Busan Education Office to Narrow Arts Education Gap Through Instrument Sharing Among Schools

[Financial News] The Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education will launch a pilot program to lend instruments owned by the education office and schools to schools that request them for a set period. The initiative is intended to broaden the range of school arts education by addressing differences in the types of instruments available at individual schools through sharing among schools.
The Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education announced on the 23rd that it would launch the 2026 Instrument-Sharing Support Project as a pilot program for the first time this year, aiming to promote school arts education and provide students with rich artistic experiences.
The pilot program is open this year to elementary schools in the district that wish to participate. The education office will lend a total of 118 instruments across 17 types, including 20 instruments across 13 types—such as timpani, marimbas, cellos and saxophones—purchased directly by the education office, as well as 98 school-shared instruments across four types, including drum kits and ukuleles.
The Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education plans to accept applications from schools seeking to borrow instruments through the 28th and then make a final selection. Selected schools will use the loaned instruments from October through January next year to operate instrument education programs tailored to their individual characteristics.
The education office will provide comprehensive transportation of the instruments to participating schools to reduce their administrative burden. It will also allow neighboring schools to share large percussion instruments, such as timpani and marimbas, maximizing their use.
Based on the results of this year's pilot program, the Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education plans to secure additional instruments for lending next year and expand the program to all elementary, middle, high and special schools.
Superintendent Kim Seok-jun said, "The instrument-sharing support project will provide students with rich artistic experiences through education using a variety of instruments," adding, "We will continue providing multifaceted support to create a sustainable ecosystem for school arts education."
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