Jawoon High School

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

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)

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 minuets 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