Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education Links Unification Training for School Staff with DMZ Field Experiences

Following local government officials on October 22,
educational staff members will participate on October 29
A total of 84 participants

The Future Unification Education Center of the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education (Superintendent Ahn Min-seok) will hold its October 2026 unification education training program for educational staff members on October 29.

A view of the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education. Photo courtesy of the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education.

The training is part of a program for school staff members running from April through December. It was organized to deepen understanding of unification issues in the public sector and strengthen school staff members' capacity to prepare for unification for the sake of peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula.

The training will be held as a four-hour, in-person program at the Future Unification Education Center in Jeokseong-myeon, Paju, and at nearby sites offering unification and security experiences. Following a session for local government officials in general service on October 22, educational staff members will take part on October 29. Each session will accommodate 42 participants, for a total of 84.

The curriculum includes an overview of the basic plan for unification education, a lecture by an invited expert, and a guided tour of the center's exhibition halls. Participants will visit exhibition spaces at the center, including the World Citizens School, the Institute for Korean Peninsula Unification, and the Unification Future Observatory.

Participants will also take part in on-site activities. They will visit one of the following locations to learn about the realities of division and the meaning of peace and unification: Imjingak Peace Gondola, the National Memorial Hall for Abductees during the Korean War, Odusan Unification Observatory, Gorangpo-gu History Park, Bibong Observatory, or Sangseung Observatory.

An official from the Provincial Office of Education's Elementary Education Division said, "We hope this training will help participants develop the sound views on security and unification values expected of public officials. We will run the program thoroughly to promote unification education in schools."

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