Gangjin Office of Education Operates 'Visiting SW Maker Education'

Gangjin Office of Education announced on the 22nd that it will operate the 'Visiting SW Maker Education Experience Event' for elementary and middle school students in the district until September 2.

This program will be conducted by professional coding instructors who will directly visit 52 classes in elementary and middle schools in the Gangjin area, providing experiential and hands-on lessons.

Gangjin Office of Education operates the 'Visiting SW Maker Education Experience Event' for elementary and middle school students in the district. Photo by Gangjin Office of Education

Elementary schools will use Spike Essential kits to teach coding that controls various electronic components. In particular, students will learn the actual implementation of each electronic component's function, create driving robots, design routes, and make robots that move along the given paths.

Middle schools will use Spike Prime kits to create dancing robot models and code movements that move the arms and legs in various ways, engaging in activities that involve dancing together with the robots.

Lee Byung-sam, the Superintendent of Education, said, "This experience event will be a great opportunity to help local students understand maker education and develop creative thinking and problem-solving skills," adding, "We will continue to support students in acquiring the competencies needed for future society as part of glocal future education."

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