Empowering Kids: Ansan's Innovative Safety Training Program Explained

Daniel Kim | 2026.04.02

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Lee Min-geun, mayor of Ansan in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, said on April 2 that childhood is the \"golden time\" to form safety habits and that instilling the right safety values during this period is vital.

He announced the city will launch an outreach program, \"Visiting Children's Safety Education,\" for incoming elementary school students and will strengthen experiential safety initiatives.

The program is part of the mayor's core agenda to build a community-focused safe-city initiative.

The sessions will run from April through June, with city staff visiting local elementary schools. The curriculum will focus on everyday safety issues, including traffic, fire, and household safety.

In particular, the mayor said the city will concentrate on forming early safety habits by using interactive content tailored to a child's level.

After the sessions, the city will provide data-driven risk assessment reports to analyze students' safety awareness and response skills, and it will recommend targeted improvements for identified vulnerabilities.

During the Ansan International Street Theater Festival in May, the city will operate interactive safety booths for children to help spread a citizen-participatory safety culture.

Lee Min-geun said, \"We will continue to expand hands-on education so children can recognize risks and respond independently.\"

Meanwhile, the mayor said he plans to actively promote a sustainable safety culture by combining field-focused training with data-driven analysis.