Roundtable Discussion on Exploring Better Character Education Methods Held … Busan Office of Education Promotes ‘Comprehensive Character Education Plan’

Busan Office of Education.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education is designating 2023 as the inaugural year for systematizing character education and is actively promoting the establishment of a 'Comprehensive Character Education Plan.'

The Office of Education will operate character education in 2023 with a focus on fostering students who practice consideration and respect internalized through experiential character education such as youth group activities, while strengthening the connection with reading, arts, and physical education.

The city education office has set four major tasks: ▲establishing character education within the school curriculum ▲creating a character-friendly school environment ▲linking character education with the educational community (local society) ▲character education at home, aiming to make character education a representative brand of Busan education.

To realize systematic character education by school level, a comprehensive system will be built by promoting the 'Character Education Integrated Platform Construction.'

To this end, the Office of Education will hold a 'Character Education Roundtable Discussion' at 2:40 PM on the 3rd at the Nongshim Hotel in Dongnae-gu, with about 100 participants including students, teachers, and parents.

This roundtable discussion is held to seek better character education methods, share policy directions for character education, and collect opinions for establishing the 2023 Comprehensive Character Education Plan.

Participants will discuss topics such as 'Platform Construction Plans as an Effective Support Method for Character Education' and 'Student Experience-Centered Character Education and Character Education Linked with Home and Local Community.'

Kim Beom-gyu, Director of School Life Education at the city education office, said, "Various opinions proposed at this roundtable discussion will be reflected when establishing the comprehensive character education plan next year," and added, "We ask participants for active and diverse suggestions to establish the comprehensive character education plan."

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