The place where people donate their education

 

 

Studying is a word students often hear from parents, teachers, anywhere it could be. It might have been a stress of just hearing of it. Why? Because when we think of ‘studying’ we often recollect the image of sitting on the chair and looking into a book. But study itself might not be that boring. For those of you who want to meet a new face of ‘study’, it may have been helpful to visit the ‘Donation for Education fair of 2012’ which was held from March 16th to 18th (Friday to Sunday) at Ilsan KINTEX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Donation for Education. It’s not that hard!

 

 

 

 

 

This fair was hosted by Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) and was conducted by Korea Science and Engineering Foundation. The fair has stated that it has been a first time in which contributors and receivers come along together in a certain place. By doing so, it wanted to promote the activity of donating education.

In brief, it was a party of sharing educational information and experience.

There were over 130 numbers of institutions consisted of companies, universities and many kinds of organizations to donate their education to people. Then you might get a question ‘How?

Well, come along with me!

 

Corporations

 

 

On seeing a guide book, I got interested at the long list of companies. From popular companies to smaller size entrepreneurs, it seemed that most of the companies we know were there. I think now education is not the homework given only to schools, Education institutions. Companies have started to throw into an education matter. Of course there may be other reasons for attending this exhibition but the fact that a number of leading companies in Korea concern about education is worthy of notice. I would like to introduce some of companies. If you want to know other corporations, please visit the website below the article.

 

 

-LOTTE group

 

 

 

 

There was sugar craft experiencing program hosted by LOTTE hotel. It is not just listening to teachers’ explanation which might be a bit boring. You could actually make a sugar craft for yourself. Sugar craft can be unfamiliar among children as a job. To make people do sugar art would be a good chance letting them know about the rare job of sugar art itself as well as providing a new experience to students.  

 

The staff explained each of the participants prudently about how to use sugar in the way you want. A girl who were making a crane said that even thought she never have experienced a sugar art, she could enjoy making it as teachers help them carefully and it was really fun.

 

To experience being a newscaster or weather caster would be fun as well. There was another booth of LOTTE which was learning the area of broadcasting. You could actually maneuver the cameras which get the pose of participant who broadcast weather or home shopping. I was able to see many youth enjoy their jobs and then create a good work.

 

For students who are interested in economy might find KDB daweoo financial group booth helpful which was offering CEO game, finding jobs related to finance and so on. Especially CEO game was popular among children as they were able to name their own company, determine for themselves how to deal with difficulties the company was faced.

 

 

 

Public institution

 

 

Surely, many parts of community including education are complemented by a base of public institutions. Public services have contributed to enhancing Korean culture, scholarship program etc.   In this fair as I had expected, a lot of institutions participated.  

 

 

-Korea press foundation

 

 

 

As I am now working as a youth reporter at Seoul Youth Center for Cultural Exchange (MIZY), among many public institutions, my first intriguing booth was that of Korea Press Foundation. When I got near there, I could see a number of teenagers working enthusiastically. They were making a newspaper regarding the fair, completing a newspaper puzzle with friends and listening to teachers’ explanation about how news are produced.

 

There were a lot of students saying that they want to be a journalist or reporter that I became a little bit strained as a student who hope to be a newspaperman in the future as well. I could see many newspapers made by high technology as well as paper news. Seeing many future pressmen and high advanced news which would be well suited to our new social media world, I looked forward to a bright future for the press.

 

 

Besides the Korea Press Foundation, there were numerous renowned institutions so that I would want to introduce some of them.

 

*Korea Student Aid Foundation - a mentoring program from undergraduates

*The Korea National Red Cross (KNRC) - children Sex Education

*The National Folklore Museum- programs regarding multiculturalism

 

Public institutions are quite familiar to our society as they do many activities helpful for citizens. Their booths on the fair were also well made I think. I hope from kids to adults could be able to donated education from those institutions. 

 

 

Private enterprise/ organization/ association

 

 

-Education is love

 

The booth of education is love provided experience of learning traditional manner with wearing Korean traditional clothes. It was teaching how to bow in our Korean way etc.

 

  

 

-Young falcons of Korea

 

A young falcon of Korea booth was very scientific. Robots were dancing, people were riding bicycle, or in fact working on bicycle, to produce electricity which in turn contribute to making juice. Producing electricity using bicycle has been on books but it was the first time of actually seeing how juice were made. It was not only me getting interested in it; a lot of teenagers crowded around the booth and watched those processes enthusiastically. It must have been a catalyst for interests in science.

 

 

-Good neighbors

 

A renowned nongovernmental organization Good Neighbors was organizing child sexual abuse prevention puppet show. As the number of child sexual abuse victims has increased in recent years, it seemed that quite many booths were regarding prevention of it. 

 

 

 

 

Singer

 

-Girl group INY

 

According to media, a lot of students say they want to be a singer for their jobs. But on the way becoming a singer, there are many difficulties such as parent’s disagreement. On the fair, you could be able to ask your questions and your questions would be answered right away by entertainment staff and singers. A girl group called INY came to the fair to donate their experience. After dancing with a song, they talked freely about their private problems in the way of becoming singers. One member said that her family was disagreeing with her resolution of being a singer and even after having made a debut her mother was unwelcomed. However she made constant efforts and the team was able to be on the stage in Japan. INY was on the newspaper of Japan and when she brought the news to her mom, she scrapped it and stuck it to the wall and now her mother is cheering the team vigorously. The member said the most important thing is do your best in what you want to do. Many students were nodding their heads. For a lot of teenagers who have a dream of entering the entertainment world, this activity must have been a great experience.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“It takes a whole village to raise a child “

This epigram held above the fair was well matched to the fair itself where companies, universities, public institutions whole came to it to foster Korean children within our community.

 

 

It was the fair that prepared a special place for sharing experience, in their words, donation for education. I am sure it is worthy of visiting for all the people not only for children but also adults. I hope the activity of donation education would take one’s position as a social activity. Grow your dreams and hopes in this fair!

 

 

 

 

 

 

What kind of ideas you have about Education donation?

 

Website of donation for education for more information: http://www.교육기부.kr/de2012/

 

 

 

 

 

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