The Nexon Foundation, along with the Jeollanam-do Office of Education (hereinafter referred to as the Jeonnam Office of Education) and the Elementary Computing Teachers Association (Chairman Seong-Hyeon Kang), are carrying out the ‘High-5ive Challenge’, a convergence education project aimed at promoting creativity and strengthening problem-solving skills for elementary school students in the Jeollanam-do region. announced that a business agreement (MOU) had been signed.
The ‘High Five Challenge’ is an educational project launched by the Nexon Foundation in collaboration with the Elementary Computing Teachers’ Association in 2020. It combines ‘Novel Engineering’ and brick play to help children develop ‘creative, structural, and cooperative skills.’ It is a collaborative project that helps students grow into ‘capable, expressive, and imaginative’ students.
The ‘High Five Challenge’, sponsored by the Nexon Foundation and developed by the Elementary Computing Teachers Association, was pilot operated for a total of 115 classes, including special classes nationwide, through online recruitment until last year, and was well received by participating students. Starting with this business agreement with the Jeonnam Office of Education, the Nexon Foundation and the Elementary Computing Teachers Association plan to expand and implement educational programs that combine engineering, literature, and brick play nationwide in cooperation with each local office of education.
In accordance with a business agreement, the Nexon Foundation, the Jeonnam Office of Education, and the Elementary Computing Teachers Association will support the provision of bricks and textbooks and teacher training necessary for education, focusing on geographically and socially disadvantaged elementary schools in Jeollanam-do by 2023, and provide education programs to more than 10,000 elementary school students. It is operated regularly for (total of 400 classes).
Nexon Foundation Chairman Kim Jeong-wook said, “The Nexon Foundation’s continued efforts to promote children’s creativity have led to our first cooperation with local offices of education. Starting with this business agreement, we will actively work toward a healthy and creative future for children in more diverse regions.” “I will support you,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Nexon Foundation has been holding the ‘Nexon Youth Programming Challenge (NYPC)’ since 2016 to increase youth’s interest in coding and enhance their capabilities, and signed a business agreement with Vibras Korea last year to bridge the youth digital gap and improve programming. We started developing ‘Vibras Programming (tentative name)’, a free coding learning platform to expand the base.
Source: Pangyo Techno Valley Official Newsroom
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