Incheon Friend: Incheon Jangseo Elementary School
Incheon Jangseo Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Seochang-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon, which opened on July 28, 2015. It operates under the jurisdiction of the Incheon Metropolitan City Eastern Office of Education; as of 2026, the school has 1,312 students and 254 staff members.
The school's designated tree is the pine, and its flower is the royal azalea. The school emblem represents the children of Jangseo—children of the 21st century who are realizing grand dreams as they reach out to the world and the future.
Its educational goal is "Happy Jangseo Start-up: Fostering warm sensibilities and the joy of learning." It is a co-educational institution that offers a diverse range of educational programs, including a future-oriented curriculum.
Incheon Jangseo Elementary School has a girls' dodgeball team. Following their victories in 2022, 2024, and 2025, they once again took first place at the Incheon Metropolitan City Dodgeball Tournament in 2026.
In 2022, at the School Sports Club Dodgeball Tournament hosted by the Incheon Dongbu Office of Education, Incheon Jangseo Elementary School placed first in the girls' division and second in the boys' division. The school's girls' dodgeball team also participated in the Namdong-gu Mayor's Cup Dodgeball Tournament held on September 24, 2022, where they secured first place. The Incheon Metropolitan City Superintendent's Cup Dodgeball Tournament, held on September 25, 2022, featured the top-ranked teams from various districts across Incheon.
Representing the Dongbu district, Incheon Jangseo Elementary School won the championship with a record of three wins and one draw; they went on to compete in the national tournament, where they finished as runners-up, demonstrating exceptional dodgeball skills.
You can watch training sessions of the Jangseo Elementary School dodgeball team on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAq1Ks7kIRw
The creative dance team from the Incheon Jangseo Elementary School sports club proudly took first place in the elementary division at the Superintendent’s Cup School Sports Club Creative Dance Competition held on September 3, 2022. They reportedly performed a routine set to a remix of pop and K-pop songs.
On September 21, 2022, during a game between SSG and KT at Incheon SSG Landers Field, the team performed a special event routine in the cheering section, drawing enthusiastic cheers and applause from the crowd.
They won the Grand Prize at the 2024 Incheon Metropolitan City Superintendent’s Cup School Sports Club Creative Dance Competition and received the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Superintendent’s Award at the 2024 Korea Youth Club Competition.
Videos of the Jangseo Elementary School dance team can be viewed on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS1yizEXxNQ
The broadcasting club at Incheon Jangseo Elementary School actively engages with its audience through YouTube. They primarily upload videos featuring the dodgeball and dance clubs, as well as original content they have produced themselves. A short film titled ‘Doodle’- which won the Excellence Award at the 2025 Incheon Children & Youth Film Festival and the Jury Prize in the International Children’s Director Competition at the 2026 Seoul International Children’s Film Festival- has garnered 120,000 views.
The link to the Jangseo Elementary School YouTube channel is provided below.https://www.youtube.com/@%EC%9E%A5%EC%84%9C%EC%B4%88/videos
Jangseo Elementary School also operates an affiliated kindergarten. Established on March 1, 2016, it serves children aged 3 to 5. The classes are organized as follows: the Miso-namu Class for 3-year-olds; the Sarang-namu and Haengbok-namu Classes for 4-year-olds; and the Seulgi-namu and Jihye-namu Classes for 5-year-olds. As of 2026, there are 51 children enrolled, and the staff consists of 15 members.
Incheon Jangseo Elementary School continues to do its utmost to educate students for the sake of their future. If you would like to follow the school's growth, please visit the Incheon Jangseo Elementary School website.
