Jawoon High School Explained

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Jawoon High School
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Labelstyle:background:#ddf;
Header1:Information
Label2:School Motto
Data2:Kindness· Gratitude· Health
Label3:Location
Data3:Dobong-gu, Seoul, Korea
Label4:Type
Data4:Public
Label5:Established
Data5:2004
Label6:Principal
Data6:Soon-Ja Song
Label7:Number of Faculty
Data7:85
Label8:Number of Student
Data8:1310
Header9:Name
Label10:Hangul
Data10:자운고등학교
Label11:Hanja
Data11:紫雲高等學校
Label12:Revised Romanization
Data12:Jaun Godeung Hakgyo
Label13:McCune–Reischauer
Data13:Chaun Kodŭng Hakkyo
Header14:Other
Label15:Website
Data15:http://jawoon.hs.kr

Jawoon High School (Korean:자운고등학교 Hanja:紫雲高等學校), established in 2004, is a public high school located in Chang 4-Dong, Dobong-gu, Seoul.Jawoon High School is one of the newest schools with up-to-date facility in Dobong-gu, and it is well known as a Dobong-Vision School with Sunduck High School.

Educational objectives

Education Goal
  • With mutual harmony, we perform our roles to create a happy school community.
    School Motto
  • Kindness· Gratitude· Health
    School Badge
  • Circle: completion, harmony
  • Triangle: summit of Mt. Dobong
  • Cloud: auspicious advancement
  • Purple: the highest status
    School Tree & Flower
  • Zelkova serrata
  • great figure, majesty
  • Royal azalea
  • faith, temperance

    School Introduction

    Brief History

    Facility

    Facilities
    Facilities Number Facilities Number
    Classroom General 36 Conference room 1
    Multi-level 3 Counseling room 1
    Special room Computer lab 2 Health care room 1
    English only 1 Library 1
    Music 1 Broadcasting studio 1
    Science 2 Club activity room 4
    Art 1 Pressroom 1
    Home management lab 1 Toilet 30
    Manual training lab 1 Lounge 2
    Study 1 Cafeteria 1
    Staff room 12 Night duty room 1
    Gym 1 Dressing room 2
    Audio-visual room 1 Guard room 1
    Shower room 2 Preparatory room 7

    Faculty

    Faculty
    Teaching staff Administrative staff total
    principal viceprincipal appointed teacher teacher sub total chief vicechief clerk technical official assistant sub total
    Number 1 1 11 61 74 1 1 1 3 5 11 85

    Organization of classes & the number of students

    Organization of classes & the number of students(2009.4.30 up to now)
    1st grade2nd grade3rd grade total
    classes student humanities & social science math & natural sciences humanities & social sciences math & natural sciences classes student
    classes student classes student classes student classes student
    male 6 225 3 124 3 95 3 117 3 108 18 669
    female 6 212 4 162 2 55 4 150 2 62 18 641
    total 12437 7 286515072675170361310

    Extracurricular activities

    Special program

    1. International Understanding Program
      • As society changes to globalized and multi-cultural and emphasize autonomy and responsibility of education in school, School specialized programs for International Understanding Curriculum. It includes integrated operation of subject-centered activities, discretionary activities, and extra-curricular activities. Main goal of this program is training global talent.
      • Subject-centered Activities
        • making lesson plans for International Understanding and teaching them
      • Discretionary activities
        • the subject of English conversation for 1st grade
        • CCAP(Cross-Culture Awareness Programme) classes with foreigners, lectures related with multicultural education and globalization activities
      • Extra-curricular activities
        • 7 clubs related with International Understanding Education
        • overseas volunteer activity: selected among 1st & 2nd graders → to Southeast Asia
        • interchange with foreign school: student exchange between Korea & Japan
      • Support system of International Understanding Education
        • agreement to cooperate with HUFS(Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
        • support of UNESCO(related with CCAP)
    2. Model School for School Community
      • Needing for create an educational environment where the school community participates and play a role as a center of education & culture in the community, School raised the level of education by creating a new school.
      • Creating an educational environment by developing a school community
        • school development committee: with teachers, parents, and local figures
        • building consensus among the members of community: parents' association & workshop
        • healthy school life: parents' organization monitoring of school lunch
      • Educational activities with the members of community
        • reading club, fathers' meeting to discuss what's happening in the school, literature-related trip
        • MBTI(Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) Test with teachers, students, and parents
      • School community activities with local residents
        • to open facilities in school: library and gym
        • parents' voluntary organization(Saffron)

    Reputation

    Direction

    Citation

    1. http://www.siminilbo.co.kr/article.aspx?cat_code=02020000N&article_id=20100104161700139
    2. http://jawoon.hs.kr

    See also

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