Kim Song Ju Elementary School
김성주소학교（金成柱/金聖柱小學校）
Location: Pyongyang
Summary
A primary school located by the Taedong River in the heart of Pyongyang. Visitors can play table tennis with the children, see the school museum and facilities, and view a children’s performance.
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Tips
- A great place to get your photo taken with cute Korean kids while gaining some insight into North Korea’s education system.
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Best times to visit
- Open weekdays.
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History
Kim Song Ju Elementary School was first built after liberation from Japanese colonial rule in the 1940s as Pyongyang Number 2 People’s School (평양제2인민학교). It was renovated in 2012 around the time of the 100th anniversary of Kim Il Sung’s birth.
Fact File
- The table tennis class is very skilled! Playing against these children will be a real test of your ability.
- The performances—which consist of song, dance, and folk arts, will also blow you away!
- The school is named after Kim Il Sung. Kim Song Ju is Kim Il Sung’s birth name. Kim Il Sung was taken on as a name during his years in his 20s fighting as an anti-Japanese guerilla in Manchuria.
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- Kim Song Ju Elementary School school history museum
- A bronze statue of Kim Il Sung as a youth can be found at the front of the school.
- Children’s essays and drawings:
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- Children’s essays and drawings
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- Children’s drawings
- Some of the propaganda posters found in the school:
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- “January and August are the months of youth and students”
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- “Thank you, Dear Respected General Kim Jong Un!”
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- “Varied artistic activities”
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- “Youth, let’s actively participate in socio-political activities!”
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- “In study and in life, do it as the anti-Japanese children’s league did!”
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- Left: “Let’s follow and learn in the footsteps of the glorious youth of the Dear Respected General Kim Jong Il!” Right: “Let’s follow and learn in the footsteps of the glorious youth of the Grand Marshal Great Leader Kim Il Sung!”
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- “Long live the socialist system of our country!”
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- “10 rules of morality for members of the Children’s Union”
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- “Let’s always be vigilant for the Dear Respected General Kim Jong Un!”
- Misc picture gallery:
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- Kim Song Ju Elementary School zoology display
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- “Learn about the world’s cultures”
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- Mathematics poster
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- Quotes from Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, and Kim Jong Un adorn a classroom
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- Young Pioneers’ salute
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School, Education, Children
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