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Field Trips to Key Environmental Facilities such as Zero Incineration Store and Mapo Resource Recovery Facility, with VR and Media Art Experiences

Mapo-gu (Mayor Park Kang-su) will operate the second half program of the 'Mapo Environmental School' starting September 5.

The Mapo Environmental School is an environmental education field trip program first introduced by Mapo-gu in May. It is an environmental education program that allows residents, including students, to visit major environmental facilities and directly experience various educational contents to physically learn the necessity and methods of environmental protection.

Following 130 participants in the first half of the year, the Mapo Environmental School classes will begin in September for 311 students in grades 4 to 6 from local elementary schools who applied in advance.

The 311 students will be divided into 14 classes and participate in the Mapo Environmental School’s field trip program under the guidance of Mapo Environmental School teachers.

The field trip program starts at the 'Zero Incineration Store,' the first municipal recycling intermediate processing facility located in the plaza of Mapo-gu Office, and proceeds divided into Course A and Course B.

Course A visits and tours the Seoul Energy Dream Center, a self-sufficient energy building, and the Mapo Resource Recovery Facility, then explores Noeul Park by riding an eco-friendly electric bus.

Course B explores the Nanji Waterside Learning Center while listening to ecological explanations, then visits Korea Midland Power’s Energy Um to observe the electricity generation process at the power plant and experience cutting-edge VR and media art.

Park Kang-su, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, “Climate anomalies caused by global warming are already causing serious damage worldwide, so more proactive and aggressive efforts regarding the environment are needed at this time.” He added, “The district will actively operate interesting and effective environmental policies so that even young students can take the lead in practice through hands-on projects such as the Zero Incineration Store and Mapo Environmental School.”

In addition to the Mapo Environmental School project, the district operated the 'Mapo Noeul Eco Camp' twice in the first half of the year for a total of 56 families (211 people) with elementary school children, providing time to experience various environmental contents such as ecological exploration while camping together as a family, receiving great responses.

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