An Minseok: "Promoting Traditional Market-Linked Experiential and Economic Education... Will Break Down Barriers Between Schools and the Community"

An Minseok, Gyeonggi-do Superintendent Candidate

Policy Discussion on Traditional Market-Linked Education with the Gyeonggi-do Merchants Association

"Discussing School Facility Access and Regional Coexistence... Emphasizing Field-Centered Education in Gyeonggi-do"

An Minseok, the unified Democratic and Progressive candidate for Gyeonggi-do Superintendent of Education, held a policy discussion with the Gyeonggi-do Merchants Association to promote traditional market-linked education and discussed ways to utilize traditional markets as spaces for student experiential and economic education.

Candidate Minseok An shared opinions on linked education for traditional markets and regional win-win measures at the election office on the 11th, attended by Lee Choonghwan, chairman of the Gyeonggi-do Merchants Association, association executives, and local traditional market officials. Photo by Candidate Minseok An

On May 11, Candidate An exchanged opinions on traditional market-linked education and regional coexistence measures with Lee Choonghwan, President of the Gyeonggi-do Merchants Association, association executives, and local traditional market stakeholders at his campaign office.

At the event, Candidate An emphasized, "We should not confine children only within classrooms," adding, "Now, schools must break down the walls with the local community and move toward education in which schools work together with their communities and pursue mutual prosperity."

He also raised the need to connect traditional markets with experiential education, economic education, and career education for students. Candidate An stated, "I want to create spaces in traditional markets where children can learn about life and gain real-world experience," adding, "I will further develop this initiative based on feedback from the field."

Members of the Merchants Association introduced cases such as children's economic camps, market field trips, and merchant college programs, and proposed the necessity of linking traditional markets with school education. One participant explained the need to connect on-site programs with the curriculum, sharing, "Elementary school students have had experiences shopping at the market, directly trying their hand at selling, and investigating both the advantages and inconveniences of the market."

Parking issues around traditional markets and the opening of school facilities for public use were also major topics of discussion. Candidate An stated, "Provided that student safety and facility management measures are ensured, we could consider allowing the community to use school playgrounds and parking lots on market days or weekends, or during times when students are not at school."

Candidate An said, "Traditional market experiences are both economic education and community education, and they are also meaningful directions for revitalizing traditional markets," adding, "Education in Gyeonggi-do should not remain confined within schools, but should grow into education that involves villages, markets, and the entire community in raising children together."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.