Gokseong-gun Receives Minister of Education Commendation for Excellence in Future-Oriented Educational Autonomy Cooperation Districts

Public, Private, and Academic Sectors Unite to Achieve Coveted Rural Education Innovation

[Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Cha Jong-sun] Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it was selected as an excellent district for future-oriented educational autonomy cooperation in 2021 and received the Minister of Education Commendation together with the Gokseong Office of Education.

In 2019, Gokseong-gun and the Gokseong Office of Education were selected for the future-oriented educational autonomy cooperation district operation project, a public contest project by the Ministry of Education.

Since then, the two organizations have set key promotion tasks such as ▲establishing a mid-support organization, ▲building educational governance, ▲revitalizing village education communities, and ▲spreading innovative education, continuing cooperation for regional educational innovation.

Recognizing these achievements, Gokseong-gun and the Gokseong Office of Education were selected as excellent districts for future-oriented educational autonomy cooperation in 2021 and received the Minister of Education Commendation.

Gokseong-gun has been evaluated to have improved both the efficiency and effectiveness of the project by launching the Future Education Foundation, a public-private-academic educational collaboration body, together with the Office of Education and private educational institutions.

Additionally, the foundation strengthened cohesion among institutions through regular meetings of institution heads, operation of working-level consultative bodies, and MOUs between institutions to promote cooperation between autonomous administration and educational administration.

Based on this, the foundation newly introduced creative arts education centered on forest education and theater education under the goal of “a joyful educational city connecting people and the future.”

They established a foundation for youth to engage in self-directed career and vocational learning through events such as the Youth Growth Expo and the creation of Dream Growth Maru for 4th industrial education.

To enhance local educational capacity and create a sustainable educational ecosystem, efforts were also made to revitalize village education communities by training local instructors and supporting learning clubs.

Recently, by operating rural study programs where urban children live in rural areas to learn about nature and ecology, a new wave has been created in rural education.

Going forward, the Gokseong Future Education Foundation plans to continuously discover high-demand educational programs to further expand residents’ participation in education.

Through this, they plan to build a Gokseong-type educational ecosystem where all residents, from children to adults, learn and grow together.

A county official said, “Through the operation of the future-oriented educational autonomy cooperation district, the county, the Office of Education, and the villages will unite to revive small local schools and strive so that children can discover their interests and talents and grow independently.”

Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Cha Jong-sun cha6960@asiae.co.kr

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