Suncheon National University Science Gifted Education Center Successfully Concludes 'Visiting Math Playground' Program

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon National University (President Ko Young-jin) Science Gifted Education Center announced on the 21st that it held the ‘Goheung-gun·Boseong-gun Visiting Math Playground’ at eight elementary and middle schools located in Goheung-gun and Boseong-gun from the 30th of last month to the 10th of this month.

This program, operated under the National University Promotion Project, was conducted in the form of experiential classes for a total of 244 students, aiming to provide opportunities for students in rural schools and vulnerable groups to learn mathematics through play.

Current students and graduates of the Mathematics Education Department at Suncheon National University served as one-day teachers, using regular class hours to operate five math programs for 90 minutes in an educational cooperation format: Archimedean Spiral, Heart Puzzle, Soccer Ball Origami, Pythagoras Macaron, and String Art.

Students who participated in the program expressed satisfaction with the activities, saying, “Math, which used to focus mainly on problem-solving, felt fun when it was activity-centered experiential math. We hope more diverse programs will be offered, and that the time will be extended.”

Park Hee-sook, Director of the Science Gifted Education Center at Suncheon National University, said, “We planned activities to eliminate educational disparities by region and to allow students to intuitively understand mathematical principles and laws by seeing and experimenting with math tools, stimulating interest and curiosity in mathematics to foster mathematical enthusiasm.” She added, “In the future, we plan to expand the scope of the ‘Visiting Math Playground’ activities to hopeful regions beyond Goheung-gun and Boseong-gun.”

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