Busan Office of Education to Operate 'High School Winter School' ... Two Weeks from January 2 to 14

898 High School 1st and 2nd Graders Attend 56 Courses at 23 High Schools and Universities

Busan Metropolitan Office of Education.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education (Superintendent Ha Yoon-soo) will operate the "High School Winter School" for two weeks from January 2 to 14 next year during the winter vacation period. It will be held at a total of 23 locations, including 7 high schools and 16 universities in the Busan area, targeting 898 students in grades 1 and 2 of general high schools.

The High School Winter School is designed to offer various creative and convergence subjects such as inquiry, experiments and practice, discussions and debates, essay writing, and arts and physical education, which are difficult to open and operate at individual schools, to provide students with opportunities to develop creativity and experience career paths.

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education selected and opened a total of 56 courses in various fields including social studies, science, mathematics, physical education, arts, foreign languages, engineering, and liberal arts through a strict screening process.

Course operators, composed of university professors and high school teachers, select students through the review of applicants' self-introduction letters and conduct student-centered experiential classes for 18 to 24 hours over two weeks.

Last summer and winter schools were operated online or in a mixed format of face-to-face and remote classes when face-to-face classes were difficult due to the COVID-19 situation.

This winter school will be conducted face-to-face while complying with quarantine rules such as social distancing between students and wearing masks. It is expected to provide students with more diverse career experiences and activities.

Jung Dae-ho, Director of Secondary Education at the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, said, "These days, students have a strong will to decide their own career paths, so there is great interest in the Winter School where they can experience expert classes such as those by professors in their fields of interest in advance," and added, "We will do our best to provide students with experiential career exploration opportunities through well-organized Winter School operations."

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