BUILDING COMMUNITY

Building community has been a focus of the elementary school in 2022-2023. There have been many events and activities throughout the year that have brought our school community together. Collaborating with the middle school allowed us to introduce the House Team System to the elementary school The House Team System consists of six houses, DongMoolGoon, HaeByeon, Oreum, Pokpo, ShikMoolJi, and Seom, which were designed and named by the middle school Students have been sorted into houses from PK3 all the way up to fifth grade, with their houses remaining the same as they move into middle school This alignment builds a strong school community where collaborations can naturally occur

The elementary school also implemented monthly learner profile themes to reinforce attributes that exemplify our pillar of “character” and what we value here at SJA Jeju These themes provide an opportunity for learning to take place around what it looks like to be open-minded, principled, or communityminded, etc , in different areas of the school Students who demonstrate attributes associated with these themes can earn points for their houses House points are also awarded for events and activities that promote community, such as spirit weeks, field days, community recesses, and in-house tournaments, etc

Building community is an important aspect of our mission statement at SJA Jeju The house trophy is awarded during our monthly assemblies to the house with the most points. There is a ceremony that promotes pride and inclusivity with a message that we are all part of something larger than ourselves Every student plays an importan within the SJA Jeju the house progra a sense of pride a being the best Hi