Hwaseong City Expands 'Hwaseong-Style Infant Forest Program' to Children Aged 2 and Older

Various Experience Activities at 8 Forest Experience Centers

Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 25th that it will expand the target users of the 'Hwaseong-style Early Childhood Forest Program,' which helps improve emotional stability and creativity in young children, to include children aged 2 starting this year.

The 'Hwaseong-style Early Childhood Forest Program' is a project launched by the city in 2020 to meet citizens' demand for high-quality forest education services for young children by providing various experiential activities at local early childhood forest experience centers.

Young children are participating in experiential activities at the Children's Forest Experience Center.
[Photo by Hwaseong City]

Last year, 41,546 young children and their families participated in the program, showing high satisfaction. From this year, the city has expanded the eligible age from 3 years and older to 2 years and older to increase participation opportunities.

The program is conducted at eight local early childhood forest experience centers: ▲ Hyangnam Early Childhood Forest Experience Center (Haengjeong-ri) ▲ Gubongsan Early Childhood Forest Experience Center (Byeongjeom-dong) ▲ Alkkongdalkong Early Childhood Forest (Seokwoo-dong) ▲ Namyang Early Childhood Forest Experience Center (Namyang-ri) ▲ Bongdam Early Childhood Forest Experience Center (Donghwa-ri) ▲ Seonnap Forest Early Childhood Forest Experience Center (Yeongcheon-dong) ▲ Dongtan Lake Park Early Childhood Forest Experience Center (Song-dong) ▲ Sinwoeri Smile-filled Play Forest (Sinwoeri).

The main programs include ▲ 'Have You Been There? Treasure Forest' to learn about various natural materials ▲ 'Making My Tree' by bringing leaves from the forest ▲ 'Forest Walk' insect-finding game during a walk in the forest. Those interested can apply by phone through Hwaseong City's Forest Recreation Division or the Environmental Education Research Support Center.

Jung Myung-geun, mayor of Hwaseong City, said, "We will support the healthy growth of children and the happy lives of families to make Hwaseong a city that is great for raising children."