Kangwon Science High School Explained

Kangwon Science High School
Native Name:	강원과학고등학교
Established:	1993
Type:	Public
Motto:	선각선행 (Foresight)
City:	Suseong
Province:	Daegu
Country:	South Korea
Students:	136
Campus:	2242 Chiak-ro, Wonju, Gangwon Province
Faculty:	57

Hangul:	강원과학고등학교
Hanja:	江原科學高等學校
Rr:	Gangwon Gwahang Godeunghakgyo
Mr:	Kangwŏn Kwahang Kodŭnghakkyo

Kangwon Science High School is a science high school located in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The school opened in 1993. As of 2023, it has 136 students. The school tree is the ginko and the flower is the rose.

History

• September 19, 1992 – Established^[1]
• September 22, 1992 – Approved as a special purpose high school approved (2 classes per grade, 30 students per class)
• November 30, 1992 – Completion of the school building (1 school building, 1 dormitory)
• March 1, 1993 – Inauguration of the first principal, Jeong Hwan-mok
• March 2, 1993 – Admission of first students (60 students)
• March 10, 1993 – Opening ceremony
• March 1, 1994 – Designated as a "Science Gifted Education Research School" by the Ministry of Education
• October 14, 1994 – Completion of dormitory
• October 27, 1997 – Astronomical observatory opened
• October 19, 1998 – Opening of Creation Hall
• December 14, 2005 – Opening of Sanglim Hall

Alumni

• Cha Meeyoung, data scientist^[2]
• Kim Juu (Korean: [[:ko:김주우|김주우]]), SBS announcer

External links

37.3759°N 127.9723°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: 강원과학고등학교 (강원 원주시 태장동) 학교정보 시간표,급식식단,학사일정 위세브 . . 위세브 . 6 March 2024 . Korean.
2. Web site: ‘노벨상 산실’ 뚫은 토종 과학자… "망한다는 연구도 밀어붙인 맷집 통했죠" [김윤덕이 만난 사람] ]. 김윤덕 . 26 February 2024 . . 27 February 2024 . Korean.