Draft:Gimcheon High School

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Gimcheon High School 김천고등학교
Location
North Gyeongsang Province Gimcheon Songseol-ro 90 (부곡동 777-1) South Korea
Information
Type	Private, Boarding
Motto	깨끗하게 부지런하게 (Cleanly and Diligently)
Established	9 May 1931 (1931-05-09)
Founder	First Lady Choi Song Seol-dang
Principal	Yeongho Na
Faculty	57
Grades	1~3
Gender	Male
Age range	17~19
Enrollment	705
Language	Korean
Website	school.gyo6.net/gimcheon/main.do?sysId=gimcheon

Gimcheon High School
Hangul	김천고등학교
Hanja	金泉高等學校
Revised Romanization	Gimcheon Godeunghakgyo
McCune–Reischauer	Kimch'ŏn Kodŭnghakkyo

Gimcheon High School (Korean: 김천고등학교; GCH), is a private boarding all-boys high school located in Gimcheon. It is one of the 10 independent private high schools (자율형 사립고) in South Korea that require an application of nationwide scale and admissions test to the applicant students.

Brief History

• 1931. 2. 5 Establishment of Songseoldang Education Foundation
• 1931. 3. 30. Inauguration of the first principal Ahn Il-yeong
• 1990. 9. 1. Completion of Dormitory Cheong-un-gwan
• 2004. 12. 23. Completion of Main Hall Se-shim-gwan
• 2010. 9. 28. Completion of Ye-ji-gwan
• 2011. 12. 30. Completion of Dormitory Baek-un-gwan
• 2017. 10. 16 Completion of Dormitory Song-lim-gwan

History of Choi Songseoldang, Founder of school

Choi Songseoldang, the founder of Gimcheon high school and an educator in Japanese colonial era of Korea, was born as the eldest of three daughters of her father Choi Changhwan, and her mother Jeong Okkyung in Gimcheon. Songseoldang’s family began to ruin because her great grandfather didn't fight against as a military officer when peasant revolt occured and her great-grandfather's mother's family, Gangneung Yoo (劉) participated in Hong Gyeong-rae's Rebellion.

When she was young, thanks to her dad, teacher of the Seodang, Songseoldang had great skills of Chinese and Hangul writing. Later, she accumulated many fortune by trying hard without hesitation in order to achieve her father’s hope that dissolves a family's grudge.

Realizing that merely saving money doesn't help her to achieve her dream, she went to Hanyang(Seoul) and became a nanny of Prince Yeong, the last crown prince of the Korean Empire. After earning power and money while working for the loyal family, she later returned to Gimcheon and invested all of her assets in educational projects to establish Gimcheon high school.

Educational Purpose

The educational purpose of Gimcheon High School comprehensively mentions the ideal humanity or behavioral characteristics that students should reach ultimately. In addition, it can be seen as emphasizing the orientation that reveals the direction in which school educational activities should proceed and the human image and behavioral characteristics that the school seeks to cultivate.

The information below is the content quoted from the main page of Gimcheon High School.[1]

Educational Purpose

永爲私學 涵養民族精神

(Cultivate national spirit by continuously fostering private school)

一人定邦國 一人鎭東洋

(One well-educated person can correct the country, and one well-educated person can bring peace to the East)

克遵此道 勿負吾志

(Follow this path, and do not turn away from my will)

Education Indicator

"Nurture creative Songseol students that lead the future"

Desirable Students

• Pioneering Creatives
• Intellectuals with Action
• Self-motivated Volunteers

School Motto

"Cleanly, Dilligently"

School Symbols

School Logo

The Creator of the mark is Lee Han Gi and Ko Deok Hwan, the member of the party of an assigned director of Education Foundation Songseoldang. When they make a mark that will symbolize the school of Songseol Academy, they reflected the integrity of Choi Songseoldang symbolized as a pine in the snow. They outlined the mark with a hexagon of snow crystal, and shaped pine leaves toward the point of each angle. At the center point, there is a shape of Chinese character 高 which forms the school name.

Academics

SSF(Saturday/Songseol Science Festival)

The Saturday Science Festival(SSF), also known as Songsoel Science Festival, is a prominent and eagerly anticipated science festival that is annually held at Gimcheon High School. In June of every year, the school sets up dozens of booths on the upper part of the sports field. Each club meticulously plans unique activities and sets up various booths, dealing with a wide range of topics such as physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, coding, and mathematics. This event allows students to explore and showcase their interests that are aligned with their future career paths. Before the festival begins, students receive a booth template to guide their participation. After visiting and engaging with the booths, they get their participation verified and submit this verification to their homeroom teacher. Both booth operation and participation in booth activities are separately recorded in the student's activity logs, providing valuable opportunities for students to gain practical experiences and to be well prepared for future resume . The SSF is not only an educational experience but also a lively, community-building event. It fosters a spirit of collaboration and healthy competition among students. Parents and local community members, including high school students and broader audiences from outside are often invited to create an enthusiastic atmosphere. The festival originally began as a separate Mathematics Experience Exhibition, but it has now been integrated into the SSF. Mathematics-related booths are specifically incorporated within the festival, leading to a cohesive and comprehensive single event that highlights the importance of math in various scientific fields. The SSF has become a hallmark of Gimcheon High School, symbolizing the school's commitment to fostering scientific curiosity, practical skills, and a collaborative spirit among its students.

SAF(Songseol Academic Festival)

The Academic Festival at Gimcheon High School is an event where students present the research findings and activities they have conducted throughout the year. The event is divided into two main parts: a general presentation held in the morning session for all students and teachers and a classroom presentation in the afternoon specifically for enrolled students. New students get to indirectly experience various activities through the presentations of the seniors' elective courses, personal research projects, and various school events. This helps them plan their future activities and fill out their activity logs. Students who participate in the festival also have the chance to integrate their experiences into their activity logs. If a student prefers not to give a presentation, they can submit their works as a poster or display their results directly. In both cases, the information will be recorded in their activity logs. The Songsol Academic Festival includes a range of activities and is ended with a school festival. During this festival, performances are given by the school's dance club (Log-Out) and band club (Log-In), as well as by the dance and band clubs from a nearby girls' high school. At the 2023 festival, Korean rapper Rohann performed, and the event showcased fun activities such as quiz shows and prize games with teachers.

SMR(Saturday/Songseol Marathon Reading)

The event, affectionately known as "Tomadok" (Saturday Marathon Reading), is one of the most prominent reading programs at Gimcheon High School. This iconic reading event underscores immersive reading sessions that take place for over nine hours in the Sol Library at the school, utilizing both Saturday afternoon free time and self-study slots at night-time. It is the popular event that garners significant interest and encourages enthusiastic student participation. Typically, the event begins with a brief orientation and subject learning related to the specific theme of the session on the day, lasting for about an hour. After this orientation, students engage in immersive reading sessions, each lasting for one hour. Simple snacks such as bread and beverages are provided before dinner. When about 30 minutes are left before a wrap-up, all participants gather in the discussion room to present a brief introduction and their impressions of the books they have read that day. The event comes to an end at around 10:20 PM and students finish the event and return to their dormitories. Participants are required to complete a reading log for the books they have read during the Saturday Marathon Reading. These logs are kept for about two to three days, during which the homeroom teacher reviews and certifies the activity before returning them. These logs can also be recorded for the Songseol Marathon Reading for future certification. To ensure students focus more on immersive reading rather than just on uploading logs, supervising teachers guide students to write logs for a maximum of two books.

• On June 15, 2024, the 151st Saturday Marathon Reading event was held, commemorating the 150th event with a special "Conversation with the Author" featuring one of the famous poets Ahn Do-hyun.

Selective Courses & Winter Semester

Gimcheon High provides a variety of classes to select from, and they also run a winter semester while the large majority of other schools in South Korea are in their winter vacations. Students participating in the winter semester get a chance to get an overview of certain subjects they will learn in university, such as organic chemistry and linear algebra. Students have the choice to return to their homes and concentrate on studying for their KSAT, but most of them choose to participate.

Club Activities

There are a variety of clubs in Gimcheon High school, constituted of students aiming for similar fields. Many of the activities that take place in the school are run by clubs, with students in charge. The SIC(Songseol Industry Conference) run by ‘Bayaheuro’, the BMW(Burning Math Weekend) run by ‘RGO’ are examples of this. Club names and the number of people they recruit change slightly every year, but most of the clubs recruit around 12 to 14 first graders in March, which is the month the first semester starts in S. Korea. The SSF (Saturday Science Festival), which is explained below, is also mainly run by the various clubs. Students do have the change to take interviews and change their clubs in their last month of the first grade, but most do not feel the need to do so. Not only are there clubs based on academic activities, music clubs like the rock band LOG-IN and sports clubs like the soccer team Best Eleven are also open for students to join freely.

Dream Catch Time

Among the activities run by club is the Dream Catch Time, where students get the chance to meet professors of their relevant fields online or offline. Most of the students arrange a meeting with a professor online using Zoom, but some clubs choose to visit the university in person using their weekend or school vacation period. By getting hands-on knowledge about what they want to do in the future and what should they prepare most, students are motivated and better oriented toward their dreams.

School Uniform & Rules

The uniform of Gimcheon High School is divided into spring and autumn uniforms and summer uniforms. The Spring and Autumn uniform consists of a light brown jacket, a dark brown cardigan, a white shirt, a brown and white striped tie, and black pants, with the Songseol logo on the jacket's right chest pocket.

The summer uniform consists of a thin sky blue shirt and thin black pants, and like the spring and autumn uniform, there is a Songseol logo on the right chest pocket.

School Facilities

Main Building

The main building was established on August 31, 1932, and is said to have used high-quality Pyongyang bricks. It is also said that during the Korean War, the North Korean military used the site as its command.So when you see the exterior part of the building, there are several bricks of different colors in the outer wall of the main building which is a repair of the broken wall that was created during the Korean War. On May 4, 2020, it was designated as Korea's National Registered Cultural Property No. 778 as an important cultural asset that highlights its characteristics and value as a modern building.

Se-shim-gwan (+ Underground gym)

Se-shim-gwan is a recently built building and consists of a taekwondo gym on the first basement floor and an auditorium on the first and second floors above the ground. Major school schedules such as celebrity lectures, entrance ceremonies, graduation ceremonies, and school festivals are held.

Songseol Historical Museum

Inside, there is a list of graduates, a statue of the school's founder and a list of alumni. The school’s history and school-related artifacts are on display and the opening day is a weekday, so visitors can't go in on weekends.

Ye-ji-gwan

Ye-ji-gwan was established on 2009.It is connected to the Hak-lim-gwan, and has a music room, an information search room, classrooms for self-study and night lectures, and a conference room. The outer wall is a glass curtain wall style so it is much hotter in summer and colder in winter. During the extensive remodeling process in 2022, the entire classroom was redesigned with a bright wooden-toned finish. Since then, various classrooms have been built, and the school clinic been moved to room 115.

Hak-lim-gwan

In a way, it can be said to be the main building of Gimcheon High School. It is a three-story building with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-grade classrooms and teacher rooms for each grade.

Schoolyard

There is an artificial soccer field in accordance with international standards, eight basketball goalposts, foot volleyball courts and volleyball courts are located on both sides. Currently, the latest basketball court designed to drain the water well is next to the futsal court. There are also four running tracks surrounding the soccer field.Various events are held on the playground, and sports events, alumni soccer events, and Songseol Cup are being held.

Dormitory

Baek-un-gwan

Baek-un-gwan was completed in 2011, originally only had three floors, but one floor was later expanded to become a four-story building. Currently, all first-year dormitory students and some second-year dormitory students use the Baek-un-gwan. Second graders use the first floor, and first graders use the second to fourth floors. It has one basement floor to four floors above the ground, and there are additional facilities such as a teacher's room, a study room, and a laundry room.

Cheong-un-gwan

Cheong-un-gwan is the first dormitory of Gimcheon High School. It opened in 1935 under the name of Si-yeol-jae, was renamed Cheong-un-gwan, and was partially destroyed after the Korean War and demolished in 1957. It was then completed in 1990 and remodeled in 2010 due to the voluntary fundraising efforts of alumni and teachers. Before the remodeling, there were separate toilets, washrooms, and showers, but after the remodeling, there was one bathroom for one room. In the past, all 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders lived in Cheong-un-gwan, but as Baek-un-gwan and Song-lim-gwan were created, only 3rd grade students use Cheong-un-gwan.

Song-lim-gwan

Song-lim-gwan is the third dormitory completed in the fall of 2017. It can accommodate about 170-180 people. In reality, the exterior looks clean enough to know the extremely recently built building. The study room is located on all floors and the third floor is especially popular because it has armrest chairs. There is even a computer.

Sol Library

It is a recently built building, and there is a library on the first floor and Hak-yeol-jae on the second floor. Hak-yeol-jae has nine small classrooms, where special lectures are held at night. Discussion classes are held in the classroom inside the library, and Tomadok is also held here. The discussion room is also a place where third-year students who applied for nonscheduled admission prepare for interviews and essays. And there is a delivery room on the first floor. Students can receive packages at the delivery room. Delivery period is from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on weekdays. Delivery is not possible except during breaks and lunch breaks. During the second semester of 2023, with the support of the alumni association, a total of eight TJ karaoke machines were installed inside Hak-yeol-jae Classroom 4 on the second floor of Sol Library. It is mainly used by students during lunch break or dinner break.

Source

• https://school.gyo6.net/gimcheon/main.do?sysId=gimcheon
• https://school.gyo6.net/gimcheon/na/ntt/selectNttList.do?mi=125844&bbsId=33398
• https://school.gyo6.net/gimcheon/cm/cntnts/cntntsView.do?mi=125819&cntntsId=125819
• https://school.gyo6.net/gimcheon/cm/cntnts/cntntsView.do?mi=125818&cntntsId=125818
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFt1E-F2MEk