Hyundai Department Store Duty Free, Creates 'Classroom Forest' in Elementary Schools... Donates Air-Purifying Plants

Hyundai Department Store Duty Free created classroom forests using air-purifying plants at three elementary schools in the Gyeongin area.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Hyundai Department Store Duty Free announced on the 5th that it has partnered with the eco-friendly social enterprise ‘Tree Planet’ to create classroom forests using air-purifying plants at three elementary schools in the Gyeongin area.

The schools where the classroom forests were established are Guryong Elementary School and Jangchung Elementary School in Seoul, and Gonghang Elementary School in Incheon, covering a total of 12 classes. They donated a total of 120 air-purifying plants, including Areca Palm, Ficus Audrey, Golden Duranta, and Crassula, which were selected by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), with 10 plants per class.

Hyundai Department Store Duty Free plans to provide non-face-to-face guidance to students on how to healthily nurture the plants placed in the classrooms and will continue volunteer activities where students visit empty classrooms after school to care for the plants.

A Hyundai Department Store Duty Free official said, “We expect that the creation of these classroom forests will not only improve indoor air quality but also help stabilize children’s emotions,” adding, “We plan to expand classroom forests to other schools so that more children can study in a clean and healthy environment.”

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