Mayor Lee Inspects Yeokbuk Elementary School Gymnasium Construction... "Children's Safety Is the City's Future"

Mayor Sangil Lee of Yongin Visits Yeokbuk Elementary School
Participates in "Safe Route to School" Traffic Guidance Volunteer Work
Accelerating Improvements in Yeokbuk Elementary’s Educational Environment
Engaging Administrative Leadership through Traffic Guidance Volunteering

On March 17, Mayor Sangil Lee of Yongin Special City visited Yeokbuk Elementary School in Cheoin-gu, where he participated in traffic guidance volunteer work to ensure students could commute safely and inspected the new gymnasium under construction.

Mayor Sangil Lee volunteered for traffic guidance at Yeokbuk Elementary School on the 17th. Provided by Yongin City

About ten people, including Mayor Lee, Principal Kim Jaehong of Yeokbuk Elementary School, representatives from the Green Mothers Association, and the Parents Association, participated in the volunteer activity that day.

Mayor Lee encouraged members of the Green Mothers Association and the Parents Association, and joined the traffic guidance volunteer work at the crosswalk near the school's main gate.

Mayor Lee also joined the "Child First Children's Safety Culture Campaign" along with city officials, Yongin Dongbu Police Station, and the Green Mothers Association Federation, providing students with information about the basic safety rules and precautions they should observe in daily life.

Mayor Lee Sangil is inspecting the site of the new gymnasium construction at Yeokbuk Elementary School on the 17th. Provided by Yongin City

On the same day, Mayor Lee visited the site of the new indoor gymnasium at Yeokbuk Elementary School to inspect the construction. Construction of the gymnasium began in April 2024, with completion targeted for June this year. The facility will consist of a first-floor parking lot (63.16 square meters), a second-floor cafeteria and kitchen area (779.41 square meters), and a third-floor gymnasium (817.17 square meters).

The total project cost for the gymnasium amounts to 4,817 million won, with the city securing 1,445 million won of this through a special grant from the Ministry of Education. Previously, the city secured 4.1 billion won in special Ministry of Education grants for school environment improvement in 2023.

Mayor Lee stated, "The safety of children directly represents the future safety of our city. With the new semester beginning, it is essential that children can travel to school in greater safety than anyone else. The city will pay even closer attention to create a warm and reassuring route to school, like the spring sunshine."

On the 17th, participants of traffic guidance volunteer work and the Put Children First campaign took a commemorative photo with Mayor Lee Sangil at Yeokbuk Elementary School. Provided by Yongin City

Meanwhile, last year, the city provided a total of 29.8 million won in support for two programs aimed at improving the educational environment at Yeokbuk Elementary School: "Dream Finder Dream," a career exploration and creative education support program to foster students' individual capabilities, as well as survival swimming education and activities focused on career exploration and creative convergence.

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