Yeogang High School
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
||
| Established: |
1970 |
|
| School type: |
Private |
|
| Campus: |
44,152 m2 (10.91 acres) |
|
| Principal: |
Hong Cheol-ui |
|
| Location: | ||
| Enrollment: |
491 |
|
| Faculty: |
32 |
|
| Mascot: |
Egret |
|
| Colors: |
Navy Blue, Red and Gold |
|
| Clubs: |
27 |
|
| Website: | ||
Yeogang High School and Yeogang Middle School are comprehensive, private, co-educational schools located in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, approximately one hour southeast of Seoul. The schools promote intellectual curiosity, disciplined study habits, and a goal oriented work ethic. Eighty-nine percent of the class of 2006 entered university study.
The high school serves grades 10-12, while the middle school serves grades 7-9. Yeogang offers an extensive yet directed curriculum, which allows students the choice of a university-track or business-track education. The former program prepares students for university entry, whereas the latter program prepares students for immediate employment in a business field (many nevertheless enter university upon graduation).
"Yeogang strives to produce students filial to the nation, enthusiastic of the future, receptive to the community, and tolerate of all opinions," is the school motto.
Yeogang benefits from the education ministry's self imposed rigorous standards and at times the self-possessed desire of the nation to educate its youth.
Contents |
[edit] History and Philosophy
Established as Yeogang Junior High School in 1970 under the endowment of Kim Yi-bae, an agricultural entrepreneur and landowner, it was incorporated three years later into the newly built high school and renamed the Yeogang Middle School.
For much of its history the high school was known as the Yeogang Consolidated High School, but in 2003 was renamed to commemorate the founder's vision of plurality in education.
As with other Korean schools, Yeogang's philosophies root in Eastern thought: patriotism, filial piety, harmony with nature, and value as a social sense. Teachers aim to cultivate students with a breadth of abilities. Moreover, the school's principles hark back to the area's famous residents: King Sejong the Great[1] (1397-1450), Empress Myeongseong[2] (1851-1895); Silleuksa, and the southern reach of the river Han, its most notable waterway.
[edit] Student Body
Four hundred and ninety one students are enrolled at the Yeogang schools: 323 at the high school and 168 at the middle school. Combined, 65 percent of Yeogang's student body is male and 35 percent is female. Sixty six percent of the high school student body is on the university-track. In the graduating class of 2006, respectively 93 percent of the university-track and 83 percent of the business-track graduates entered university.
[edit] School seals
The school moniker, in two three-stroke diamond inscribed blocks, consists of "Yeo" and "gang", or "horse" and "river". The name comes from the way local waterways sinuate like horse bristles during the wet season. The red badge symbolizes a strong will to study, the blue badge large dreams.
[edit] Clubs
Clubs offered at Yeogang High School include:
|
|
Clubs offered at Yeogang Middle School include:
|
|
[edit] Administration
Members of the school administration are:
Mr. Hong Cheol-ui, principal of the high school and middle school
Mr. Heo Bong-yong, vice principal of the high school
Mr. Kim Chang-uk, vice principal of the middle school
[edit] Facilities
Middle School (1970)
Main building (1973)
School-house (1973)
Business and technology building (1998/2000)
Gymnasium (2004)
Cafeteria (2006)
The Middle School building contains an administrative office; a conference room; an English study lab with 38 workstations;a computer lab with 33 workstations; eight classrooms that seat 35 each; a small library; a radio broadcast room; a technology room; and a health-care room.
The main building contains eight administrative offices, six classrooms that seat 35 each, one record media room, and two library style study rooms that seat a total of 196.
The business and technology building contains three computer labs with 109 total workstations; three classrooms that seat 35 each; a multipurpose room that seats 60; two tutorial rooms that seat 15 each; two laboratory classrooms; a modest cafe style school store, and two administrative offices.
All classrooms are equipped with high-speed Internet access and cooling systems, several contain beam projectors and plasma televisions.
The gymnasium houses a basketball court, a stage, stands for visitors, and can be converted to gymnastics, indoor soccer and volleyball. The surrounding sports development includes two tennis courts, an enclosed golf serving post, and a hard-pack field for soccer.
[edit] Notes
- ^ (King Sejong's tomb was moved to Yeoju from Seoul in 1469.) Nilsen, R. (2004). Moon Handbooks South Korea, 3rd eds. Avalon Travel Publishing.
- ^ Birthplace of Empress Myeongseong. (2004). County of Yeoju Website. 28 October 2006 http://yj21.net/eng/tour/remain_04.asp
[edit] See also
- Education in Korea
- County of Yeoju
[edit] External links
- Yeogang High School, Rep. of Korea
- Yeogang Middle School, Rep. of Korea
