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Chungbuk Superintendent of Education Yoon Kun-young, who has begun his second four-year term leading education in North Chungcheong Province, has set his core agenda as a "great transformation toward human-centered future education in the AI era." The pilot project for the Education Development Special Zone, which applies this educational vision to the field, has taken its first step.
CJB reporter Lee Min-a reports.
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Students engage in inquiry activities using sundials they made themselves, experiencing the scientific technology of the Joseon Dynasty firsthand.
They learn the principles behind the creation of Hunminjeongeum to complete their own scrolls and follow along with a verse of pansori to an upbeat rhythm.
[Song Min-kwon / 5th Grade, Yong-a Elementary School: It is more realistic and fun than just reading about it in a book, so I like it.]
This is the King Sejong Creative School, held in a historical space where King Sejong the Great once stayed.
It is the first pilot project of the Cheongju-style Education Development Special Zone, which links school curriculum with career education.
[Byun Gwang-seop / CEO of Cheongju Cultural Industry Promotion Foundation: We created a field-oriented, culture and arts-centered educational program with the intention of establishing a new, creative, and innovative model for education.]
Superintendent Yoon Kun-young, who declared the "strengthening of AI public education" during his inauguration, identified such region-linked experiential education as a key alternative for fostering future talent as he begins his second term.
[Yoon Kun-young / Chungbuk Superintendent of Education: In the age of artificial intelligence, the creativity, empathy, and sense of community that only humans can possess are becoming even more important. In that sense, experiential education that takes place in the field is real learning that connects to our lives.]
This program, which incorporates local cultural heritage into the realm of public education, will be fully expanded to schools and families starting this September following a pilot operation.
[Yoon Kun-young / Superintendent of Education: Moving forward, the Office of Education and local governments will join forces to reduce the educational gap between regions and ensure that children can learn, grow, and build their futures within their local communities.]
Superintendent Yoon Kun-young has presented the "compass of life," which helps students find their own direction, as the educational philosophy for his second term.
His vision is to complete a sustainable education system that provides practical strength for the students' future.
(Video coverage: Lee Cheon-ki, CJB)
Reported by Lee Min-a
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