'Experiment, Storytelling, and Ideas' ... Ulsan Maker Education in Full Swing

Ulsan Office of Education.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education is set to actively operate Ulsan Maker Education centered on the Ulsan Maker Future Education Center, maker education hub schools, and maker classrooms within individual schools.

The Ulsan Office of Education established the Ulsan Maker Future Education Center inside the Ulsan Science Museum in 2019 and set up a maker education hub school at Hwabong Middle School last year.

Until last year, the Office of Education created maker classrooms in 36 elementary, middle, and high schools and provided support. This year, it will support an additional 10 schools with 30 million KRW per school to establish maker classrooms.

Maker classrooms are created by remodeling unused spaces within schools to enable various creative activities and equipping them with various equipment and teaching aids.

The Ulsan Maker Future Education Center expanded maker experience opportunities last year by operating diverse programs such as 'Visiting Maker Classroom,' 'Infinite Imagination Linked Program,' 'Science, Let's Play! Imagination Maker Classroom,' and 'Maker Classroom with Family.'

The Office of Education stated, "This year, Hwabong Middle School is expected to operate as a maker education hub school, addressing the demand for maker education in nearby areas."

Hub schools operate in forms linked to curriculum classes, creative experiential activities, free semester systems, regional joint gifted classes, and weekend/vacation programs.

Hub schools conduct theme-based maker education for students from their own and other schools and also play a role in forming and supporting maker education cooperation systems.

Maker classrooms proceed in themes such as experimental/workshop type, storytelling type in the humanities creative domain, and idea club type as a media workshop.

Maker classrooms develop and operate curriculum-linked programs, providing diverse creative experiences to enhance students' creativity and assist in career exploration and planning.

An official from the Metropolitan Office of Education said, "As of December last year, the cumulative number of students participating in maker education programs reached 20,953, realizing Ulsan Maker Education that turns imagination into reality," adding, "We will continue to support the ongoing implementation of maker education."

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