Hamyang-gun Holds 2022 Gyeongsangnam-do Small School Revitalization Project Contest Evaluation Committee Meeting

This Year, Strict Evaluation of Four Criteria Including Eligibility and Urgency for Machon, Geumban, and Byeonggokcho Contest Applications

Small School Revitalization Review Committee Meeting

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 8th that it held a judging committee meeting at the county office small conference room to select target schools for the 2022 Gyeongnam Small School Revitalization Project contest.

The Gyeongnam Small School Revitalization Project is a collaborative effort among Gyeongnam Province, city and county governments, the Office of Education, and LH to save rural schools and communities facing extinction due to aging populations and youth outflow. After a city and county contest, three final schools will be selected in the Gyeongnam area.

Last year, Yurim Elementary School in the county was selected for the Small School Revitalization Project and is currently promoting improvements in residential environments such as rental housing and community spaces, as well as enhancing the school education environment and operating distinctive curricula for students. This year, three schools?Macheon Elementary, Geumban Elementary, and Byeonggok Elementary?applied for the contest.

The county held a judging committee meeting on the day to review the project proposals submitted by the applicant schools and conducted a rigorous evaluation on four criteria: eligibility, urgency, willingness to implement the project, and sustainability through Q&A sessions.

At the judging committee, Deputy County Governor Kang Seung-je said, “This year’s Small School Revitalization Project prioritizes cities and counties excluding those already selected, and secondly, cities and counties that wish to apply among those already selected, which will make selection difficult.” He added, “As our county is leading the Rural Utopia Project and actively promoting small school revitalization such as Seoha Elementary and Yurim Elementary, please strive to achieve good results again this year.”

After selecting the target schools through the judging committee, the county plans to submit the contest project proposals to the province. The final schools will be selected after on-site inspections and evaluations by Gyeongnam Province.

Hamyang-gun has successfully promoted the Seoha Elementary Aitopia Project, a model of the Gyeongnam Small School Revitalization and a core of the Rural Utopia Project, and is leading the revitalization of rural area schools, including the selection of Yurim Elementary School last year.

Meanwhile, schools and villages selected for the Gyeongnam Small School Revitalization Project will receive a total of 1.5 billion KRW, with 500 million KRW each from Gyeongsangnam-do, Hamyang-gun, and the Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education, to carry out vacant house maintenance, improve residential conditions, and operate distinctive curricula. LH will provide rental housing construction and community spaces.

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