Direct Learning Through Observation of 'School Space Innovation'... Gyeongnam Office of Education Conducts On-site Case Training for Staff

Visit to Namji Girls' Middle School, Masan Sinwol Elementary School, Yangdeok Middle School, and Milju Elementary School

The on-site training for the Gyeongnam Office of Education's school space innovation case was held on the 11th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Gyeongnam Office of Education conducted an on-site training session on school space innovation cases on the 11th.

The provincial education office visited four schools within the province, starting from Namji Girls' Middle School in Changnyeong-gun, to observe the space innovation sites and hear about the innovation project processes.

They selected Namji Girls' Middle School in Changnyeong-gun, Sinwol Elementary School and Yangdeok Middle School in Masan, Changwon City, and Milju Elementary School in Miryang City, based on prior recommendations from project managers on which schools they wished to visit among existing space innovation targets.

Kim Yong-gon, a teacher at Namji Middle School who was in charge of school space at Namji Girls' Middle School in Changnyeong, introduced the school space restructuring project "Space Class," which started from democratic citizenship education.

He explained that they restructured two first-grade classrooms from the perspective of spatial sovereignty for students and teachers, and transformed the entrance hall, filled with shoe racks and trophies, into a cafe-style "Neulpum" space.

The training was organized to enhance overall understanding of the school space innovation process and to provide insights into transforming the existing supplier-centered standardized facilities into flexible and diverse spaces.

Project managers from 37 target schools participated, including those involved in the ▲Area Unit (School Autonomous) Space Innovation Project ▲Gyeongnam-type Space Innovation Project ▲First Grade Classroom Space Innovation Project, which were open for applications by the Gyeongnam Office of Education this year.

Teacher Kim Yong-gon said, "There were many difficulties in handling the school space innovation project, which is an unfamiliar field for on-site teachers," and added, "The on-site case training for project managers will be very helpful."