Meeting Jeong Yak-yong Through Play
Fostering Pride in Young Children of Namyangju
Namyangju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Ju Gwang-deok) announced on the 11th that it held the Jeong Yak-yong Daycare Branding Project performance sharing and the Jeong Yak-yong Daycare Curriculum Expo presenting the vision of the Jeong Yak-yong childcare curriculum at the Namyangju Sports and Culture Center indoor gymnasium on the 10th.
Namyangju City held the Jeong Yak-yong Daycare Branding Project performance sharing and the Jeong Yak-yong Daycare Curriculum Expo, presenting the vision of the Jeong Yak-yong childcare curriculum, at the Namyangju Sports and Culture Center Indoor Gymnasium on the 10th. Photo by Namyangju City
This expo was organized to share the play-centered Jeong Yak-yong childcare curriculum that helps children naturally experience the spirit and achievements of Jeong Yak-yong from early childhood, aiming to improve the quality of the childcare curriculum and promote the expansion of Jeong Yak-yong Daycare.
A total of 84 Jeong Yak-yong Daycare centers in the district participated in the expo, exhibiting the outcomes of the ‘Jeong Yak-yong Childcare Curriculum’ activities conducted with children at the daycare centers.
Exhibits included actual application cases of childcare programs developed directly by childcare teachers, teaching materials and educational tools used, and children’s artworks. A special booth reproducing the ‘Jeong Yak-yong Play Experience Content’ and the ‘Jeong Yak-yong Birthplace Exploration Program’ operated by the play experience facility Dororu was also set up, receiving great responses from visitors.
In particular, the ‘Jeong Yak-yong Childcare Curriculum,’ which for the first time reflected the brand value of Namyangju City as the city of Jeong Yak-yong in the childcare curriculum, attracted attention from other local governments, proving the excellence of Namyangju’s childcare program.
A Namyangju City official stated, “The Jeong Yak-yong Daycare Branding Project has established itself as a differentiated childcare model reflecting Namyangju’s unique identity,” and added, “We hope this expo will widely promote the excellence of the Jeong Yak-yong childcare curriculum and serve as an opportunity to build a differentiated childcare environment unique to Namyangju.”
Meanwhile, the city plans to select outstanding childcare programs among participating daycare centers and award them at the performance sharing meeting on the 16th. Based on feedback from this year’s participating daycare centers, the city will improve the childcare curriculum and develop childcare content that reinterprets the spirit of Jeong Yak-yong with a modern sensibility, aiming to further expand the branding project next year.
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