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Youth Casting
Chae-woon
Argus
Yu-jin/The
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¡ã Silver Bridge takes a photo after giving equipments required for
¡ã SilverBridgemakesbookswithpoemsthatelderlypeoplewrote
theclasstotheseniorswelfarecenterinthecountyofBonghwa.
inperson.
to elderly people¡¯s Hangeul education in a business
stylewithassistancefromexperts.Thenwesoldthem
startup class. According to statistics conducted by
in a flea market for the purpose of using the money
the National Academy of the Korean Language,
earned to educate elderly people. In the flea market,
the illiteracy rate of people in their seventies is 19.8
a mother explained the meaning of this event to her
percent. Although the illiteracy rate of Koreans
child and let him know the importance of the elderly
is low in comparison with other countries, that of
education. In this respect, we think it was a good
older Koreans is relatively high. Thus, we decided
opportunity to impart things associated with elderly
to inform others about these problems socially, and
educationtothepeople.
we progressed to ¡°Daum Kakao Story Funding¡±
for sponsoring a Hangeul school in the county
The Argus: Does Silver Bridge have anything
of Bonghwa in North Gyeongsang Province.
special unlike other elderly education
Consequently, we raised 1 million won (US$894.85)
programs?
as supporting money. With the money, we bought
Heo: We think Silver Bridge has distinctive
desks, blackboards and writing instruments needed
initiatives compared to the programs provided
in classes and delivered them to a Hangeul school.
by the government. First of all, we offer practical
Through these experiences, we decided to offer a
and customized classes to elderly people, not only
widerrangeofeducation,sowemadeSilverBridge.
providingeducationalinformation.
Most education centers, such as Seniors Welfare
Centers, are very modern because they usually
The Argus: What activities did Silver Bridge
teach foreign languages, computer and smartphone
doindetail?
Heo:Weparticipatedinasocialventureideacontest
directions. However, we thought these types of
hosted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor,
education are not the most necessary part for the
andlearnedhowtoputideasintopracticefrommany
elderly. Therefore, we thought that classes in which
mentors. Then, we produced a ¡°Poem that includes
elderly people participate altogether will help to treat
long years and resembles wrinkle,¡± a collection of
elderlydepressionwhichisoneoftheproblemsofthe
poems that elderly people in Bonghwa county wrote
aged.
first-hand, after learning Hangeul. Afterward, we
To fulfill this, one of the plans is a ¡°Makeup
had a gathering to commemorate the publication of a
Lesson¡± at which grandmothers can apply various
collection of poems and read the poems and reviews
cosmetics. Also, elderly people can heal their hearts
tothem.
by participating in ¡°Painting Murals¡± programs that
Furthermore, we made the poems in a calligraphy
makeshabbymuralsbeautiful.
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OCTOBER 2018

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