POSCO E&C Supports Learning Devices at Panama Elementary School and Promotes K-Content

by Roh Kyungjo

Published 18 Mar.2024 11:13(KST)

POSCO E&C announced on the 18th that from the 11th for five days, it supported the establishment of digital learning devices and a library at Guillermo Andreve Elementary School located in the Arraijan area of Panama City, Panama, in collaboration with the Korea Foundation for International Cultural Exchange under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Elementary school students in Panama studying with tablets supported by POSCO E&C. / Photo by POSCO E&C

The support items included 45 tablet devices and AI-based English and math learning programs. Additionally, they renovated an unused empty classroom by painting the walls and installing air conditioning, and provided furniture such as bookshelves, desks, and chairs, as well as a TV, laptops, and books on Korean culture, transforming it into a 'Dream Library.'

Teacher training was also provided. Noting the shortage of physical education teachers at the school, a physical activity program training incorporating traditional games and sports from both countries and K-pop was conducted for 40 teachers. TVs were also provided in classrooms for all grades so that the trained teachers could efficiently guide the students.

Griselda Caceres, principal of Guillermo Andreve Elementary School, said, "We are very grateful to POSCO E&C and the Foundation for providing a better educational environment for the children," adding, "We will do our best to help students nurture their dreams and hopes in the library and grow up healthy and upright."

Lee Cheol-min, head of the Metro Line 3 Vehicle Depot Construction Site at POSCO E&C Panama, said, "We are pleased to be able to offer some help by carrying out social contribution activities such as education, culture, and sports for underprivileged children in the local community near the site."

POSCO E&C is currently constructing the Metro Line 3 vehicle depot in the Arraijan area and is carrying out a combined thermal power plant and liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank terminal project in the Gatun area.