Aetteul Plaza Stays Vibrant in Winter with New Seasonal Flowers
The Incheon Metropolitan City Gyeyang Park Office has renovated the four-season garden at Aetteul Plaza in front of Incheon City Hall with winter flowers, completing the planting work from November 5 to 7.
The planting project transformed the garden into a vibrant winter space by adding approximately 22,000 plants of eight different winter flower varieties, including green barley, ornamental cabbage, and white chrysanthemums.
The plaza has been specially decorated to allow Incheon citizens to experience seasonal changes in the heart of the city as they wrap up the current year and prepare for the upcoming new year.
A city official stated, "We hope citizens will experience a warm winter through the variety of winter flowers that harmonize with the Christmas tree in the plaza."
Free Exhibition 'Capturing the Colors of Dancheong' at Incheon City Hall Station's 'Open Museum'
The Incheon Metropolitan City Museum is hosting a special exhibition titled 'Colorful Rays Shine Even in Gray Daily Life' at the 'Open Museum' located in Incheon Subway Line 1's City Hall Station from November 10 to 17.
This exhibition is organized by the civic club 'Onahan' and will feature photographic works themed around 'Dancheong,' a traditional Korean decorative painting style used on wooden buildings.
The exhibition will showcase 11 works by eight artists, including club member Jang Min-kyung.
Incheon City Wins 'Excellence Award' in Child Abuse Psychological Support Best Practices Contest
Incheon Metropolitan City announced that on November 7, the Psychological Support Team of the Incheon Metropolitan City Child Protection Agency won an Excellence Award in the 'Specialized Psychological Program' category at the '2024 Child Abuse Psychological Support Best Practices Program Contest,' hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and organized by the National Center for the Rights of the Child.
The contest was organized to share and spread exemplary psychological support cases from child abuse intervention fields. Approximately 100 participants, including psychological support teams from 17 metropolitan and provincial centers and professional therapists from child protection agencies nationwide, took part in the event.
The contest received 18 cases across two categories: best practices and best programs. After rigorous evaluation by academic and field experts, six outstanding cases were selected.
Incheon City's Psychological Support Team was selected in the best program category for their 'Doran Doran Couples Program.'
High School Seniors from Incheon's Five West Sea Islands Prepare for College Entrance Exam at City Hotels
College entrance exam candidates from island villages including Baengnyeongdo and Daecheongdo in Incheon's Ongjin-gun have collectively moved to the mainland for their final preparations ahead of the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) on November 14.
According to the Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education and Ongjin-gun, 35 test-takers from four high schools on the northern West Sea islands - Baengnyeongdo, Daecheongdo, Yeonpyeongdo, and Deokjeokdo - have come to the mainland to take the college entrance exam.
To prepare for potential disruptions in ferry services due to sudden weather changes, these island students typically leave their homes 4-6 days before the CSAT, staying with relatives in Incheon or in motels while preparing for the exam.
An official from the Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education stated, "Related organizations are working together to ensure students from island regions can take the exam without any inconvenience."
Sources: https://news.ifm.kr
