“Learning Through Play at Kindergartens and Daycare Centers”… Busan Office of Education to Host “Traditional Play Festival” for 600 Young Children and Parents

Traditional Play Experience on November 7 at Dongseo University
Featuring Tricycle Races, Ttakji-chigi, and More

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education (Superintendent Kim Seokjun) will host the "Traditional Play Festival" at 3 p.m. on November 7 at the Minseok Sports Center Gymnasium of Dongseo University. The event will bring together over 600 participants, including infants and young children from leading early childhood education institutions and their parents.

This event is designed as a hands-on program to realize the "Busan-style Integration of Kindergarten and Childcare," where kindergartens and daycare centers come together to learn and enjoy activities.

Participants will have the opportunity to communicate and bond through cooperative games such as tricycle races, limbo, and tug-of-war, as well as traditional games like ttakji-chigi, tuho, and neolttwigi.

The leading early childhood education institutions were designated by the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education in August last year through a public selection process. They include three kindergartens (Noah, Keunbyeol, Hanshin) and three daycare centers (Daeyeon, Sodam, Hanareum), totaling six institutions.

These institutions serve as regional hubs for the integration of kindergarten and childcare, and are currently pursuing four key standardization initiatives: ensuring sufficient usage hours and days, improving the teacher-to-child ratio, strengthening customized education and care programs, and enhancing teacher professionalism.

A representative from the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education stated, "This event is an opportunity to confirm the practical effects of cooperation and integration between leading institutions in education and childcare," adding, "We aim to spread an integrated education culture centered on play, where parents and children can enjoy together."

Superintendent Kim Seokjun commented, "This will be a meaningful occasion for young children and parents to communicate while experiencing traditional games together," and added, "We will continue to provide various forms of support to realize the 'Busan-style Integration of Kindergarten and Childcare,' where early childhood education and care grow together in Busan."

Busan Metropolitan Office of Education.

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