Mapo District Proclaims 'Special Education Zone'... "Aiming to Become an Education-Focused City"

Presenting a Vision for an Education-Focused City Where All Generations Grow Together

On October 25, Mapo District in Seoul (Mayor Park Kangsu) held a proclamation ceremony for 'Mapo Special Education Zone' at the '2025 Mapo Future Education Festival - Mapo Love, Education Love' event, which took place around Red Road R5~R6, officially declaring its leap forward as a hub city for future-oriented education.

Park Kangsoo, Mayor of Mapo-gu, delivering a greeting at the 2025 Mapo Future Education Festival. Courtesy of Mapo-gu.

Through this proclamation, Mapo District presented its vision of becoming an 'education-focused city where all generations grow together' and announced five core objectives to realize this vision. The five objectives are: ▲ Establishing a reliable and safe childcare system ▲ Creating an education ecosystem for literature, arts, and physical education in collaboration with the local community ▲ Innovating safe educational and academic environments ▲ Expanding career education to nurture future talents ▲ Realizing mutually beneficial education with university students and young adults.

To put these plans into action, the district will expand the 'Babysitter House,' a Mapo-style childcare model, and establish a safe care system in cooperation with the local community. Additionally, it will build an education ecosystem in partnership with artists to foster sensitivity and creativity in young people.

To improve the learning environment for youth, the district will increase the number of study cafes and designate a 'Mapo Education Specialization Street' to enhance and expand educational infrastructure. Furthermore, it plans to set up a career and academic information center and strengthen the career education support system through customized programs in partnership with universities.

For young adults, the district will operate a university student mentoring group, support entrepreneurship capabilities, and provide connections to practical job opportunities, thereby establishing a mutually beneficial education foundation for regional growth. Through the expansion of educational infrastructure and enhancement of programs, the district aims to develop into a 'lifelong learning city and a leading city for future education.'

The proclamation ceremony was held on the stage of '2025 Mapo Future Education Festival - Mapo Love, Education Love,' where Mayor Park Kangsu, together with Baek Namhwan, Chair of the District Council, the Head of the Western Education Support Office, and student representatives, conducted a vision performance to announce the launch of 'Mapo Special Education Zone.' The message of 'Mapo, an education-focused city where all generations grow together,' resonated at the venue and was met with an enthusiastic response.

Going forward, the district plans to further specify the implementation tasks in line with the five strategic goals of 'Mapo Special Education Zone,' form a task force (TF) team, and carry out the implementation plan in stages.

Mayor Park Kangsu stated, "The proclamation of the Special Education Zone marks a new starting point for Mapo's education and a new promise for an educational community created together by students, parents, and the local community," adding, "We will realize Mapo as a Special Education Zone where everyone works together so that children and youth can grow into the main protagonists of the future."

At the 2025 Mapo Future Education Festival, Park Kangsu, Mayor of Mapo District, and officials declare 'Mapo, the Special Education Zone.' Provided by Mapo District.

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