Gyeongbuk Office of Education Awards 'Gyeongbuk Education Prize' to Six Staff Members: Bae Yeongcheol, Kwon Gyeonghee, Jo Jaeguk, No Jeongeun, Ryu Seongrim, Kim Jongyeol

Gyeongbuk Office of Education (Superintendent Lim Jong-sik) held the ‘50th Gyeongsangbuk-do Education Awards Ceremony’ on the 24th at the main office’s Woongbi Hall, awarding six educators who dedicated themselves to the development of education in Gyeongbuk.

The Gyeongbuk Education Award is given annually, according to related ordinances, to educators who have passionately devoted themselves in the field of education and contributed to the advancement of education in Gyeongbuk.

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This year’s recipients include Principal Bae Young-cheol of Andong Yeongmyeong School, Principal Kwon Kyung-hee of Yeongcheon Elementary School, Principal Jo Jae-guk of Seongju Elementary School, Principal Noh Jeong-eun of Pohang Steel High School, Teacher Ryu Seong-rim of Gumi Electronics Technical High School, and Manager Kim Jong-yeol of the Education Safety Division at the Gyeongbuk Office of Education, totaling six awardees.

Principal Bae Young-cheol of Andong Yeongmyeong School was recognized as the winner in the Early Childhood and Special Education category for effectively conducting vocational and career education for students with disabilities through cooperation with the local community, maximizing employment effects, and successfully promoting a school facility improvement project that established customized special education in the field.

Principal Kwon Kyung-hee of Yeongcheon Elementary School was selected as the winner in the Elementary Education category for her over 40 years of dedication to Gyeongbuk education as a teacher, education professional, vice principal, and principal, playing a leading role in changes in the educational field through a strong educational mission and devoted love for her students, including improvements in classroom instruction.

Principal Jo Jae-guk of Seongju Elementary School was chosen as the winner in the Elementary Education category for proactively introducing and establishing educational trends aligned with the spirit of the times, such as Neulbom, AI, carbon neutrality, arts, and democratic citizenship education, as well as for her contributions to managing a happy school through the creation and sharing of complex facilities in cooperation with the local community.

Principal Noh Jeong-eun of Pohang Steel High School was recognized as the winner in the Secondary Education category for efforts to efficiently implement the middle school free semester system and the high school credit system on site, and for enhancing the province’s educational capabilities by achieving excellent results in university entrance exams and new student recruitment through activities to improve classes that cultivate future competencies.

Teacher Ryu Seong-rim of Gumi Electronics Technical High School was selected as the winner in the Secondary Education category for contributing to the development of secondary vocational education by nurturing outstanding skilled talents over many years based on Meister talent education, and for raising the status of Gyeongbuk education by achieving first place for the first time in 25 years at the 2024 International Skills Olympics.

Manager Kim Jong-yeol of the Education Safety Division at the Gyeongbuk Office of Education was chosen as the winner in the Educational Administration category for his dedicated commitment to educational administration, recognized for reducing staff workload through improvements in comprehensive audit methods, creating natural learning centers using closed schools, achieving the highest evaluation in integrity and anti-corruption policy assessments, and saving budgets by improving CCTV operation methods.

Lim Jong-sik, Superintendent of Gyeongbuk Office of Education, said, “The Gyeongsangbuk-do Education Award, now in its 50th year, is a prestigious award given to those who have greatly contributed to the development of education in Gyeongbuk,” adding, “I express my deep gratitude for the dedication of the awardees and look forward to their continued greater roles in advancing Gyeongbuk education based on their rich experience.”

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