Setting the Direction for Future Education... Ulsan Office of Education Announces General Curriculum Guidelines

The Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education will announce the Ulsan Curriculum General Theory in October, which contains the new direction for future education in Ulsan.

In preparation for the introduction of the 2022 revised curriculum, the Ulsan Office of Education has been developing the Ulsan Curriculum General Theory since September last year.

The national 2022 revised curriculum will be applied starting with grades 1?2 in elementary school in early 2024, grades 3?4 in elementary, grade 1 in middle and high school in 2025, grades 5?6 in elementary, grade 2 in middle and high school in 2026, and will be implemented across all grades in elementary, middle, and high schools in 2027.

Unlike the Ulsan education plan, which focuses on education policy, the Ulsan Curriculum General Theory sets the direction for future education in Ulsan and serves as a guideline for organizing and operating school curricula centered on competency development to cultivate autonomous and responsible Ulsan citizens.

Recently, members of the Ulsan Curriculum General Theory Development Committee, Superintendent Cheon Chang-su, and education office officials reviewed the draft of the "Ulsan Curriculum General Theory."

The draft was prepared through the participation of educational stakeholders by school level and Ulsan citizens, based on the vision and indicators of Ulsan education.

The draft includes Ulsan education’s vision, "Ulsan education that does not give up on a single child," and the indicator, "Schools that nurture life, education that opens the future."

Reflecting Ulsan’s characteristics, this general theory emphasizes "customized education linked to life," "education to cultivate digital and AI technology literacy," "ecological transition education," and "education connected with the local community."

The Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education pursues a "student-centered curriculum that strengthens learner autonomy," "curriculum that develops student competencies to open the future," "curriculum involving the educational community," and "curriculum that realizes sustainable education," reflecting Ulsan’s uniqueness and the demands of the educational community.

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The Ulsan Curriculum General Theory Development Committee consists of 30 members, including curriculum development writers by school level, the Ulsan Curriculum Committee, curriculum committees by school level, parents, civic group representatives, and curriculum experts, with 17 officials participating as well.

Since September last year, the Ulsan Office of Education has held five meetings of the development committee to establish the basic direction for developing the general theory. From January this year, the development and writing subcommittee meetings for the Ulsan Curriculum General Theory have been held, and the draft was recently released.

Committee members plan to gather citizens’ opinions on Ulsan education at monthly regular meetings and present these opinions to the subcommittee. They will also continue to review and advise on the processes of the general theory draft public hearing, announcement, and briefing sessions.

An official from the Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education stated, “Based on the participation and cooperation of the educational community, through the committee’s review and advice, we plan to announce the Ulsan Curriculum General Theory that reflects the vision of responsible future education in Ulsan and the region’s unique characteristics.”

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