Dobong Environmental Education Center Designated as Seoul's First Regional Environmental Education Center

Final Approval for Seoul's First Regional Environmental Education Center Designation... Expected to Establish the Status of Environmental Education in Seoul's Northeast Area and Actively Serve as a Hub

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dobong-gu (Mayor Lee Dong-jin) Dobong Environmental Education Center has received approval as Seoul's first regional environmental education center.

Seoul's designation of regional environmental education centers included applications from six districts (Mapo, Seocho, Yeongdeungpo, Jongno, Jung-gu, and Dobong-gu), among which only Dobong-gu operates an environmental education center under district jurisdiction.

Dobong-gu has made various efforts to have Dobong Environmental Education Center designated as a Seoul regional environmental education center, including enacting the Seoul Special City Dobong-gu Environmental Education Center Establishment and Operation Ordinance in 2019. This year, Dobong Environmental Education Center was finally approved by Seoul City and designated as the city's first regional environmental education center.

Dobong Environmental Education Center opened in 2003 under the name Dobong Environmental Classroom and has provided various environmental education programs to Dobong-gu residents.

It was the first in the nation to conduct education focused on a single environmental theme, and since its opening in 2003, more than 250,000 people have participated in various environmental programs.

It also holds multiple certifications, including certification as a career experience institution by the Ministry of Education, certification of environmental education programs by the Ministry of Environment, and designation as an elementary school teacher training institution by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education.

Due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and the extension of social distancing measures, Dobong Environmental Education Center has introduced new educational methods such as providing environmental education videos through its YouTube channel, striving to communicate smoothly with residents even when in-person education is not possible.

Lee Dong-jin, Mayor of Dobong-gu, stated, “With Dobong-gu being the first in Seoul to receive approval as a regional environmental education center, it is now possible to apply for national subsidy projects from the Ministry of Environment (Seoul City), which is expected to establish the status of environmental education in the northeastern area of Seoul and actively serve as a hub.” He added, “We will continue to make greater efforts to revitalize environmental education in Dobong-gu by providing residents with higher quality educational environments and more programs.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.