Jawoon High School

Jawoon High School (Korean:자운고등학교 Hanja:紫雲高等學校), established in 2004, is a public high school located in Chang 4-Dong, Dobong-gu, Seoul. Jawoon High School is one of the newest schools with up-to-date facility in Dobong-gu, 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

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 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