Climate Action — From Learning to Practice! Environmental Education Programs for All Ages, From Toddlers to Seniors
Seodaemun-gu is marking World Environment Day on Friday with a week of programs designed to help residents learn about, enjoy and act on environmental issues.
The initiative aims to build awareness of the importance of environmental protection and encourage residents to take climate action in their daily lives.
The Seodaemun-gu Happy Green Center (111 Hongjecheon-ro) will host "Together·Green·Future! Green Lifestyle Program," a series of eco-friendly hands-on activities.
Friday's lineup includes pinecone keychain making, a black-and-white photo booth at Hongjecheon stream, natural crafts using ginkgo seeds and a carbon neutrality quiz. On June 13, the center will hold "Grab Your Green Future! Green Career Program" and "Find the Green Explorers! Environmental Camp."
At the Seodaemun-gu Expectation Space (15 Eungam-ro 2-gil), Saturday's program for elementary school students will feature an environmental board game, a VR endangered-animal experience, and handkerchief and fan making.
Local partner organizations are also taking part in Environmental Education Week. Maeul Eondeok Social Cooperative — the first social environmental education institution designated by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, based in Seodaemun-gu — held a citizen-participation field survey program called "Hongjecheon Biodiversity Investigation Mission" at Hongjecheon stream on May 30. Participants teamed up with experts to observe and document birds and insects along the stream.
The Seodaemun 50 Plus Center ran activities at the Happy Green Center on Friday, offering toddlers a salamander keychain workshop and a recycling sorting game, while adults took part in an environmental quiz and pinecone keychain making.
The Seoul Metropolitan Seodaemun Youth Center is running a program called "Gamtan School" for students at Yeonbuk Middle School from Friday through June 12. The program features class-by-class "zero food waste" challenges and climate crisis environmental education, aiming to raise students' awareness of the severity of food waste and the need for carbon neutrality.
Member organizations of the Seodaemun-gu Environmental Education Council are also set to run a household waste reduction campaign throughout June.
"I hope these diverse environmental programs serve as a turning point that inspires residents to commit to everyday climate action and put that commitment into practice," district mayor Lee Seong-heon said.
Seodaemun-gu, designated an environmental education city, aims to expand its range of high-quality environmental education programs for residents, with the Happy Green Center serving as its hub.
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