Meeting Citizens in School Uniforms... Cheon Chang-su, Superintendent of Education, Holds First Citizen Participation Meeting Since Inauguration

Cheon Chang-su, Superintendent of Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education, held the ‘Superintendent Meeting with Citizens’ event for the first time since his inauguration.

The event took place on the 9th at Jiphyeon Room, attended by 20 students from the Middle and High School Student Participation Committee, who conveyed their hopes for Ulsan education to Superintendent Cheon and engaged in communication.

The Student Participation Committee is a student self-governing body newly established this year for all elementary, middle, and high schools, where students, as the main agents of education, directly plan and propose policies to develop democratic citizenship capabilities.

On this day, the students freely shared their opinions on expanding student experience facilities, offering subjects under the high school credit system, and the types of schools the superintendent envisions.

Ulsan Office of Education.

Superintendent Cheon said, “I agree with the opinion that there is a need for experience facilities where students can participate and communicate together,” adding, “Even if on a small scale, we will strive to expand student experience facilities by region so that students can socialize, develop social skills, and have various experiences.”

Regarding the issue of subjects not being offered at individual schools under the high school credit system, Superintendent Cheon explained, “Through the operation of joint curricula among schools, students can take the relevant subjects at nearby hub schools, and there is also an online joint curriculum that allows students across Ulsan to take desired subjects.”

He continued, “Our education office plans to establish a public online school and build a real-time interactive class operation system, which will help overcome the problem of subjects not being offered due to insufficient enrollment and the distance limitations of offline joint curricula.”

He also encouraged the students present, saying, “I hope that students will continue to present many opinions as main agents of education and participate in various activities to grow into healthy democratic citizens.”

The ‘Superintendent Meeting with Citizens’ is open to all Ulsan citizens, including students, parents, and school staff.

Ulsan citizens who wish to participate can download the application form from the ‘Superintendent Meeting with Citizens’ bulletin board on the Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education website, fill it out, and submit it via email.

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