Gyeongnam Office of Education Holds '2021 Happy Education District Contest Briefing Session'

Current Status of Happy Education District Promotion and Guide to Applying for Happy Education District

On the 25th, the Gyeongnam Office of Education held the 2021 Happy Education District Contest Briefing Session at the Happy Village School, attended by over 60 people including city and county officials from Gyeongnam Province, education support office officials, and local residents. (Photo by Gyeongnam Office of Education)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Choi Hyun-joo] The Gyeongnam Office of Education announced on the 26th that it held the '2021 Happy Education District Contest Briefing Session' at the Happy Village School, attended by about 60 people including officials from cities and counties in Gyeongnam, education support office officials, faculty members, and local residents.

The Happy Education District accepts contest applications from cities and counties until July 24, and after screening, the selection results will be announced on July 31. This project is promoted through cooperation between the Office of Education and local governments to raise children together with the community and schools.

The main tasks include building a local education community, establishing a foundation for Happy Schools, and operating village schools. Since starting in Gimhae in 2017, the Happy Education Districts in Miryang, Yangsan, and Namhae in 2018; Jinju, Sacheon, Goseong, and Hadong in 2019; and Hapcheon in 2020 have been actively operated.

In 2021, two additional regions will be selected and operated. Once selected as a Happy Education District, the provincial Office of Education and local governments jointly support the budget and personnel for two years, with the whole village working together to raise the children of the region.

Schools are supported to operate regionally distinctive curricula, creating village schools that help children nurture their dreams independently after school.

At the contest briefing session, guidance was provided on the necessity and promotion direction of the Office of Education's Happy Education District, along with presentations on various cases being promoted in the Goseong and Yangsan Happy Education Districts.

Kim Jeong-hee, Director of School Innovation, said, “Through the nine Happy Education Districts in Gyeongnam, the educational satisfaction of students and parents and pride in the region have increased,” and expressed the hope that “more local governments will participate and that happy education with the village will spread.”

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