SK Enmove Opens 'Handball Class' to Support Independence of Children with Developmental Disabilities

Kim Won-ki, President of SK Enmove, is receiving a plaque of appreciation on the 22nd at a handball class held at Eunpyeong Daeyeong School in Seoul, representing the SK Innovation affiliate volunteer group. Photo by SK Enmove

SK Enmove is operating a handball class to help children with developmental disabilities adapt well to society and develop rich emotions.

On the 22nd, members of SK Enmove and the SK Sugar Gliders women's handball team held a handball class for children with developmental disabilities at Eunpyeong Daeyeong School in Seoul, SK Enmove announced on the 24th. A total of 30 people participated in the handball class, including Kim Won-ki, president of SK Enmove, 12 SK Enmove members, Kim Jeong-hoon, head of SK Sugar Gliders, and 16 players from the SK Sugar Gliders team.

Since August, members of the SK Innovation group have been holding handball classes at two special schools in Seoul, engaging in Happy Dream activities to communicate and empathize with children with developmental disabilities in the local community. Over the past four months, about 300 members of the SK Innovation group have participated in the handball classes, uniting with about 400 children with developmental disabilities.

In particular, SK Innovation created a customized curriculum for children with developmental disabilities at special schools in collaboration with the SK Sugar Gliders and the special physical education faculty of Korea National Sport University in the first half of this year to ensure the handball classes provide practical help. This curriculum is also used in regular physical education classes at special schools.

The children with developmental disabilities who participated in the handball class that day learned various handball skills such as dribbling, passing, and shooting, and improved their cognitive abilities and motor functions through repeated training. They also developed cooperation, consideration, and social adaptability by completing missions at various booths operated by the SK Sugar Gliders players, such as the standing shot booth, ball throwing on the mat booth, and dribble walking booth, alongside their peers.

After the handball class, Kim Won-ki, president of SK Enmove, received a plaque of appreciation from Eunpyeong Daeyeong School on behalf of the SK Innovation group volunteer team. The SK Innovation group volunteer team was recognized for expanding social participation opportunities for children through social adaptation training for children with developmental disabilities and practicing coexistence with the local community.

Since 2016, SK Innovation has been actively supporting the social adaptation of children with developmental disabilities through various activities such as field trips and movie outings, in addition to handball classes. Since 2017, it has also held the largest domestic ‘Great Music Festival’ every year to develop the talents of people with developmental disabilities and support their social independence.

Kim Won-ki, president of SK Enmove, said, "It was a meaningful time for SK Enmove members and the SK Sugar Gliders players to sweat and enjoy time together with children with developmental disabilities," adding, "We will continue to do our best to support children so that they can adapt well to society and develop their will for independence."

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