National Security Education 86. In March 2011, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology signed an MOU with the Ministry of National Defense and the Korean Federation of Teachers' Associations, to promote education on national security. The MOU provides that the films on national security shall be played in kindergartens and elementary and secondary schools throughout the nation; children shall visit military units; soldiers will give lectures at school; and teachers will experience a military life. Indeed, on March 31 this year, an elementary school invited a soldier to give a lecture on national security, and the lecturer used real weapons to teach the students how to fire a gun. Also, the Ministry of National Defense announced in July 2011 that it will run a voluntary program of national security experiences for high school students (16 or above) and older citizens from October this year onwards. This program, which is to take place in the training locations for reserve forces, includes a firing session in which the participants can use a M16 rifle to fire 10~20 rounds of live ammunition at a 25-meter shooting range, and a survival game using mock combat gear. Those measures do not comply with the principles set out in the CRC that the education of child shall be aimed in the spirit of understanding, peace and tolerance. National security education on children should be delivered in compliance with the CRC principles of respect for human rights and promotion of peace. 2. Leisure and Rest, and Recreational and Cultural Activities (Article 31 of the CRC) Right of Children to Leisure and Rest (CRC/C/KOR/3-4, para. 433~434) 87. Under the education system with disproportionate emphasis on competition and college entrance, the right of children to play or rest is severely restricted. The Periodic Report observed that the right of children to participate in play, rest and cultural activities is being infringed upon due to private education geared towards the college entrance examination (para. 433), but the fact is that their right is also restricted in the public education settings, such as nighttime learning or supplementary learning at school. The Government could set up drastic measures to guarantee the right of children to leisure and rest. Recreational and Leisure Facilities for Children (CRC/C/KOR/3-4, para. 406~412) 88. There is a great shortage of recreational and leisure facilities for children that take into consideration the developmental characteristics of infants (under 6) and young children (aged 7~12). The standards for recreational and leisure facilities for different age groups of children and the legal provisions on the safety of those facilities are not established properly, except for the clauses in the Youth Activities Promotion Act. In particular, there are not sufficient statutory standards on the operation and safety of the children-specific facilities under Article 16 of the Child Welfare Act (children's parks, playgrounds, children's halls, facilities for athletic or theatrical exhibitions, movies or scientific experiment display, children's resting or lodging facilities, camping 24