Ministry of Education Selects 101 Outstanding Works in 'Safe School Contest'

Starting This Year, an Excellent Case Category for Faculty and Staff Safety Education Activities Added
Total of 726 Submissions Received, 101 Outstanding Works Selected Across 4 Categories

'It Is Not Decoration' by Park Ji-won, a student of Changwon Daesan High School, winner of the Grand Prize in the High School Poster Category

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Ministry of Education and the School Safety Mutual Aid Central Association announced the results of the '8th Safe School Contest.'

The 'Safe School Contest' has been held annually since 2014. This year, in addition to posters, user-created content (UCC), and safety map making, a new category for outstanding cases of safety education activities by faculty and staff was added. This was to discover excellent safety education cases conducted in schools.

A total of 726 entries were submitted in the poster, UCC, safety map making, and safety education activity categories. Among them, 101 winning works were selected by school level and category (16 Grand Prize winners, 31 Excellence Award winners, and 54 Merit Award winners).

In the poster category (high school), the Grand Prize was awarded to Park Ji-won from Changwon Daesan High School for the work titled "It Is Not Decoration," which expressed the awareness of safety negligence regarding fire alarms in the form of a frame. In the UCC category (elementary school), the Grand Prize went to Byeokbang Elementary School's "2021 Safe Children Olympics Safety Triathlon," which depicted school safety accidents in the style of Olympic broadcasting.

In the safety map category (middle school), the Grand Prize was awarded to Jinjang Middle School's "School Safety Remodeling," which showed the process of students discovering and improving hidden hazards in the school. In the safety education activity category (middle school), the Grand Prize went to teacher Jo Hye-kyung of Sinpyeong Middle School for the work "Let's All Look! Sinpyeong Safety!" which documented the process of identifying and seeking solutions for traffic safety hazards around the school.

The Grand Prize winners receive the Minister of Education Award, while the Excellence and Merit Award winners receive the Chairman of the School Safety Mutual Aid Central Association Award. The winning works will be exhibited at the Lifelong Learning Expo, videos featuring the activities and interviews of the winning schools will be released online, and the works will be posted on the School Safety Information Center website.