World · East Asia & Pacific · 3 hrs ago
Kyochon volunteers lead joint activities for students in Seoul
Kyochon’s Barugo Volunteer Group held a day of activities for students from special and integrated classes at Gusan Elementary School in Seoul.
The event took place on October 27 at the school, a nearby park and a Kyochon Chicken store in Eunpyeong District.
Nine students from special classes and 21 from integrated classes took part, alongside volunteers including Kyochon staff and scholarship recipients.
The activities included games, a walk in the park with partners and trying out how to coat chicken with sauce.
The event aimed to help students build social skills and independence while giving them a chance to spend time and learn together.
Scholarship recipients who had received support from Kyochon joined as volunteers, and the company says it will continue community activities to support young people’s growth and social adjustment.
Kyochon F&B’s Barugo Volunteer Group held an experience-learning event for students from special and integrated classes at Seoul Gusan Elementary School.
The event took place on Oct. 27 at the school and Kyochon Chicken’s Yeokchon No. 1 branch in Seoul’s Eunpyeong District.
A total of 30 students took part: nine from special classes and 21 from integrated classes.
Students joined recreation activities, walked with partners in Geobukgol Neighborhood Park and tried applying sauce to chicken.
The activities were designed to support social adaptation and independence, and to help students understand and connect with one another.
- Who
- Kyochon F&B’s Barugo Volunteer Group and 30 students from Seoul Gusan Elementary School.
- What
- They held an experience-learning event that included recreation, a park walk and a chicken-sauce activity.
- When
- Oct. 27, 2026.
- Where
- Seoul Gusan Elementary School, Geobukgol Neighborhood Park and Kyochon Chicken’s Yeokchon No. 1 branch in Eunpyeong District, Seoul.
- Why
- To support the social adaptation and independence of special-class students and encourage understanding between students.
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Kyochon’s Barugo Volunteer Group was launched.
The group held the experience-learning event with students from Seoul Gusan Elementary School.
Donga Ilbo reported on the activity.
- Participants
- 30 students: 9 from special classes and 21 from integrated classes
- Event date
- Oct. 27, 2026
- School
- Seoul Gusan Elementary School
- Location
- Eunpyeong District, Seoul
- Volunteer group
- Barugo Volunteer Group, launched in 2023
What people are saying
This activity was a meaningful time for students from special and integrated classes to spend time together, gain new experiences and understand one another.