Seongnam City to Provide Tailored Environmental Education for Elementary, Middle, and Disabled Students... Total of 24,000 Participants

Tours of Incineration Plants and Recycling Centers
Forest and River Explorations, Woodworking Workshops, and More

Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor: Shin Sang-jin) announced on April 10 that it will operate environmental education programs for third to sixth grade elementary school students, middle school students, and students with disabilities until November 20.

Fifth Grade Elementary School Forest Exploration in Seongnam City. Provided by Seongnam City

This initiative aims to raise awareness of the importance of the environment among students—the future generation—and to encourage the adoption of eco-friendly habits in daily life.

The total number of participants is approximately 24,000.

For schools that register in advance, environmental instructors affiliated with Seongnam City visit the schools to provide education. Programs are also conducted through guided tours of major facilities, as well as observation activities in local parks, rivers, and forests.

The education content is tailored by grade and target group.

For elementary students, the programs are as follows: third graders participate in environmental classes that include quizzes on plants and animals; fourth graders take part in school forest explorations and tours of environmental energy facilities (incineration plants in Sangdaewon-dong and Sampyeong-dong) and the Smart Green Center (Yatap-dong recycling center); fifth graders engage in explorations of forests and rivers; and sixth graders attend climate change classes that help them check greenhouse gas emissions in everyday life.

First to third grade middle school students attend a five-session program that includes the "Carbon Neutral Practice School" and "Find the Chemicals in My Life," where they learn about household chemical products and how to read ingredient labels.

Elementary School 4th Grade School Forest Exploration in Seongnam City. Provided by Seongnam City

For students with disabilities attending Seongeun School, Hyeeun School, or special education classes in regular elementary schools, the city offers the "Visiting Ecology Class," which helps develop sensory awareness through natural materials, and "Green Together," a woodworking program.

In addition, the city operates the "4th Youth Eco-Leader Program," an advanced environmental education course for a total of 50 elementary, middle, and high school students. At Seongnam City Hall, participants engage in a variety of activities, including environmental debates and augmented reality (AR) environmental games such as Mission Ecosable.

In December of last year, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment designated five types of Seongnam City's targeted environmental education programs as "Excellent Environmental Education Programs."

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