POSCO 1% Sharing Foundation Operates 'Sangsangisang Science'

2800 First-Year Students from 20 Middle Schools in Pohang and Gwangyang Areas

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] POSCO 1% Sharing Foundation announced on the 27th that it will operate the ‘Sangsangisang Science Creative and Career Science Classroom’ to nurture young science talents with an eco-friendly mindset.

Sangsangisang Science is an experiential education program designed for first-year middle school students in the Pohang and Gwangyang areas to understand iron, an eco-friendly material, and to easily and enjoyably acquire scientific technology and knowledge related to iron. It also provides various career exploration opportunities to nurture dreams of becoming scientists, including career lectures in the science field and career aptitude tests.

Now in its third year, ‘Sangsangisang Science’ was held last year for about 1,500 students from 10 middle schools in Pohang and Gwangyang, receiving great responses. This year, the program will expand its support scale and operate for about 2,800 students from 20 middle schools from September 13 to December 24.

In particular, this year, environmental education tailored to students’ perspectives was newly introduced to raise awareness of the importance of the environment. The environmental education consists of content such as video lectures by popular YouTubers and escape room games linking online and offline formats to increase student participation and learning effectiveness. Current teachers also participated in content planning and production.

The ‘Sangsangisang Science’ education is conducted by 35 Sangsang teachers. Sangsang teachers were selected from outstanding local talents interested in science among young people preparing for employment and women with career interruptions.

POSCO 1% Sharing Foundation was established in 2013 and utilizes funds created through a 1% salary donation from POSCO Group and partner company employees and company matching grants to carry out various sharing activities for future generations, multicultural families, and people with disabilities.