‘Yeongdeungpo Gangsup Ecological School’ Opens Its Doors

In Line with the Flow of Ecological Transition Education, Training Local Residents and Parents as Ecological Transition Educators; Ecological Environment Exploration at Hangang and Seonyudo Park... Recruiting 30 Participants Until the 28th, Free Tuition, Applications Available on the District Website

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Yeongdeungpo-gu (Mayor Chae Hyun-il) is recruiting participants for the ‘Yeongdeungpo Riverside Forest Ecology School’ until the 27th, ahead of its operation starting September 3rd to train local ecological transition educators.

The district is promoting this ‘Riverside Forest Ecology School’ as part of the 2020 Yeongdeungpo Innovation Education District project. Targeting local residents and parents interested in ecological education, the program aims to train ecological transition educators who understand ecological transition concepts and interpret Yeongdeungpo’s geographical features from a humanities perspective.

According to the ‘Mid- to Long-term Plan for Ecological Transition Education’ announced by the City Office of Education on June 18, schools will conduct environmental education, and visits to environmental facilities and ecological environment-related club activities for students are expected to become more active.

To support this trend, the district is launching the ‘Riverside Forest Ecology School’ under the Yeongdeungpo Innovation Education District and aims to nurture ecological transition educators within the local community.

This is expected to further strengthen the goal of the Yeongdeungpo Innovation Education District: ‘building an educational ecosystem where schools and villages coexist and realizing a village education community for learning and growth.’

The ‘Riverside Forest Ecology School’ will operate from September 3rd to October 20th. The instructors consist of environmental education experts from the Yeoui Saetgang Ecology Experience Center and the social cooperative ‘Hangang.’

The education method will be a blended learning approach, conducting both face-to-face lectures and non-face-to-face video lectures simultaneously.

The face-to-face lectures will be held at the Yeoui Saetgang Ecology Experience Center (48 Yeoidong-ro) and the district office annex. Ecological environment exploration education will also be conducted along ecological circulation paths such as the Hangang River, Seonyudo, and Bamseom, leveraging Yeongdeungpo’s geographical advantage as a waterfront city.

Participants will complete courses including ▲basic understanding of ecological transition ▲ecological environment exploration at Yeoui Saetgang Experience Center, Saetgang, Hangang, Bamseom, and Seonyudo Park ▲and ‘Ecological Transition Education We Create’ where they plan and demonstrate education themselves, becoming ecological transition educators.

The total number of participants is 30, and the tuition is completely free. The application period is until the 28th, and applications can be submitted through the district’s website.

Chae Hyun-il, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, stated, “The strength of Yeongdeungpo, a waterfront city surrounded by the Hangang River, will help local residents develop ecological sensitivity and acquire ecological expertise and humanities literacy. We hope that the ‘Yeongdeungpo Riverside Forest Ecology School’ will serve as a small foundation for nurturing village instructors linked with the local community and revitalizing ecological transition education.”

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