# 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 District, Seoul. Jawoon High School is one of the newest schools with up-to-date facility in Dobong District, 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

## School Introduction
### 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)

### Facility

Facilities :
| Facilities | Facilities | Number | Facilities | Number |
| Classroom | General | 36 | Conference room | 1 |
| Classroom | Multi-level | 3 | Counseling room | 1 |
| Special room | Computer lab | 2 | Health care room | 1 |
| Special room | English only | 1 | Library | 1 |
| Special room | Music | 1 | Broadcasting studio | 1 |
| Special room | Science | 2 | Club activity room | 4 |
| Special room | Art | 1 | Pressroom | 1 |
| Special room | Home management lab | 1 | Toilet | 30 |
| Special room | Manual training lab | 1 | Lounge | 2 |
| Special room | Study | 1 | Cafeteria | 1 |
| Staff room | Staff room | 12 | Night duty room | 1 |
| Gym | Gym | 1 | Dressing room | 2 |
| Audio-visual room | Audio-visual room | 1 | Guard room | 1 |
| Shower room | Shower room | 2 | Preparatory room | 7 |

### Faculty

Faculty :
| | Teaching staff | Teaching staff | Teaching staff | Teaching staff | Teaching staff | Administrative staff | Administrative staff | Administrative staff | Administrative staff | Administrative staff | Administrative staff | total |
| | principal | viceprincipal | appointed teacher | teacher | sub total | chief | vicechief | clerk | technical official | assistant | sub total | total |
| Number | 1 | 1 | 11 | 61 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 85 |

### Organization of classes & the number of students

Organization of classes & the number of students(2009.4.30 up to now ) :
| | 1st grade | 1st grade | 2nd grade | 2nd grade | 2nd grade | 2nd grade | 3rd grade | 3rd grade | 3rd grade | 3rd grade | total | total |
| | classes | student | humanities & social science | humanities & social science | math & natural sciences | math & natural sciences | humanities & social sciences | humanities & social sciences | math & natural sciences | math & natural sciences | classes | student |
| | classes | student | classes | student | classes | student | classes | student | classes | student | classes | student |
| male | 6 | 225 | 3 | 124 | 3 | 95 | 3 | 117 | 3 | 108 | 18 | 669 |
| female | 6 | 212 | 4 | 162 | 2 | 55 | 4 | 150 | 2 | 62 | 18 | 641 |
| total | 12 | 437 | 7 | 286 | 5 | 150 | 7 | 267 | 5 | 170 | 36 | 1310 |

### 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

* International Understanding Program
** 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.
** Subject-centered Activities
*** making lesson plans for International Understanding and teaching them
** Discretionary activities
*** the subject of English conversation for 1st grade
*** CCAP(Cross-Culture Awareness Programme) classes with foreigners, lectures related with multicultural education and globalization activities
** Extra-curricular activities
*** 7 clubs related with International Understanding Education
*** overseas volunteer activity: selected among 1st & 2nd graders → to Southeast Asia
*** interchange with foreign school: student exchange between Korea & Japan
** Support system of International Understanding Education
*** agreement to cooperate with HUFS(Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
*** support of UNESCO(related with CCAP)
* Model School for School Community
** 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.
** Creating an educational environment by developing a school community
*** school development committee: with teachers, parents, and local figures
*** building consensus among the members of community: parents' association & workshop
*** healthy school life: parents' organization monitoring of school lunch
** Educational activities with the members of community
*** reading club, fathers' meeting to discuss what's happening in the school, literature-related trip
*** MBTI(Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) Test with teachers, students, and parents
** School community activities with local residents
*** to open facilities in school: library and gym
*** 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

* http://www.siminilbo.co.kr/article.aspx?cat_code=02020000N&article_id=20100104161700139
* http://jawoon.hs.kr