Gwangju Office of Education's 'Dream-Carrying Reading Train' Departs Again This Year

Operation of Youth Reading Discussion Cultural Program Until the 13th

The Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education announced that from the 11th to the 13th, it will conduct the "12th Dream-Loaded Reading Train" for 75 first-year students from 25 local high schools at the Paju Book City and Imjingak.

The "Dream-Loaded Reading Train" is a youth reading discussion cultural program prepared as part of the "Back to Books" project. Participating students will engage in reading-related activities, discussions on broadcasting and science and technology, and peace and unification experiences.

On the first day, the 11th, students will travel by KTX train from Gwangju to Haengsin Station in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, where they will participate in reading activities related to the "Liberal Arts Class for Teens with a Seoul National University Professor" on board the train. Then, they will tour the Asia Publishing Culture Information Center and the Yeolhwadang Book Museum at Paju Book City. Additionally, they will engage in activities such as extracting discussion topics and sharing pros and cons based on the designated reading books of the reading train.

On the 12th, the program will begin with "Creating My Image with an Illustrator," followed by ▲ a story from a publishing planner titled "People Who Make Books," ▲ a special lecture on "Interaction between Science, Technology, and Society" by Professor Hong Seong-wook of the Department of Science at Seoul National University, author of the "Liberal Arts Class for Teens with a Seoul National University Professor" series (7 volumes), ▲ a speaking special lecture by announcer Jeong Heung-soo, and ▲ guidance for student presentations.

On the 13th, students will visit Imjingak, which bears the sorrow of division, to experience the reality of division by observing the Imjin River Observatory and the Third Tunnel, and to cultivate a spirit of peace and unification.

The Office of Education expects that through this education, students will gain a new perspective on science and technology and develop their own solutions to future challenges.

Superintendent Lee Jeong-seon said, "The Dream-Loaded Reading Train is operated with the goals of improving students' speaking skills, reading ability, and career exploration," adding, "We will share and expand the value of reading based on creativity and imagination, which are key factors in the 21st-century knowledge-based society, and carry out various reading promotion activities."

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