Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Selects 22 Schools for School Space Innovation Award

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced 22 schools, including Mokpo Samhak Elementary School, which will promote the school space innovation project by area unit. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] The Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced on the 23rd the confirmation of 22 schools, including Mokpo Samhak Elementary School, for this year's Area Unit School Space Innovation Project.

According to the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education, the Area Unit School Space Innovation Project is a future-oriented educational space creation project funded by Jeonnam Office of Education's own budget of 6 billion KRW, providing about 300 million KRW per school.

This project selected 22 schools as final candidates through document screening and interview evaluations since January.

The selected schools will create multi-purpose learning spaces utilizing classrooms, corridors, and libraries; smart spaces enabling joint remote interactive video classes between distant schools; ecological cultural spaces fostering ecological sensitivity on rooftops and outdoors; and complex spaces shared by schools and local communities, aiming to establish a model for future educational spaces in Jeonnam, according to the Jeonnam Office of Education's plan.

In particular, while promoting the Area Unit School Space Innovation Project, there are plans to expand user-participatory design involving students, faculty, and staff directly.

Additionally, a space innovation council will be formed within schools, where faculty, students, parents, and experts will democratically discuss and decide on major issues together. The selected schools are scheduled to start staff training on March 8 and complete the project by February next year.

Superintendent Jang Seok-woong stated, “Along with the large-scale facility project, the Green Smart Future School Project, the Area Unit School Space Innovation also has great educational effects because members participate directly in its creation. The great transformation of Jeonnam education will come closer when all members practice and share the results.”

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