Goyang City Visits Jeohyeon High School for 'Autonomous Public High School 2.0' to Hear Voices from the Education Field

Monitoring of School Support Projects such as the "School Forest"
and Review of Preparations for Autonomous Public High School 2.0

Goyang Special City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Donghwan) visited Jeohyeon High School in Ilsandong District on December 5, 2025, to review the operational status of the school support projects promoted by the city this year and to listen to voices from the education field.

Lee Donghwan, Mayor of Goyang Special City, visited Jeohyeon High School in Ilsandong District on the 5th to check the operation status of the school support projects promoted by the city this year and to listen to the voices from the education field, delivering a greeting. Provided by Goyang Special City

This visit included Mayor Lee Donghwan, the school principal, vice principal, chairperson of the school management committee, president of the parents' association, and about ten other school officials and parents.

First, the attendees shared the progress of the school support programs in which Jeohyeon High School participated this year, as well as the school's preparations for the transition to Autonomous Public High School 2.0 (Jagogonggo).

During the subsequent meeting, the participants expressed deep empathy for the practical challenges faced in school operations and offered a variety of opinions on improving the educational environment and supporting students' career paths and learning.

Parents were briefed on the school's progress in preparing for the transition to an autonomous public high school and mentioned the need for ongoing cooperation between the school and the city to ensure a stable transition.

Afterwards, the group toured the remodeled school forest space, which was supported by Goyang City as part of its efforts to establish a school environmental education model. They listened to the school's explanation of the implementation and current status of the carbon-neutral project being operated there. The city shared its plans to cooperate so that this project can be linked to local environmental education, such as training forest interpreters in the future.

Lee Donghwan, Mayor of Goyang Special City, visited Jeohyeon High School in Ilsandong District on the 5th to review the operation status of the school support projects promoted by the city this year and to listen to voices from the education field, taking a commemorative photo. Provided by Goyang Special City

A city official said, "It was very meaningful to have direct communication with the education field," and added, "The city will continue to reflect the opinions from the field so that students can learn and grow in a better environment, together with schools and parents."

Meanwhile, Jeohyeon High School was selected for the Autonomous Public High School (Jagogonggo) 2.0 program this year and is scheduled to operate as such for five years starting in 2026. The school plans to proceed with the necessary preparations step by step from next year.

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