VibeCoding Comes to Schools: Student-Led Problem-Solving Labs Are Born

A Special Class by the First Teacher Developers

Using VibeCoding in Lessons and Daily Tasks

Teachers Create Customized Teaching Tools

Students Develop Websites to Solve Everyday Inconveniences

Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education's "First Teacher Developer," teacher Lee Seungyeop of Jangpyeong Middle School, conducted a club class on the 8th utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) technology and VibeCoding to solve problems within the school. Photo by Kim Bokyung

"From now on, you are researchers and I am the head of the lab. We are going to solve inconveniences within our school using VibeCoding."

Lee Seungyeop, a teacher at Jangpyeong Middle School in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, runs the "Heart i-Robot Club" with second- and third-year students. On July 8, he conducted a class aimed at solving school problems using artificial intelligence (AI). As one of 33 "first teacher developers" trained by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, he leveraged Claude Code to create a website called "Jangpyeong Problem-Solving Lab" with VibeCoding. The goal is for students to independently address various pain points encountered in daily life, such as making library book requests, reporting facility inconveniences, requesting use of the gymnasium and playground, campaign for improved perceptions about Arisu (Seoul’s tap water), and reserving the computer lab. Each student selected a problem they wanted to resolve, defined the issue, and designed their own site by adding necessary features one by one. For example, to correct misconceptions about Arisu, some students created a true-or-false (OX) quiz and implemented an "Arisu AI Chatbot" to distinguish fact from fiction.

The "Jangpyeong Problem-Solving Lab" site itself, developed by teacher Lee, stood out for its creative functions. For example, the lower right corner of the main screen features a "Help Me" button for students needing teacher assistance, allowing them to send a quick request message. Students can also indicate their progress with a traffic-light button, instantly communicating statuses like "going smoothly (green)" or "having some trouble (yellow)." Teacher Lee explained, "During practical lessons it is hard to supervise every student closely, so I added features to monitor all students within the system." Some of the results created by the students will be revised and improved so that all students and staff at the school can use them. He added, "The real strength of VibeCoding is that those who experience inconvenience can directly build their own solutions."

Baeginyu, a teacher at Seoul Gadong Elementary School, is teaching Korean language to 4th-grade students using an educational program he personally developed with VibeCoding on the 18th of last month. Photo by Dongju Yoon

While VibeCoding classes provide a space for students to freely express their ideas, several key guidelines still apply. First, educational AI is recommended over general-purpose AI. Teacher Lee explained, "General-purpose AIs like ChatGPT can only be used by students 13 and older, and those under 18 need parental consent. I determined that it is not appropriate for students to log in directly using individual accounts." He continued, "Educational AI offers a little less freedom, but it allows teachers to control the whole class and is better for data protection. Rather than simply handing over AI tools to students, teachers should create a safe channel for their use." He also instructs students to consider ethical issues such as personal information and copyright, and teaches them not to trust AI answers blindly, but to question and verify them.

Baeginyu, homeroom teacher of fourth graders at Seoul Gadong Elementary School, is also a first teacher developer and actively utilizes AI and VibeCoding in his classes. On June 18, during Korean language class, he conducted a writing lesson using AI instead of the textbook. Students worked in teams of four or five to do a relay writing activity themed "What Happened in Our Class," then created webtoon-style images based on their stories. In this process, the children naturally learned how to instruct AI to generate their desired images, using the "Idea Connection Prompt" site developed by teacher Baeginyu with VibeCoding. As AI technology spreads across all fields, students are learning prompt engineering from a young age.

On the 18th of last month, fourth-grade students at Seoul Gadong Elementary School are studying Korean language using artificial intelligence (AI) technology and Vibe Coding class tools. Photo by Dongju Yoon

Teacher Baeginyu said, "It's difficult to match professional developers in technical fields, but teachers who learn VibeCoding can create customized tools for their own students and bring change to the classroom." However, he emphasized, "The process of thinking about and making decisions to create a final product must take place entirely in the student's own mind—teaching them how to think is the most important thing of all."

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