Gyeongnam School Libraries Rebuilt as 'Integrated Educational Spaces'

A Space That Stimulates Imagination, Maker Education Space, Cross-Curricular Learning Space, and an Educational Sharing Space for Communication and Empathy

Establishment of School Library Spaces in Gyeongsangnam-do. (Photo by Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] The Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education has been transforming the school library facility improvement project from a simple reading space into a complex educational space since 2019.

In the past, school libraries were quiet and passive reading spaces, but now they need to serve as educational sharing spaces where students, teachers, and parents communicate and share information as central hubs for teaching and learning.

Starting this year, the Office is actively changing school libraries into spaces that stimulate imagination, maker education spaces, cross-curricular learning spaces, and educational sharing spaces for communication and empathy.

This year’s school library facility improvement project will invest a total budget of 1.6 billion KRW across 21 schools in three areas: ▲ improving safe and comfortable reading-friendly facility environments in 14 schools ▲ expanding or relocating to more accessible locations in 6 schools ▲ special support for 1 school that received support within the last two years.

To ensure successful innovation of school library spaces, the Office plans to hold a project briefing session in April for representatives of selected schools, featuring a special lecture by a space composition expert and discussions on the project process.

Antae Hwan, Director of the Creative Talent Division, said, “Innovative spatial composition of school libraries will be an important driving force leading future education. We will continue to support their transformation into spaces that become the center of school education and realize open education based on communication and empathy.”

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