Mapo-gu Selected for Seoul City Resource Circulation Education Public Contest Project

Secured 50 Million KRW Budget Through Contest Selection, Promoting Resource Circulation Education and Events... Age-Specific Programs Including Preschool Children’s Experiential Education, Plastic Olympics, and Eco Curators

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Mapo-gu (Mayor Yudonggyun) has been selected for Seoul City's 'Resource Circulation Education Project for Sustainable Seoul,' allowing it to operate the existing resource circulation education more intensively and systematically.

In the competition promoted by Seoul City last April, the district achieved the great success of being selected for the project under the theme of 'Age-specific Customized Education and Events.'

Accordingly, the district, which has operated the 'Resource Circulation Experience School' for elementary students every year, has expanded the scope of education this year to provide education suitable for various age groups, from preschool children to university students.

First, education for preschool children is conducted through on-site lectures and hands-on activities using teaching aids tailored to the children's level, selecting preschool children as the target to instill awareness of resource circulation by fostering the habit of separating waste from an early age.

The 'Plastic Olympics' for middle school students selects some middle schools in the area to collect plastics, then recycles the collected plastics into products that are provided back to the schools as part of the project.

This is a practical experience event aimed at showing that even small plastics discarded meaninglessly can be utilized as resources, making it noteworthy.

Also, the 'Eco Curator' event held in the second half of the year recruits university students to form teams that plan and exhibit resource circulation-related artworks, aiming to normalize education by citizens for citizens through developing activists' capabilities and discovering new resource circulation leaders.

Yudonggyun, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, "I hope residents can enjoy experiencing resource circulation through education and events, and that awareness of resource circulation naturally permeates personal daily life," adding, "We will continue to promote various programs that residents can empathize with and take the lead in realizing a resource circulation society."

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