Korea-China Youth, Collaborative Global Environmental Protection Project!

Gyeongbuk Office of Education Operates Korea-China Youth Environmental Protection Blended Camp

Global Environmental Protection Project with Korean and Chinese Youth! (Scenes from the 2022 Korea-China Youth Environmental Protection Blended Camp held at Cheongsong Hanok Minyechon from the 25th to the 27th).

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] The Gyeongbuk Office of Education will operate the ‘This Year’s Korea-China Youth Environmental Protection Blended Camp’ from the 25th to the 27th at the Cheongsong Hanok Folk Village, with over 80 students and staff from six schools attending.

Now in its second year, the ‘Korea-China Youth Environmental Protection Blended Camp’ is a project conducted in cooperation with the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region government in China. It selects six schools from each region on the theme of environmental protection, and through matching, carries out environmental cleanup activities inside and outside the schools and nearby areas, sharing online activities to raise awareness of the importance of environmental protection and enhance mutual understanding between the two regions.

For this experiential activity, the six schools selected in April are divided into two teams: ▲ From July 25 to 26, about 40 participants including students and accompanying teachers from Chunyang Elementary School, Gyeongil High School, and Dogae High School ▲ From July 26 to 27, about 40 participants including students and accompanying teachers from Dongji Girls’ High School, Pohang Idong High School, and Daeyoung High School will participate respectively.

On the first day of the experience, participants will play the traditional instrument haegeum and stay overnight in a hanok to experience traditional Korean culture. On the second day, they will perform environmental cleanup activities through plogging at Juwangsan National Park.

Juwangsan Valley Trail Exploration Course.

All experiential activities will be recorded in videos for each school, including interviews with participating students, and distributed. Each school plans to deliver the activity videos to their exchange schools in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China to promote Korean traditional culture and the beautiful natural scenery of Gyeongbuk, while sharing the environmental cleanup activities.

The first camp held in 2021 was prepared as a mutual visit and invitation type, but due to COVID-19, it was changed to a blended format where participating schools individually exchanged with matched schools, and only the exhibition of results was held publicly. However, this year, a small-scale experiential group is formed to provide students with a richer experience opportunity.

Superintendent Lim Jong-sik said, “It is true that visits and exchanges were difficult due to COVID-19 over the past two years, but online exchanges have rather become more active,” and added, “We will continue to discover and promote various international exchange projects that can encompass both online and offline based on Gyeongbuk’s traditional culture and excellent educational activities.”

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