Wando Office of Education: "Soothe Your Tired Body and Mind with Marine Healing"

Wando Office of Education operated an organizational culture improvement program linked to Wando-gun marine healing for its staff at Sinji Myeongsasipri Beach. Photo by Wando Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Wando Office of Education announced on the 27th that it operated an organizational culture improvement program linked to Wando-gun's marine healing for its employees at Sinji Myeongsasipri Beach.

This event is a program that provides exercise and meditation to help employees, exhausted physically and mentally due to COVID-19 and work stress, soothe their mind and body and regain vitality by the clean sea.

Wando Office of Education operates an organizational culture improvement program every year under the theme of 'Communication and Empathy Toktok,' linked with the marine healing program, a new tourism content of Wando-gun.

On this day, employees tasted kelp, seaweed, etc., while doing Nordic walking along the white sandy beach of Sinji Myeongsasipri Beach. They also drank flower teas such as chrysanthemum tea together to soothe each other's mind and body.

Yoon Chae-eun, a staff member who attended the event, said, “I had a beneficial time experiencing healing while breathing the clear air of the beach and communicating with employees through conversation, fostering mutual consideration and communication.”

Seo Jang-pil, the superintendent of education, said, “This program is meaningful in that it was conducted in connection with the local community to create an educational community that grows together with the region. It was a triple-benefit event that sought ways to improve organizational culture suitable for our office's conditions by utilizing the regional characteristics of Wando's marine environment and also achieved employee healing.”