<기사제목>'Yongsan Park' Also Utilized... Seoul Neulbom School to Fully Expand from Second Semester

Expansion to All 1st Grade Elementary Students in 2nd Semester
Utilization of External Spaces and Personnel through Community Connections

Seoul Neulbom School will be expanded to cover all first-grade elementary school students starting from the second semester this year. Off-campus experiential spaces such as Yongsan Children's Garden will also be activated.

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 27th that Neulbom School will be fully implemented for all first-grade elementary students in the second semester this year and plans to expand it to all second-grade elementary students next year.

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To fully implement Neulbom School for first graders in the second semester, the Office of Education completed the placement of one dedicated Neulbom staff member at each school on the 1st of last month and conducted a four-day capacity-building training. Regarding instructors and programs, the Office secured various programs through its own 351 personnel, university partnerships, and public institution collaborations. Matches have been completed with 27 universities and 63 instructors, and connections have been made with 33 public and local institutions involving 51 personnel.

Additionally, based on the analysis of the first semester Neulbom School operation results, additional budgets were provided to each school, including Neulbom School additional operation expenses (2 million KRW per class), Neulbom support office establishment expenses (5 million KRW per school), and class operation expenses, to improve program quality and enable customized support. On-site close support is also being implemented through the deployment of volunteer personnel.

In particular, in the second semester, the shortage of space will be actively resolved through focused support for off-campus Neulbom spaces, creating an atmosphere where students can participate joyfully. The Office of Education, in cooperation with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, will designate Yongsan Children's Garden as the 'Hub-type Neulbom Center No. 1' and jointly operate it. Programs such as physical activities and ecological experiences utilizing the spacious lawn and children-only sports field will be operated. Forty-one students from Seobinggo Elementary, Wonhyo Elementary, and Hangang Elementary will participate.

Furthermore, the regional linkage program using the 'Hub-type Kiwoom Center,' which has been in cooperation with Seoul City since the first semester, has been significantly expanded to resolve space issues and provide various Neulbom programs.

Cho Hee-yeon, Superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, stated, "In the second semester, we will strengthen support for schools through high-quality programs tailored to students' perspectives, expanded regional connections, and multi-layered personnel support, while alleviating the childcare burden on parents."

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