Yongsan-gu Provides Smart Education to Parents of Multicultural Families

Monthly LG Uplus Employee Volunteer Lectures from March to May
First session on the 14th with 10 multinational parents from Myanmar, China, Pakistan, and the Philippines
▲Experiential education in areas of daily life, convenience, translation, communication, and child care

Yongsan-gu, Seoul (Mayor Park Hee-young) will conduct smart education once a month for three months starting this month, targeting 10 parents from multicultural families participating in Dream Start.

'Dream Start' is a program that provides customized integrated services to vulnerable children to support their healthy growth and development and ensure equal starting opportunities.

This smart education is conducted for foreign parents to help them settle stably in Korean life. In particular, a preliminary survey was conducted with the participants, and based on their desired content, the program was composed of experiential smart education in areas such as ▲daily life and convenience ▲translation and communication ▲childcare.

The education is conducted in collaboration with LG Uplus, a local company. The content focuses on 'practical smartphone use,' reflecting the characteristics of LG Uplus as a company. The instructor volunteered as an LG Uplus employee.

The first session was held on the 14th at the Dream Namu Comprehensive Town, 4th floor Dream Growth Room, for two hours. Ten parents from multicultural families of various nationalities, including Myanmar, China, Pakistan, and the Philippines, attended the session.

Participants also had hands-on practice time to immediately apply what they learned in daily life, such as ▲using translation apps ▲finding directions ▲managing their children's smartphones.

Participants responded positively, saying, "Korean is difficult, and smartphones were also difficult," and "Learning about Korean smartphone culture like this will be a great help in taking care of our children."

This 'smart education' will be conducted regularly, with the second session scheduled for April. Additionally, the nonprofit organization 'Children and Dreams' sponsored school bags and stationery sets, conveying their support to the children.

Park Hee-young, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, stated, "We will make further efforts to support the stable settlement of multicultural families and the healthy upbringing of their children."

In January, a workplace experience at LG Uplus headquarters was held for 6th-grade elementary school students during their winter vacation.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.