Pocheon City Successfully Holds Integrated Completion Ceremony for '2025 Pocheon Silver Academy'

Pocheon City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Baek Younghyun) successfully held the integrated completion ceremonies for the '2025 Pocheon Silver Academy' in Seondan-dong on the 18th, Gasan-myeon on the 22nd, and Hwahyeon-myeon on the 25th.

Baek Younghyun, mayor of Pocheon, is giving a greeting at the '2025 Pocheon Silver Academy' integrated completion ceremony. Provided by Pocheon City

Approximately 200 people, including graduates, senior citizens, and guests, attended the event, which proceeded with an academic report, a viewing of a class activity video, the awarding of certificates of completion and letters of appreciation, congratulatory remarks, and speeches by the graduates. The senior citizens wore graduation gowns and caps and watched a video summarizing their activities together.

The Silver Academy is a leading lifelong education program for senior citizens in Pocheon City that has been operated since 2008. Professional instructors visit senior centers directly to provide customized education. This year, a total of 59 senior centers offered a variety of courses, including health exercises, silver games, healing horticulture, and book play.

A representative of the graduates shared, "I looked forward to every weekly class, and the time spent learning and laughing together gave me great strength. I hope opportunities like this will continue in the future."

Baek Younghyun, Mayor of Pocheon, stated, "The Silver Academy is a valuable program that supports the health, social interaction, and vitality of our senior citizens. We will continue to provide customized lifelong learning opportunities to more senior centers and offer a wider range of courses in the future."

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