Superintendent Lim Taehee: "From Conflict to Cooperation through Social Emotional Learning-Based Character Education"

Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education Holds "Social Emotional Learning-Based Character Education Forum"
A Platform for Research, Sharing, and Exchange of Social Emotional Learning-Based Character Education Policy Models

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education (Superintendent Lim Taehee) held the "Social Emotional Learning-Based Character Education Forum" to reflect the changing times and take a step forward in the practice of character education.

Lim Taehee, Superintendent of Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, is delivering a greeting at the "2025 Social Emotional Learning-Based Character Education Forum" held on the 27th in the conference room of the Southern Office. Provided by Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education

The forum, held on the 27th at the Southern Office, was attended by approximately 200 people, including Superintendent Lim Taehee, key officials from the provincial office of education, character education experts, teachers, students, and parents from the province.

The theme of the forum was "Finding the Path to Future Education through Social Emotional Learning-Based Character Education." The event consisted of a screening of a character education video, a congratulatory address by Superintendent Lim Taehee, a keynote presentation by an expert, an empathy-based discussion, and a Q&A session.

Through the presentations by the panelists, participants explored a comprehensive understanding of social emotional learning-based character education, ways to apply it in the classroom, and character education elements that could be incorporated into the curriculum for the following year.

The provincial office of education recognizes that "character education" is a social consensus as the most essential education for students who will live in the future, and is implementing Gyeonggi Character Education, which emphasizes the importance of "cooperation" and "coexistence."

To this end, the office is actively promoting character education based on social emotional learning to help students develop key competencies such as self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, social cooperation, and responsible decision-making.

Superintendent Lim Taehee stated, "The goal of Gyeonggi education is to nurture future talents equipped with character and competence," adding, "Just as character education is naturally achieved through students' physical activities abroad, I believe that providing our students with a variety of experiences necessary for social life, such as sports activities and Gyeonggi Shared Schools, is also an important form of character education."

He continued, "If we gain a deep understanding of the concept of social emotional learning-based character education through today's forum, it will lead to educational changes based on practical data-driven analysis," and added, "I hope this will be an opportunity to seek a foundation for our society to move forward with cooperation rather than conflict, and togetherness rather than competition, through social emotional learning-based character education."

Meanwhile, the provincial office of education plans to develop and distribute "home-linked social emotional learning-based character education materials" so that character education can take place not only in classrooms but also at home and in the community, enabling real change.

In addition, starting in September, the office will provide teachers and students with "social emotional learning-based character education materials (content) utilizing edutech" in connection with online platforms. The office will continue efforts to help all students in the province grow into healthy members of society by expanding group activities and cultural and artistic experiences linked to home and community.

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