Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Office of Education Join Forces to Narrow Education and Cultural Gaps for Vulnerable Groups

[Financial News] The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and the Seoul Metropolitan Government have joined hands to reduce cultural gaps for students vulnerable to educational inequality and support their emotional growth. From September through December, they will launch the 'Teacher-Student Performance Spring Day' program in earnest, offering free performance tickets to about 1,450 teachers and students.
The project is a cooperative model that links the office of education's mentoring program for vulnerable students, 'Seoul Hope Classroom,' with the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Culture Bureau's student performance support program, 'Performance Spring Day.' It will begin with 'The Canterville Ghost' on Sept. 11 and run for a total of six performances through December in a full-house rental format. Four productions tailored to teenagers' interests will be staged, including 'The Time-Selling Shop,' 'Tomorrow for Tomorrow,' and the musical 'ANNE.'
Of the six performances, the first and sixth will receive seat support through the Seoul Metropolitan Government's 'Performance Spring Day' program, while the second through fifth will be covered by the office of education's own budget. Attendance will be organized in teams made up of one mentor teacher and mentees, with more than 50% of the students being educationally vulnerable. To ease the burden on students, activity expenses will also be covered, including 9,000 won for meals and 5,000 won for snacks per person.
The two institutions strengthened their administrative partnership based on trust and transparency, further solidifying the public support system for students vulnerable to educational inequality. Through this project, they expect to help close cultural gaps for vulnerable students and contribute to a warm school culture built on mutual respect and trust between teachers and students.
Geun-sik Chung, superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, said, "The experience of teachers and students stepping outside the classroom and sharing the emotion of the stage together will be a valuable foundation for students' emotional stability and holistic growth." He added, "We will continue to work closely with local communities and municipal governments to expand warm educational welfare in Seoul so that not a single child is left behind."  

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