Busan Office of Education Operates Autonomous Curriculum Model Schools

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education will designate and operate 10 Busan-type autonomous curriculum model schools to support the development of autonomous school curriculum operation models.

This school designation follows the '2022 Revised Curriculum' announced by the Ministry of Education in December last year and the 'Busan Education Curriculum General Theory' announced by the Busan Office of Education in January.

Additionally, it aims to develop distinctive school curricula reflecting Busan's regional characteristics and future educational environment, and to establish leading cases applying autonomous operation methods of school curricula.

The schools designated as model schools include five high schools: Gaeseong High School, Munhyeon Girls' High School, Sasang High School, Daedong High School, and Dongseong High School; and five middle schools: Geon-guk Middle School, Dongju Girls' Middle School, Haeyeon Middle School, Garam Middle School, and Ocean Middle School, totaling 10 schools.

The Busan Office of Education designated these schools considering balanced educational development across regions. For high schools, schools in areas requiring policy support to reduce educational disparities between regions were prioritized.

For middle schools, additional schools in the western Busan area were selected, with plans for them to serve as hub schools leading Busan's future education.

These schools can operate diverse and autonomous curricula, offering various subjects to expand students' learning choices, restructuring subject curricula, and focusing on growth-centered classes and assessments to develop students' core competencies.

They can also establish new subjects and operate various programs reflecting learners' talents and aptitudes as well as regional characteristics.

High schools will conduct class activities reflecting the direction of school activities in the era of the high school credit system, such as ▲ Dongseong High School's 'AI-related integrated classes,' ▲ Sasang High School's 'Flexible weekly operation of theme-centered autonomous curriculum-based classes,' ▲ Gaeseong High School's 'Operation of Learning Achievement Support Center to guarantee minimum achievement levels,' ▲ Daedong High School's 'Pilot application of IB program evaluation methods,' and ▲ Munhyeon Girls' High School's 'Exciting art classes and stylish presentations with experts.'

The operational themes for middle schools include ▲ Ocean Middle School's 'Individualized autonomous curriculum operation to achieve growth goals by grade,' and ▲ Garam Middle School's 'Amazon curriculum operation to cultivate students' future core competencies.'

Busan Office of Education.

The Busan Office of Education has prepared various support measures to back autonomous school curriculum operation. For class development and operation, 50 million KRW will be provided per high school and 20 million KRW per middle school.

School consulting was also conducted to support school culture innovation and class improvement centered on core competency development, and a workshop involving faculty from five high schools will be held over two days on the 15th and 16th to foster school culture for participation and cooperation among school members.

Ha Yun-su, Superintendent of Education of Busan, said, “Granting teachers autonomy in autonomous school curriculum operation and class and assessment at model schools will greatly contribute to the development of Busan education,” and added, “We will spare no support to ensure these schools can operate substantial and distinctive curricula.”

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