Songpa-gu Coding Education Focused 'School-Visiting Future Education Center' Operation

Providing Future Education Programs by Visiting Schools... Autonomous Driving, Artificial Intelligence, Robots, etc.

Students receiving coding education through the 'Songpa Teacher Visiting Future Education Center'

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) is operating the ‘Songpa SSEM Future Education Center Visiting Schools’ program for students whose outdoor activities have decreased due to COVID-19.

To this end, the district has been fully committed since August last year to developing a systematic coding education curriculum linked to the regular school curriculum for three months and is now officially launching it.

Mayor Park Seong-su stated, “As the 4th Industrial Revolution era has been accelerated by COVID-19, interest and demand for specialized advanced science and technology education in the education field have increased,” adding, “We planned the Songpa SSEM project that visits schools directly to provide more active educational programs and offer diverse learning opportunities to more students.”

The ‘Visiting Future Education Center’ is a project that provides the Future Education Center program, a core project of the district’s own education support system ‘Songpa SSEM (Songpa Smart Education Model),’ directly at school sites.

It visits a total of 21 schools, including 18 elementary schools and 3 middle schools, meeting with about 2,500 students in need of learning. Students and schools can choose from four programs: ▲Autonomous Driving ▲Artificial Intelligence ▲Internet of Things ▲Robotics.

In particular, the district supports all necessary educational materials, including teaching tools, textbooks, laptops, and even dispatches locally trained instructors.

The education will be provided in a customized manner considering each school’s academic schedule until July this year.

Additionally, as a key project of the 7th local government administration, the district is advancing core projects such as the Future Education Center, Character Library, Instrument Library and Music Creation Studio, and an online education portal through the ‘Songpa SSEM’ initiative. Last year alone, about 240,000 residents used ‘Songpa SSEM,’ showing a positive response.

Mayor Park Seong-su said, “The ultimate goal of ‘Songpa SSEM’ is to make Songpa-gu ‘the largest school in the world,’” and added, “We will wholeheartedly support Songpa’s students to grow into creative talents equipped with future competencies.”

In December last year, the district opened the ‘Songpa SSEM Head Center,’ which oversees local educational infrastructure. This year, three additional Future Education Centers will be established, operating a total of 15 locations. Centered on these, the district plans to focus on customized education tailored to the life cycle of residents of various age groups.

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