'Troublesome Math, Let's Enjoy It Now' … Gyeongbuk Provincial Office of Education, Regional Math Experience Centers

Construction of Experience Centers in Four Regions: West (Sangju), South (Gyeongsan), North (Andong), and Central (Chilgok)

Image of the architectural form of the Jungbu (Chilgok) Mathematics Experience Center.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] The Gyeongbuk Provincial Office of Education announced on the 13th that it is constructing regional math experience centers to foster creative problem-solving skills, collaboration, participation, sharing abilities, and to provide experiential and enjoyable math education.

The math experience centers being built in four regions?Western (Sangju), Southern (Gyeongsan), Northern (Andong), and Central (Chilgok)?will each have unique regional characteristics in terms of architectural design, interior, and operation, all under the common concept of "Enjoying Math."

The Western (Sangju) Math Experience Center will be constructed on the site of the former Sangju English Experience Center with a budget of 3.8198 billion KRW, and will be a two-story building scheduled for completion in February 2022. Inspired by the Pythagorean theorem in its architectural design, this center will provide elementary, middle, and high school students with various opportunities to experience the curriculum content found in their textbooks.

The Southern (Gyeongsan) Creative Talent Education Support Center will be remodeled from the former Seongam Elementary School building, with an investment of approximately 15.8 billion KRW, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2021. The math experience center and maker education center will offer exhibition and experience spaces accessible to students, parents, and local residents visiting individually or in school groups, and will operate activity-centered math and maker programs.

The Northern (Andong) Math Experience Center will be built on the site of the former Pungcheon Middle School with a budget of 4.9 billion KRW, scheduled for completion in July 2021. The first floor will be a play experience space where kindergarten and elementary students can easily experience mathematical principles through play, while the second floor will be an exhibition and experience space linked to the curriculum for upper elementary and middle school students.

The Central (Chilgok) Math Experience Center will be constructed at the BukSam Elementary School Opyung Branch with a total floor area of 987.3㎡, investing 4.7 billion KRW. Design will begin in August, with completion expected in October 2021. This center will feature exhibition and experience spaces to understand mathematical principles, as well as a math workshop where students can create math teaching aids or realize ideas they have conceived. The math workshop will be the only one installed among the four math experience centers.

Superintendent Lim Jong-sik stated, "Through observing and manipulating various teaching aids and exhibition materials at the regionally established math experience centers, students will understand mathematical principles and develop critical thinking skills, thereby continuously supporting the cultivation of competencies needed for future society."

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