Gyeongbuk Office of Education Operates Environmental Education Week for the "Only One Earth"

From June 5 to 11

Student activities for the "Environmental Education Week for the One and Only Earth" as an eco-friendly practice campaign at the Gyeongbuk Office of Education level.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] The Gyeongbuk Office of Education will operate various educational programs from June 5 to 11 in celebration of the ‘1st Environmental Education Week’ to raise awareness of the necessity of environmental education, foster a spirit of joint participation, and promote carbon neutrality practices in response to the climate crisis.

As an eco-friendly practice campaign at the office level, they will carry out various daily life campaigns that can be practiced in the office, including ▲‘Digital Carbon Diet,’ a campaign to reduce the carbon footprint generated by the use of digital devices such as work computers and smartphones ▲‘Eco-friendly Print Life,’ which reduces carbon dioxide emissions from paper and ink production by reducing printing frequency, using double-sided printing, batch printing, and black-and-white printing ▲‘Use of Personal Reusable Containers’ to reduce the use of disposable and plastic cups.

They will also strive to improve the recycling efficiency of office waste through ‘Proper Practice of Waste Separation in Daily Life (4-step waste separation: Empty → Rinse → Separate → Do not mix).’

At individual schools, through ‘Education on the Occasion of World Environment Day (June 5),’ they will cultivate understanding of carbon neutrality and ecological sensitivity to respond to the climate crisis, and conduct environmental education linked to ecological practice movements and project learning through the ‘Save the Earth Plastic Separation and Disposal Project.’

School members will jointly create and practice ▲Setting our school’s environmental practice slogans ▲Proposing our class’s environmental policies ▲Our class’s Green-5 practice rules, tailored to our school’s Earth ecological citizenship movement, and implement the 3R&U (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Upcycle) movement linked with school, home, and local community.

The Gyeongbuk Office of Education plans to operate the ‘(tentative name) Artisan Carbon Neutrality Practice Contest’ in November, where classes, clubs, and individual schools will share the achievements of environmental education practiced throughout the year, and students will directly speak about the future environment they will live in and propose policies.

Superintendent Lim Jong-sik said, “This year marks the 50th anniversary of the designation of World Environment Day (June 5), and to save the one and only Earth, the theme of World Environment Day, everyone must participate together to realize carbon neutrality,” adding, “We will further strengthen ecological transition education that teaches the value of environment and life for a sustainable future.”

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