Suwon City Holds 'Frog Pond' Parent Support Group Orientation

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Special City is conducting facility-based orientations for 71 members of the 'Frog Pond' Parent Support Group.

The orientation, which began on the 11th, continues through the 22nd. At an orientation held at Hyowon Elementary School on the 18th, Hyun Geun-taek, Suwon City's Second Vice Mayor, visited to communicate with the parent support group and tour the facility.

The 'Frog Pond' is a project that operates a hub-type education and culture complex space where youth and parents can engage in activities freely by utilizing vacant classrooms in schools. Eight locations in Suwon City are currently operating, including Pajang-dong, Songwon Middle School, Seryu Middle School, Gosaek Middle School, Suwon First Middle School, Hyodong Elementary School, Hyowon Elementary School, and Seoho Frog Village.

The parent support group participates in the operation of the 'Frog Pond,' a youth free space, and plans and operates programs. It also leverages parents' experience and capabilities to develop the Frog Pond into an education complex space for youth and parents.

Suwon City's education brand, Frog Spec (SPEC), consists of △Frog Story (Story), which supports student-centered participatory policy classes △Frog Pond (Pond), where youth and parents learn and rest together △Frog Reporter (Press), which reports on and promotes the Suwon region △Frog Career Experience (Experience), which allows exploration of various career paths and professions △Frog Classroom (Class), which provides and supports diverse educational content inside and outside schools.

Hyun Geun-taek, Suwon City's Second Vice Mayor, stated, "The Frog Pond is a communication space where youth and parents learn and grow together," and added, "I hope the parent support group members will actively participate to help youth grow creatively and create a shared learning environment."