Incheon Arts Middle School Site Secured in Songdo... Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority to Supply 20,000㎡ in 8th District

An arts middle school is being planned in Songdo International City, Incheon. On the 4th, the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority announced that it signed a business agreement with the Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education on the 27th of last month to establish Incheon Arts Middle School in Songdo, Yeonsu-gu.

The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority plans to change a 20,000㎡ site of multi-family housing in Songdo District 8, Block A5, into school land and provide it to the Metropolitan Office of Education through a sale. The Metropolitan Office of Education plans to purchase the site and build Incheon Arts Middle School, a public arts middle school.

The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority expects that with the establishment of Incheon Arts Middle School, the first public arts middle school in the metropolitan area, a step-by-step educational pathway leading to Incheon Arts High School will be secured, preventing the outflow of artistic talent to other cities and provinces and helping to alleviate overcrowded classes in Songdo. Furthermore, in connection with the construction of Art Center Incheon Phase 2, Songdo is expected to emerge as a cultural and arts city.

An official from the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority stated, "Although providing part of Block A5 as school land was expected to reduce the profitability of the remaining site, effectively forcing us to give up on attracting investment, we made a bold decision for the sake of nurturing future generations."

Dosung Hoon, Superintendent of Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education (left), and Jin-yong Kim, Commissioner of Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority, are taking a commemorative photo after signing a business agreement to attract Incheon Arts Middle School to Songdo International City.
[Photo by Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority]

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