Environmental Education Classes for Local Kids

  South Korea

• All Other Areas: 
Bundang,  Gyeonggi

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks

Description: The host is a local environmental organization in a suburb of Seoul. They have promoted the protection of the local mountain from environmental disruption since 1994. They have regular environmental education classes for local people and kids in the mountain school and a local park.

There are many fireflies in the mountain so the volunteers participating in this project will help the studies about fireflies such as catching and counting them. Volunteers will also do manual work to renovate the facilities of the school. They will take part in the weekend environmental education class as sub-teachers for kids and families in the local park. Volunteers will teach and show examples there, such as making a flute and animals in the nature with flowers and tree leaves and so on, after they have learnt how to make it themselves. They will also experience the traditional nature dying and encounter with many local people.

The volunteer project will take place in Bundang, Sungnam city, Gyeonggido. It is 20 km away from Seoul.

Qualifications: Volunteers who are interested in environmental education on local level are welcome.

Cost in US$: $235 US

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: motivated to work voluntarily within an international youth team, tolerant, open-minded and cooperative young person with adventurous spirit.

Age Range: 18 - 35 years

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to South Korea Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

CADIP - Canadian Alliance for Development Initiatives and Projects's Mission Statement: CADIP is an independent, non-governmental, non-religious, not-for-profit Canadian organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Through various youth initiatives, Cadip promotes peace, cooperation, tolerance and understanding in international, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural surroundings. The organization also promotes patterns and examples of civil activities focused on serving others, on building social ties and strengthening communities, on supporting civil society development. Aims and general objectives: " To promote volunteering as an expression of civic contribution " To strengthen the international contacts among young people " To build tolerance and understanding in multicultural and multi-ethnic surroundings " To promote multiunderstanding among youth all over the world " To facilitate the individual growth of the volunteers through the acquisition of work, life and learning skills " To work for the recognition and promotion of non-formal learning " To support the community initiatives and assist in community development.