30 Schools Selected for Gangnam-gu Environmental Learning Practice Program

Full-scale Operation from April, Environmental Education Program Utilizing 19 Award-Winning Ideas from Resident Participation

150 Million KRW Support

Gangnam-gu (Mayor Jo Seong-myeong) has selected 30 elementary, middle, and special schools as ‘Environmental Learning Practice Schools’ and will begin full-scale operation from April.

To this end, a total of 150 million KRW will be provided to support environmental education operating expenses.

In February, the district held an education program contest targeting students, teachers, and residents to discover programs to be operated at the Environmental Learning Practice Schools. A total of 56 environmental education ideas for Generation Z and Alpha Generation were submitted, and 19 outstanding works were selected.

Yangjaecheon Experience Activities

▲Board game experience containing carbon neutrality practice plans ▲One-week challenge to reduce daily carbon emissions ▲Guerrilla gardening by planting flowers and plants on idle land ▲Creating artificial intelligence to save the Earth ▲Finding causes and solutions to the climate crisis through GPS-based augmented reality, among other brilliant ideas were gathered.

The district selected the top 30 schools (18 elementary, 11 middle, 1 special) through evaluation from those that submitted environmental education project plans, issued certificates designating them as Environmental Learning Practice Schools, and provided 5 million KRW per school to operate the programs. From April to December, the 30 schools will organize and operate the 19 award-winning works from the contest into their own education programs tailored to their school circumstances. In addition, according to each school’s project plan, experiential and practical educational activities such as ▲Yangjaecheon plogging ▲Eco-friendly vegetable cultivation using smart farms ▲Paperless classroom projects ▲Zero waste practice campaigns will be conducted simultaneously.

Furthermore, the district operates a ‘Visiting Environmental Classroom’ in cooperation with two local environmental organizations. They visit schools that apply for the environmental classroom and provide various experiential learning on environmental topics such as climate change, energy saving, and renewable energy. In the second half of the year, plans to promote visits to environmental facilities are underway.

Jo Seong-myeong, Mayor of Gangnam-gu, stated, “At a time when environmental issues such as the climate crisis are serious, we will put more effort into supporting education that can practice carbon neutrality.”

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