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Busan Metropolitan City to Hold “Show & Tell” Presentation of “Play with English at Deullak Nallak”

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will hold a “Show & Tell Presentation” today (22nd) at 2:30 p.m. in the Grand Auditorium on the first floor of City Hall, with about 300 children and parents participating in “Play with English at Deullak Nallak.”
○ This event has been organized to share the achievements from the first half of the year of “Play with English,” one of the representative programs of the children’s cultural complex Deullak Nallak.

The presentation will be held under the theme of “Show & Tell,” featuring a variety of performances prepared and presented by the participating children.
○ Programs include: a performance of the “Hello Song” with Bugi, the city’s communication mascot; English speeches where children from five districts present their favorite topics or daily experiences in English; and a group performance of songs and dances titled “Song & Chant.”

Alongside the presentation, various side events will be offered in the lobby in front of the City Hall Grand Auditorium, including hands-on booths for “Play with English at Deullak Nallak” and the Creative Learning Center, as well as a photo zone for families to enjoy together.
○ In addition, a related event, the “Book & Magic Concert,” will be held at Deullak Nallak in City Hall starting at 1:20 p.m.

“Play with English at Deullak Nallak” is a hands-on, play-based English education program with native-speaking instructors, developed by Busan Metropolitan City and tailored for children. It is operated at Deullak Nallak, a core facility of the 15-Minute City initiative, and is offered to children aged 4 to 7.
○ In the first half of this year, it was held over a 16-week period across 64 Deullak Nallak centers, with more than 2,000 children participating.
○ In last year’s program evaluation, the results showed strong positive feedback from parents, with a satisfaction rate of 95.7 percent, a re-enrollment intention rate of 96.8 percent, and a 93.8 percent response rate indicating it helped reduce private education costs. The program’s popularity has continued this year, with most first-half courses fully booked within five minutes of opening.

Mayor Park Heong-joon stated, “Teaching English to children is a process of making them protagonists of a global hub city. ‘Play with English at Deullak Nallak’ provides children with a valuable opportunity to enjoy and express English naturally,” adding, “We will continue to create and develop excellent programs to make Busan a city where speaking English is comfortable.”

Meanwhile, the second-half session of “Play with English at Deullak Nallak” will run for 16 weeks beginning on August 25. Details can be found on the Deullak Nallak website (www.busan.go.kr/bschild

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