How Far Has 'Student-Centered Jeonnam Education' Come?

Jeonnam Student Council Second Half Meeting, Policy Proposal Review

The Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced on the 21st that it held the ‘6th Jeonnam Student Council Second Half Conference’ at the Yeosu Office of Education.

This conference has been held in the order of Haenam, Sinan, Yeosu, Hampyeong, Boseong, and Gokseong Offices of Education since last month. The Jeonnam Student Council regional conferences bring together students interested in the student unions and student councils of the 22 education support office regions to discuss and debate policies related to Jeonnam education as a student self-governance activity.

The 6th Jeonnam Student Council will hold the second half consultation meetings starting with Haenam Office of Education, followed by Sinan, Yeosu, Hampyeong, Boseong, and Gokseong in order.
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They are strengthening the student self-governance network among schools, education support offices, and the provincial office of education, and carrying out activities to reflect students’ voices in education policies.

This second half conference focused on monitoring a total of 64 education policies proposed by the student council over the past five years from 2018 to 2023, and collecting field opinions on this year’s major policy, the ‘Jeonnam Student Education Allowance.’

The proposed education policies include ▲media literacy education to respond to fake news ▲placement and management of sanitary products for female students on school premises ▲Jeonnam-style artificial intelligence (AI) related education, among others.

The second half regular meeting is scheduled to be held on December 13 at the Jeonnam Provincial Council plenary session hall, where Superintendent Kim Dae-jung, along with the Director of Policy and the Director of Education, will engage in a Q&A session.

Jeong Sohyeon (Moksang High School), chairperson of the 6th Jeonnam Student Council, said, “This conference focused on checking whether the opinions proposed by students through ‘A Close Look at Student-Centered Jeonnam Education Policies’ have been reflected in the educational field,” adding, “After revisions and supplements, the agenda will be announced and shared at the second half regular meeting.”

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