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Dear and beloved academy directors of Seoul!
How are you?
Elected as the 4th president of the Seoul Academy Association
I am Kim Young-chan, director of BMA, a renowned academy.
I deeply engrave the spirit of education as `establishing the nation through education` in my heart
We aim to reveal the new path that academy education and the people of Seoul’s academy community should take
I am doing.
Dear Seoul Academy Members.
Over the past 100 years, private education in South Korea has gone beyond being merely a supplement to public education
We cannot deny that we have grown proudly into the education industry.
According to a 2025 survey by the Ministry of Education and Statistics, the number of academies and private tutoring centers nationwide is
With 133,266 units, it ranks 8th in the country`s industry, and 6th in the number of employees.
These statistics show that our academy staff are the great heart supporting both education and the economy
This is the indicator that shows it as is.
Private education is a worthy partner in learning beyond the school. Therefore, private education and public education
Only when redefined from the perspective of mutual complementarity and cooperation can the deepening regional disparities in education and
I am confident that this will reduce polarization between social classes and promote balanced educational development across the country.
During my term, I served on eight committees, including the Seoul Council for Inclusive Education, and eleven academy operation committees
And in the pride of seeing all twenty-three Guhakwon federations communicate and unite as one community
We will build a strong and resilient academy organization.
Our academy members will stand firm, not as a candle flickering in the slightest breeze, even when a typhoon blows
We will brightly illuminate a corner of education in Seoul, South Korea, with a large lantern
The Seoul Academy Association is committed to ensuring that small and medium-sized academies are not left behind in the rapidly changing educational environment
I will do my best to serve as a.
Study successful academy management models together and advance academy director management training
We will provide this continuously and systematically in partnership with leading universities and graduate schools in Korea.
Dear Seoul academy professionals.
The pride we take for protecting should not be reduced to immediate profit alone.
Our academy members, in front of students, parents, the nation, and the local community
We are educators who have nurtured students’ futures, both where we are and where we are not.
Now, our academy staff, too, are moving beyond the classroom to the grand cause of strengthening the public nature of education
It is time for us to find our own roles.
`When we walk together, it becomes a path.`Private education as a worthy partner of public education
Together with the academy community in Seoul, we will surely open an era of respected common sense.
Thank you.
How are you?
Elected as the 4th president of the Seoul Academy Association
I am Kim Young-chan, director of BMA, a renowned academy.
I deeply engrave the spirit of education as `establishing the nation through education` in my heart
We aim to reveal the new path that academy education and the people of Seoul’s academy community should take
I am doing.
Dear Seoul Academy Members.
Over the past 100 years, private education in South Korea has gone beyond being merely a supplement to public education
We cannot deny that we have grown proudly into the education industry.
According to a 2025 survey by the Ministry of Education and Statistics, the number of academies and private tutoring centers nationwide is
With 133,266 units, it ranks 8th in the country`s industry, and 6th in the number of employees.
These statistics show that our academy staff are the great heart supporting both education and the economy
This is the indicator that shows it as is.
Private education is a worthy partner in learning beyond the school. Therefore, private education and public education
Only when redefined from the perspective of mutual complementarity and cooperation can the deepening regional disparities in education and
I am confident that this will reduce polarization between social classes and promote balanced educational development across the country.
During my term, I served on eight committees, including the Seoul Council for Inclusive Education, and eleven academy operation committees
And in the pride of seeing all twenty-three Guhakwon federations communicate and unite as one community
We will build a strong and resilient academy organization.
Our academy members will stand firm, not as a candle flickering in the slightest breeze, even when a typhoon blows
We will brightly illuminate a corner of education in Seoul, South Korea, with a large lantern
The Seoul Academy Association is committed to ensuring that small and medium-sized academies are not left behind in the rapidly changing educational environment
I will do my best to serve as a
Study successful academy management models together and advance academy director management training
We will provide this continuously and systematically in partnership with leading universities and graduate schools in Korea.
Dear Seoul academy professionals.
The pride we take for protecting should not be reduced to immediate profit alone.
Our academy members, in front of students, parents, the nation, and the local community
We are educators who have nurtured students’ futures, both where we are and where we are not.
Now, our academy staff, too, are moving beyond the classroom to the grand cause of strengthening the public nature of education
It is time for us to find our own roles.
`When we walk together, it becomes a path.`Private education as a worthy partner of public education
Together with the academy community in Seoul, we will surely open an era of respected common sense.
Thank you.
