Why Did Seocho-gu Hold a Family Carbon Zero Environmental Sports Day?

Gu Holds '2023 Seocho Family Carbon Zero Environmental Sports Day' at Seocho Sports Complex on the 10th
Over 200 Families with Elementary School Children Participate... Environmental Themes Like Carbon Neutrality and Resource Circulation Added to Traditional Sports Programs

Seocho-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jeon Seong-su) will hold the ‘Seocho Family Carbon Zero Environmental Sports Day’ on the 10th at Seocho Sports Complex (73-48 Yangjaedaero 12-gil).

This event is organized to raise environmental sensitivity among children, the future generation, and to instill the importance of the natural environment. Additionally, by incorporating environmental themes such as carbon neutrality and resource circulation into traditional sports day events, the aim is to encourage participants to take an interest in environmental conservation while engaging in physical activities.

The sports day, starting at 9:30 AM, will last about three hours with around 200 participants consisting of families with children in elementary school or younger from the local area. The program is divided into two teams, the Arctic Team and the Antarctic Team, and includes activities such as ▲Eco-friendly OX Quiz ▲Catch the Oxygen ▲Save the Animal Friends ▲Recycling Relay Race.

First, the ‘Eco-friendly OX Quiz’ is a game where one team is eliminated when all its members answer environmental questions incorrectly. The ‘Catch the Oxygen’ game involves teams competing to keep air inside a large cloth for the longest time. The ‘Recycling Relay Race’ features 12 members per team running while holding labeled PET bottles, removing the labels, flattening the bottles, and then throwing them into the trash bin to complete the relay.

Scores are visualized using a scoreboard called the ‘Earth Thermometer,’ which represents the Earth's temperature rising due to global warming. Each time a team wins, the temperature gauge moves downward. Ultimately, the team with the lower Earth temperature wins.

The district has been promoting various environmental education programs for families with children in elementary school or younger to build consensus on environmental conservation and strengthen the capacity for practicing carbon neutrality in daily life. In June, the ‘Seocho Family Environmental Drawing Contest’ was held at Bangbae Forest Environmental Library, and in August, the ‘Cheonggyesan Eco Camp’ was conducted, providing ecological education such as decorating new homes for animals.

Jeon Seong-su, Mayor of Seocho-gu, said, “Through the Environmental Sports Day, it will be a valuable time for the whole family to enjoy and learn about practicing carbon neutrality amid the climate crisis,” adding, “We will continue to strive to create a ‘Sustainable Carbon Neutral Clean City Seocho.’”

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