Jawoon High School

Jawoon High School (), established in 2004, is a public high school located in Chang 4-Dong, Dobong District, Seoul. Jawoon High School is one of the newest schools with up-to-date facility in Dobong District, 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

• May 27, 2002 Approval of school foundation project(coeducation, 36 classes)
• Mar. 1, 2004 The inauguration of Mr. Hwa-seoung Hwang as the 1st principal
• Mar. 2, 2004 1st entrance ceremony(12 classes, 422 students)
• Mar. 1, 2007 The inauguration of Ms. Soon-ja Song as the 2nd principal
• Mar. 2, 2008 Designated as a school for "school community" programs(for 2 years)
• Nov. 26, 2008 Designated as a school for "Education for International Understanding" programs
• Feb. 3, 2009 3rd graduation ceremony(total graduates: 1,237)
• Mar. 2, 2009 6th entrance ceremony(12 classes, 438 students)

Facility

Faculty

Organization of classes & the number of students

Extracurricular activities

• QUASAR (Science Club)
• Sharp (Basketball&Soccer Team)
• J-Sprit (Jawoon Dance People : Dance Group)
• 씨밀레 (Library Club)
• Mamanty (Cartoon Club)
• 밀알 봉사부 (Voluntary Work Group)
• J-Story (Broadcast Group)
• DICE (Band)
• SHUTTER (Photo Club)
• Newsy (Newspaper)
• 가온누리 (Debating Club)
• 천유아 (Drama Club)
• MID (Film Production Club)
• 크리스탈(UCC Production Club)
• JBC (Music Club)

Special program

1. International Understanding Program
2. * 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.
3. * Subject-centered Activities
4. ** making lesson plans for International Understanding and teaching them
5. * Discretionary activities
6. ** the subject of English conversation for 1st grade
7. ** CCAP(Cross-Culture Awareness Programme) classes with foreigners, lectures related with multicultural education and globalization activities
8. * Extra-curricular activities
9. ** 7 clubs related with International Understanding Education
10. ** overseas volunteer activity: selected among 1st & 2nd graders → to Southeast Asia
11. ** interchange with foreign school: student exchange between Korea & Japan
12. * Support system of International Understanding Education
13. ** agreement to cooperate with HUFS(Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
14. ** support of UNESCO(related with CCAP)
15. Model School for School Community
16. * 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.
17. * Creating an educational environment by developing a school community
18. ** school development committee: with teachers, parents, and local figures
19. ** building consensus among the members of community: parents' association & workshop
20. ** healthy school life: parents' organization monitoring of school lunch
21. * Educational activities with the members of community
22. ** reading club, fathers' meeting to discuss what's happening in the school, literature-related trip
23. ** MBTI(Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) Test with teachers, students, and parents
24. * School community activities with local residents
25. ** to open facilities in school: library and gym
26. ** parents' voluntary organization(Saffron)

Reputation

• Under great teacher, many graduates of Jawoon High School go to prestigious universities such as KAIST, Seoul National University, Korea University, Yonsei University, and medical schools.

Direction

• Subway : (Line No. 1 & 4) Chang-dong Station Exit 1 ⇨10 minutes on foot
• Bus : (Bus Stop ①, ②) No. 1119(Academy House ↔ Chang-dong Station), 1161(Duksung Women's University ↔ Nowon-gu Office), 08(Musugol ↔ Chang-dong Station), 09(Dobongsan Station ↔ Chang-dong Station)

Citation

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

See also

• http://www.sen.go.kr
• https://web.archive.org/web/20060220190220/http://www.dobong.go.kr/