Yongin Special City to Operate 'Visiting Human Book Mentoring' Program in Second Half
Yongin Special City (Mayor Lee Sang-il) announced on the 21st that it will operate the second-half program of the 'Visiting Human Book Mentoring' starting in September, which received high satisfaction and positive response from youth during the first half.
The 'Visiting Human Book Mentoring' is a program in which 'human books' registered at Yongin City libraries directly visit local middle and high schools to share stories about career paths and humanities based on their experiences and knowledge, and communicate with students.
The second-half program will be held a total of four times from September to October at four schools: Deokyoung High School, Shinbong Middle School, Dohyeon Middle School, and Cheon-in High School.
On September 11 at Deokyoung High School, human book An So-hyun will share stories about startup experience and career paths under the theme 'My Venture in Design Business.'
On October 16 at Shinbong Middle School, human book Jang Seok-jin will introduce writing methods under the theme 'Writing Essays and Opinion Pieces in Composition Class.'
On October 28 at Dohyeon Middle School, human book Kim Suk-hee will train students in expressing their thoughts and emotions through writing under the theme 'Reading, Meditation, and Diary Writing.'
On October 28 at Cheon-in High School, human book Lee Kyung-ho will introduce career exploration methods suited to the changing technological environment under the theme 'Career Redirection Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) Big Data and ChatGPT.'
A city official stated, "The human book mentoring program is an initiative in which citizens with diverse life experiences and wisdom meet directly with youth and share their stories to help them explore career paths," and added, "In the second half as well, we will operate the program substantively so that youth can discover their interests and specifically envision their futures by communicating with human books in various fields."