Geumcheon Youth Eoullim Madang Summer Festival Held

[Seoul District News] Geumcheon-gu to Hold Event at Anyangcheon Multipurpose Square on the 30th at 2 PM: Outdoor Pool, Youth Club Performances, Unique Experience Booths, and Events... Gangbuk-gu Operates Child and Youth Music Therapy Program 'Tell Me Your Story'

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yu Seong-hoon) will hold the Geumcheon Youth Harmony Square Summer Festival "Osyeo~World" at Anyangcheon Multipurpose Square on July 30th from 2 PM to 6 PM.

Hosted by the district and organized by the Geumcheon Youth Center, the "Geumcheon Youth Harmony Square" is a representative youth festival where local youths can freely showcase their talents and skills. The youth planning team prepares and manages the entire process directly.

This Geumcheon Youth Harmony Square festival is the first offline event in about two and a half years. Various events such as experience booths to beat the heat and youth club performances will be held, and anyone can come and enjoy comfortably.

At the experience booths, visitors can enjoy diverse activities including ▲tattoo experience ▲face painting ▲decorating reusable cups ▲making mosquito repellent and diffusers ▲traditional art experiences ▲water gun and water balloon games.

An outdoor pool to cool off from the heat will also be operated. Additionally, from 4:30 PM, performances by youth clubs including dance and Nanta (Korean percussion performance) will take place.

The next festival is scheduled to be held on August 20th at the Geumcheon-gu Office auditorium, focusing on careers and the 4th Industrial Revolution.

Yu Seong-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, "I hope that at this long-awaited face-to-face festival, youths will fully express their passionate enthusiasm and talents."

Gangbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Soon-hee) is operating a music therapy program called "Tell Me Your Story" to relieve suppressed emotions of children and adolescents.

This program was introduced to promote the mental health of children and adolescents experiencing emotional and behavioral difficulties such as depression, attention deficit, and stress.

The program is conducted by mental health professionals including music therapists and mental health specialists for emotional counseling and therapy. Children participate in activities such as ▲singing ▲playing musical instruments ▲song rewriting and discussion ▲video production.

Through this process, children form rapport with each other and learn methods of self-expression. Moreover, group music therapy activities are expected to foster cooperation and positively influence peer relationships.

Earlier, since June, the district operated the music therapy program for elementary school students in the area, showing significant results in improving children's self-expression abilities and stress relief, leading to an expansion of the program from July.

Children with emotional and behavioral difficulties in elementary, middle, and high schools within Gangbuk-gu can apply for the program. The program is conducted at the Gangbuk-gu Mental Health Welfare Center or at locations agreed upon with the applying institutions.

For program applications and further details, please contact the Gangbuk-gu Mental Health Welfare Center.

Lee Soon-hee, Mayor of Gangbuk-gu, said, "The music therapy program is greatly helping children's emotional and social development," and added, "We will continue to discover various programs to support youths' mental health and character formation."