Gyeongbuk Office of Education to Hold Elementary and Secondary SW-AI Education Camps Again This Year... Applications Open Until June 30

Visiting Camp ... Realizing Inclusive SW-AI Education

The Gyeongbuk Office of Education plans to conduct elementary and secondary SW-AI education camps during the summer vacation in 2022 as well.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] The Gyeongbuk Office of Education will conduct regional elementary and secondary SW-AI education camps during the summer vacation.

This camp, held annually during the summer vacation, is hosted by the Gyeongbuk Office of Education and organized by the SW-AI Education Teachers' Research Association. It operates as a traveling camp divided by regions within the Gyeongbuk area.

Until last year, the camp was held in three regions: East, West, and North. This year, it has been subdivided into four regions: East, West, South, and North, and a new Ulleungdo camp has been established to provide equitable SW-AI education across all areas.

The SW-AI education camp is designed to develop students' computational thinking and digital literacy through level- and stage-based experiential software (SW) and artificial intelligence (AI) education, aiming to empower them for future life.

Participants for the camp are students in grade 4 or above in elementary school for Ulleungdo, and grade 5 or above for other regions. The application period is from 09:00 on June 23 to 18:00 on June 30 this year. Students can apply online individually by scanning the regional QR code, and selected participants will be notified through their respective schools based on the criteria.

Kim Jeonghan, Director of the Creative Talent Division, said, “Despite the geographical vastness and the many small schools in Gyeongbuk, which make SW-AI education challenging, we support the excellent and passionate teachers dedicated to providing equitable SW-AI education.” He added, “We will strive to ensure that all regional camps achieve the goal of strengthening students' SW-AI educational capabilities and that Gyeongbuk becomes the center of SW-AI education in Korea.”

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