Park Hyeja: "We Will Establish a Dedicated Climate Crisis Department and Implement Ecological Transition Education"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Park Hye-ja, a preliminary candidate for Superintendent of Education of Gwangju Metropolitan City, announced a climate crisis ecological transition education policy in commemoration of Earth Day.

On the 22nd, candidate Park said, "Ecological education has become an essential task for the coexistence of humans and nature," and added, "We will create a dedicated department for the climate crisis and implement ecological transition education."

According to Article 22, Paragraph 2 of the Framework Act on Education, the state is required to establish policies so that all citizens can receive ecological education to respond to climate change.

The newly planned dedicated department, tentatively named the "Earth Ecological Citizen Education Division," will be responsible for establishing comprehensive plans for climate crisis response education and carbon neutrality. It will also develop and distribute customized materials related to Gwangju-style climate crisis response education and strengthen experiential education to ensure systematic education in schools.

In addition, plans include ▲ expanding the vegetarian meal selection system ▲ mandating eco-friendly facilities such as solar power generation in schools ▲ supporting projects for climate crisis response education within schools.

In this regard, candidate Park participated in the "Let's Clean the Earth" event held at Pungam Reservoir. In the evening, from 8 PM, she plans to join a light-off event by turning off the lights in her campaign office for 10 minutes to take part in a small practice to protect the Earth.

Candidate Park said, "Small habits in daily life are the first step to saving the Earth," and added, "We will overcome the climate crisis through ecological transition education in schools."

Meanwhile, candidate Park is expected to demonstrate outstanding ability in securing special budgets through the experience accumulated during her activities in the 19th National Assembly. Until last year, while serving as the President of the Korea Education and Research Information Service, she prevented educational disruption by developing the e-Learning Center during the COVID-19 crisis when schools were at risk of closing, and also suggested directions for future education.

Furthermore, according to the "2021 Public Institution Integrity Measurement Results" conducted by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, the integrity rating of the Korea Education and Research Information Service improved from grade 5 in 2020 to grade 2 (the highest grade) in 2021, rising three levels, and she is evaluated as a suitable person to realize clean and fair education.

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