Sejong Science High School

Sejong Science High School 세종과학고등학교
Official logo of SJSH
Location
Seoul South Korea
Information
Type	Public (magnet) secondary
Established	2008
Principal	Jin-Man Kim (2011-)
Faculty	93
Number of students	352
Website	Official Website

Sejong Science High School
Hangul	세종과학고등학교
Hanja	世宗科學高等學校
Revised Romanization	Sejong Gwahak Godeung Hakgyo
McCune–Reischauer	Sejong Kwahak Kodŭng Hakkyo

Sejong Science High School (SJSH) is a science high school (for ages 15–18) located in Guro-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It was founded in 2008 to develop and nurture the intellectual potential of Korea's most talented high school students in science and technology. Along with Hansung Science High School and Seoul Science High School, Sejong Science High School make up the three science high schools of Seoul.

Inside of the school

History

In November 3, 2005, the project about establishing new science high school in Seoul was approved by Ministry of Education and Science Technology. The name of the school, Sejong Science High School, is named after Sejong the Great, the king who created the Korean alphabet; Hangul. In March 24, 2009, the school officially signed in the friendship exchange with DDG-991 Aegis Combat System, generally called "Sejong the Great Combat System".

Educational Program with Local Residents as a target

Friendly Math Festival

Friendly Math Festival, which was held in mid-July annually since 2008, is local science/math festival managed by Sejong Science High School. Local residents, public as well as students can participate in the festival. The main purpose of this festival is to enlighten and educate "science-apathetic, technology-apathetic public" with various activities, including exhibitions, workshops, live demonstrations of experiments and user created contents.^[1] Although the name of the festival is Friendly "Math" Festival, participants can experience not only mathematical activities but science and technological events. Each booth provides entertainment in different topic such as game theory, fractal, geometry, graph theory and sequence.

Scientific Development Class/Inventor Class

Scientific Development Class/Inventor Class is an education project for all of middle school students in Seoul, including educationally disadvantaged student in local society, especially in Guro-gu. Since Guro-gu is educationally disadvantaged district compare to other part of Seoul, Sejong Science High School provide advantage to middle school students in Guro-gu when they apply to Scientific Development Class/Inventor Class.^[2]

Outside of the school

References

Sejong Science High School website

External links

Sejong Science High School website (Korean)

Science High Schools in Republic of Korea

Busan Il Science High School Busan Science High School Changwon Science High School Chungbuk Science High School Chungnam Science High School Daegu Il Science High School Daejeon Dongsin Science High School Gyeonggibuk Science High School Gyeongnam Science High School Gyeongsan Science High School Hansung Science High School Incheon Jinsan Science High School Incheon Science High School Jeju Science High School Jeonbuk Science High School Jeonnam Science High School Kangwon Science High School Kyeongbuk Science High School Sejong Science High School Ulsan Science High School

For the gifted	Daegu Science High School Daejeon Science High School Gwangju Science High School Gyeonggi Science High School Korea Science Academy Seoul Science High School

Coordinates: 37°29′47″N 126°49′37″E / 37.49639°N 126.82694°E / 37.49639; 126.82694

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