"Doing Our Best for the Stabilization and Expansion of Neulbom School"
Experiencing Nuriho Model Rocket Launch with Children
President Yoon Suk-yeol visited a classroom where the Neulbom School's '1st Grade Customized Program' was being conducted at Ain Elementary School in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province on the 29th, and taught the students as a special one-day teacher. [Image source=Yonhap News]
President Yoon Suk-yeol visited an elementary school conducting Neulbom School on the 29th and participated as a special one-day instructor. This was an act to keep his promise to directly contribute his talents to Neulbom School. In particular, President Yoon emphasized once again his determination to promote Neulbom School and medical reform related to the safety of the people, saying, "There are many other national issues in my mind, but Neulbom School and medical reform occupy most of it."
On that day, President Yoon visited Ain Elementary School in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, and watched the Nuri rocket launch video with children as a special one-day instructor for the first-grade customized program of Neulbom School, and read picture books related to space and rockets. The first-grade customized program is a program that provides two hours of free daily programs focused on school adaptation, play-centered creativity and science, and arts and physical education for first graders who wish to attend Neulbom School.
In his remarks, President Yoon said, "Both Neulbom School and medical reform are related to the safety of the people," and emphasized, "Neulbom is to safely take care of children, and medical reform is the basic duty of the state to protect the health and safety of the people."
Earlier, President Yoon had visited Neulbom School several times to personally check the on-site situation, emphasized talent donation from all walks of life, and expressed his will to practice talent donation himself. President Yoon attended Neulbom School held at Oryong Elementary School in Muan, Jeollanam-do, and Myeongryun Elementary School in Wonju, Gangwon Province, on the 14th and 21st, respectively.
Yoon: "Neulbom is to safely take care of children"
First, President Yoon visited the classroom where the first-grade customized program was in progress, watched the Nuri rocket launch video with the children, read picture books related to space and rockets, and then flew a model of the Nuri rocket with the children, explaining the propulsion principle of the rocket to them.
After exploring the principles of the Nuri rocket launch, President Yoon assembled a model of the Nuri rocket launch vehicle with the children. After finishing the assembly, President Yoon counted down “Three! Two! One!” with the children and blew vigorously into the straw connected to the rocket to launch the Nuri rocket. According to Kim Soo-kyung, spokesperson for the Presidential Office, in a written briefing, President Yoon taught the children how to blow to send the Nuri rocket far and praised them, saying, "You are flying it farther than grandpa."
After the program, President Yoon took photos with the children who participated in the activities to leave memories of the day. When President Yoon shouted "Space power!" while taking pictures, the children responded, "Republic of Korea!" When the president shouted again, "Who makes the space power?" the children answered, "We do!"
President Yoon Suk-yeol visited a classroom at Ain Elementary School in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, on the 29th, where the Neulbom School's "Customized Program for 1st Graders" was in progress. He served as a special one-day teacher, conducting classes with the students and assisting them in launching a model of the Nuriho rocket. [Image source=Yonhap News]
Yoon: "Budget spent on children is never a waste"
After finishing his role as a special one-day instructor, President Yoon moved to discuss with the principal of Ain Elementary School, Neulbom dedicated staff, teachers, and Neulbom instructors about the experience of operating Neulbom School over the past four weeks and ways to successfully operate Neulbom School. President Yoon said, "Ain Elementary School in the new town has many students and classes, so space is not ample, but they are operating various Neulbom programs by making good use of the space inside the school," and added, "I thank the teachers and school officials who are working hard for the children."
Officials from Ain Elementary School said, "Through Neulbom School, children have been able to access high-quality programs in various fields such as physical education, culture, and arts, opening a new learning opportunity, and Neulbom dedicated staff and instructors have expanded their activity areas and gained more opportunities such as jobs thanks to the introduction of Neulbom School." One Neulbom program instructor said, "I had a dream of becoming a teacher, but I could not fulfill it due to childbirth and childcare," and added, "Thanks to Neulbom School, I got a job as an instructor and can fulfill my dream on the teaching field, so I am very happy." In response, President Yoon encouraged, "It must be a great gift for the children to meet someone like you, a teacher."
President Yoon continued, "When I come to the elementary school site and meet the children, vague worries about the future of this country disappear and I feel relieved," and said, "I see the future and hope of the nation at school." He also said, "Money spent on children is an investment in the future of our country, so no matter how much budget is spent, it is never a waste," and promised, "The government will also carefully manage the field and actively support each school so that there is no shortage in operating Neulbom School."
President Yoon Suk-yeol is having a tea meeting with school and Neulbom program officials after completing a special one-day teacher class for the Neulbom program at Ain Elementary School in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province on the 29th. [Image source=Yonhap News]
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