Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and UNICEF Korea Committee Promote Child-Friendly Education Project

UNICEF Child-Friendly School Operation and Mental Health Literacy Education Project, etc.

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 20th that it will promote child-friendly educational projects to realize children's rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in collaboration with the UNICEF Korea Committee.

On the 14th, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education signed a business agreement with the UNICEF Korea Committee and decided to implement educational projects requiring proactive responses to enhance children's rights in the post-COVID-19 era by becoming a UNICEF Child-Friendly Education Office starting next year.

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education will promote ▲ operation of UNICEF Child-Friendly Schools ▲ implementation of projects on emotional sensitivity, mental health, and literacy education ▲ joint campaigns to respond to the climate crisis to protect the rights to life and environment of future generations.

The UNICEF Child-Friendly Education Office, as the world's first model, means spreading the values of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) such as equality, respect, non-discrimination, and participation more widely in school education settings, and operating child-friendly educational projects for the happy lives and dreams of children.