Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Accelerates Construction of Intelligent Science Labs

51 Schools, 5 Billion Won Invested to Create Open Exploration Spaces

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced on the 8th that it is accelerating the ‘Intelligent Science Lab Construction Project’ to create a future-oriented science education environment.

According to the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education, in March of this year, they conducted a public contest for the Intelligent Science Lab Construction Project, selecting 51 elementary, middle, and high schools. With a total budget of 5 billion KRW, the selected schools are being supported in creating future-oriented science labs through workshops, consulting, and more.

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education will invest a total budget of 5 billion KRW this year to promote the establishment of intelligent science laboratories. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

The intelligent science lab is equipped with digital teaching aids and equipment based on intelligent information and advanced science technologies, enabling student-led open inquiry. It aims for student-participatory science classes, flexible inquiry linked to the curriculum, and a space that integrates reality and virtuality.

In the classroom of Suncheon Geumdang High School, which has completed the intelligent science lab construction, a projector and a whiteboard-type electronic board have been installed at the front. In particular, each group has one smart TV, totaling four, which will be actively used for group project presentations and discussion/debate activities.

The Office of Education plans to complete this year’s project by February next year and to review and select a total of 25 schools through a new public contest next year.

Park Jun, Director of Future Education, said, “The construction of intelligent science labs will be a cornerstone for cultivating scientific literacy and inquiry capabilities necessary in the intelligent information society,” adding, “We will continue to actively support the creation of a future-oriented science education environment and the practice of inquiry-centered science education.”

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