2,400 Fifth and Sixth Grade Elementary Students
to Participate in Student Human Rights Education by July
The Gwangju Office of Education announced on the 10th that it will run the "Student Human Rights Education Visiting Schools" program for upper-grade elementary school students in the Gwangju area until July. The purpose is to help students internalize the value of human rights in their daily lives and to spread a school culture of respect and responsibility.
The program targets a total of 2,400 fifth and sixth grade elementary school students, divided into 50 classes each for the first and second semesters. The Office of Education will operate the program for 1,200 students until July 15 for the first semester and plans to continue with the same scale in the second semester.
On the 10th, the Gwangju Office of Education will conduct student human rights education for 1,200 students in 50 fifth and sixth grade elementary school classes during the first half of the year. Professional instructors are visiting Manho Elementary School in Gwangju on this day to explain human rights to the students. Provided by Gwangju Office of Education
The lectures will be conducted by a team of professional instructors from the Gwangju Human Rights Office of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, who will visit schools directly. Topics include: ▲Basic principles of student human rights ▲Designing schools with human rights ▲Creating a mutually respectful school environment, all tailored to the students' level of understanding.
Superintendent Lee Jungseon said, "We will support the establishment of a culture where all members of the school community respect each other's rights and fulfill their responsibilities."
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