Establishment of a Complex Cultural Center at Yongin Baegam Elementary School

Selected for Ministry of Education School Complex Facility Contest
Equipped with Swimming Pool, Auditorium, and After-School Care Classroom

A complex cultural center will be established at Baekam Elementary School in Baekam-myeon, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do.

Yongin City announced on the 14th that the project to create a complex cultural center within Baekam Elementary School was selected as a recipient of the Ministry of Education's '2023 School Complex Facility Contest'.

Perspective view of Baekam Elementary School Complex Cultural Center. [Image source=Yongin City]

School complex facilities are spaces equipped for use by both students and local residents, supporting community activities as well as education and childcare. The Ministry of Education selects projects to provide national funding in order to offer students various educational and childcare programs and to provide residents with environments where they can enjoy leisure activities such as culture and sports.

The selected Baekam Elementary School complex cultural center project involves demolishing the existing gymnasium, which is over 40 years old, and constructing a complex facility with a budget of 29 billion KRW. Through the contest selection, 30% of the project cost, amounting to 8.7 billion KRW, will be supported by national funds.

The complex cultural center will be built with one basement floor and three above-ground floors, covering a total floor area of 4,680 square meters. The center will include a swimming pool, a multipurpose auditorium, childcare classrooms, a GX room, and club rooms.

This project was initiated following a proposal from the principal of Baekam Elementary School during a meeting with elementary school principals hosted by Mayor Lee Sang-il of Yongin City in December last year. Another reason for promoting the project is the lack of public infrastructure in the rural Baekam-myeon area compared to urban areas.

A Yongin City official stated, "We will continue to strive to ensure that small rural schools have good educational conditions."

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