East Pyongyang No. 1 Middle School
동평양제1중학교 (東平壤第一中學校)
Location: Pyongyang
Summary
One of the middle schools tourists can visit. Take a tour of the facilities and school history museum, and drop in on a conversational English class and chat with students.
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Tips
- Some gifts, such as snacks or stationary, for the students could help break the ice. Also come prepared with some funny anecdotes about your country, jokes, or a simple game.
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Best times to visit
- Open weekdays.
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Fact File
- East Pyongyang No. 1 Middle School specialises in the training of future scientists. Its students have gone on to compete in the International Mathematics Olympiad and become top scholars.
- East Pyongyang No. 1 Middle School has a sister school relationship with Beijing City No. 5 Middle School in China. In the 1950s, a “Mao Zedong class” was set up in East Pyongyang No 1. Middle School, and a “Kim Il Sung class” set up in Beijing City No. 5 Middle School to celebrate China-North Korea friendship.
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- Memorabilia commemorating the sister school relationship between the two schools.
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- Photo of visiting East Pyongyang No. 1 Middle School delegation with staff of Beijing City No. 5 Middle School’s and students of its “Kim Il Sung Class”.
- Image gallery of some of the propaganda posters on campus (these are common in North Korean schools):
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- “10 items students need to note in order to cultivate a refined spiritual and moral character”
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- English language study board
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- “Strong bodies are the treasure of our country” “Mass-ise” “Specialise” “Life-ise”
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- “The American and Japanese imperialists are the sworn enemies of our people”
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- “Study for Korea!”
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- “Students! Never forget the exploitation and oppression our people suffered in the past!”
- Some photos from the school’s history museum:
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- “Towards becoming sturdy pillars to support a strong and prosperous Korea!”
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- “Holding highly the Party’s plans for the construction of a powerful and talent-rich nation”
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- “Forcefully lighting up the flames of the education revolution”
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School, Education
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