety, first aid, and fire safety will be installed to enhance educational effects and add fun to participation.

Seo Gang-seok, Mayor of Songpa-gu, said, “Through this camp, I hope that our precious children will develop proper safety habits and the ability to protect themselves in times of crisis,” and added, “We will continue to work harder to expand safety education opportunities to more residents and create a safe city that is comfortable to live in.”

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