Gyeongnam Provincial Office of Education Expands 'Happy School' to 100 Locations

7 Years Since the Introduction of Innovation Schools, Leading Changes in School Culture, Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Ecosystem

Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education Superintendent Park Jong-hoon (center) is awarding and commemorating the Happy School plaque. (Photo by Gyeongnam Office of Education)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] The 'Happy School,' an innovative school that started in 2015, has grown to 100 schools this year.

Happy School leads changes in school culture, curriculum, and classes based on the philosophy of democracy, publicness, futurity, and locality.

On the 14th, Superintendent Park Jong-hoon of the Gyeongnam Provincial Office of Education delivered plaques to 16 newly designated schools at the main building's large conference room.

Superintendent Park urged, "Based on the high satisfaction and excellent achievements of the Happy School members, please become a great force for the new challenges of Gyeongnam education."

Happy School is realizing a future-oriented school that pursues reflection, communication, and empathy on the foundation of learning and cooperation,

and to establish a democratic communication structure, it maintains the school's values of learning and growth through faculty multi-meetings, operation of consultative bodies, and establishment of collective intelligence decision-making systems.

Kim Jeong-hee, Director of School Innovation, said, "It has shown that it is a school that grows while contemplating the essence of Happy School education together, and through the development of a future-oriented innovative school curriculum model, Gyeongnam aims to present the direction of future education."

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