Seocho-gu to Hold 'Environmental Education Week' Event Starting from the 5th

Operation of Carbon Neutral Culture Promotion Environmental Education Week
Environmental Love Golden Bell, Drawing Contest, Environmental Film Festival, etc.

The personal cup campaign in Seocho-gu. Provided by Seocho-gu.

Seocho-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jeon Seong-su) is operating the "1st Environmental Education Week" from the 5th to the 11th of this month to learn and share eco-friendly practices in daily life in celebration of Environment Day (June 5th every year).

"Environmental Education Week" is designated and operated by local governments nationwide to raise awareness of the importance of environmental conservation and to promote environmental education by designating a week including Environment Day each year. This is the first time it is being implemented in Seocho-gu.

The district has prepared a variety of programs where local young children, elementary, middle, and high school students, and residents can enjoy learning about the environment together with the Seocho-gu Environmental Education Center and Seocho-gu Carbon Neutral Support Center.

Starting with the "Environmental Love Golden Bell" (Banghyeon Elementary School) on the 5th, the week will be packed with events such as the Seocho Family Environmental Drawing Contest and Environmental Practice Experience Festival, the Seoul International Environmental Film Festival with Seocho-gu (Gyesong Elementary School, Serae Elementary School), and Seocho Carbon Zero Keeper Education, continuing actively until the 11th.

On the first day of Environmental Education Week, June 5th, the "Environmental Love Golden Bell" will be held for 4th to 6th graders at Banghyeon Elementary School. On the 6th, an environmental cultural event will be held at Yangjaecheon, Seocho-gu’s representative eco-friendly ecological stream, where students, parents, and residents can learn and participate joyfully. At the "Seocho Family Environmental Drawing Contest," about 400 participants from 119 pre-registered families will draw pictures on the themes "Animals and Plants We Want to See at Yangjaecheon" and "Our Wonderful Family Practicing Carbon Neutrality."

Alongside this, the "Environmental Practice Experience Festival" will also take place. Various environmental practice experience booths prepared by the Green Seocho Environmental Practice Group in each neighborhood include ▲Making natural mist (Seocho 1-dong) ▲Making coffee grounds keyrings (Bangbae 4-dong) ▲Making air-purifying plants (Yangjae 2-dong) ▲Barter market (Naegok-dong), as well as a solar-powered RC car race hosted by the Korea Energy Agency. Additionally, as part of the "Personal Cup Use Day Campaign," visitors who bring personal cups such as tumblers to the event will receive free coffee and beverages.

On the 11th, the "Seoul International Environmental Film Festival with Seocho-gu" will be held at the Bansong Simsan Art Hall in the Simsang Memorial Cultural Center. Mayor Jeon Seong-su said, "I hope many residents will enjoy learning and participating, and that this will serve as an opportunity to lead to small daily actions to protect the Earth."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.