Experience-Based Education Focused on Nature and the Environment
in the Era of Climate Crisis
Yangcheon District in Seoul will host the nationwide 'Y Education Expo 2025' from May 15 to 17 in the vicinity of Yangcheon District Office, presenting a new educational paradigm to address the era of climate crisis. Now in its third year, the expo will be held under the theme 'Green Schooling: The Earth Becomes the Textbook' and will feature a total of 32 programs across six fields.
'Green Schooling' is an environmental education model that goes beyond traditional classroom- and knowledge-centered approaches, emphasizing learning and practice within nature. The expo has significantly expanded its experience-based content to span generations, including the Future Education Expo, Career and College Admission Expo, educational forums and lectures, the National Youth Competition, Lifelong Learning Festival, and Kids Play Zone.
In particular, a large LED globe will be installed in Yangcheon Park during the expo to visually convey the importance of the climate crisis and environmental issues. A variety of programs have been prepared for all generations to participate in together, including future technology experiences, creative mathematics programs, hands-on activities related to artificial intelligence (AI) and drones as part of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, personalized career and college counseling, the Lifelong Learning Festival, and ecological experiences for children.
During the expo, the Career and College Admission Expo will be held at Yangcheon Community Sports Center and the surrounding Haenuri Town area, offering the latest information necessary for career and college planning all in one place.
At Haenuri Hall in Haenuri Town, the 'National High School Information Session' will take place, featuring admissions officers from eight leading private and gifted high schools in Korea, including Daewon Foreign Language High School, Sangsang High School, Incheon Science and Arts Gifted School, and Korea Digital Media High School. In addition, 30 high schools?including private, specialized, arts, and vocational schools?will operate their own promotional and experience booths at the Community Sports Center and Haenuri Town outdoor plaza, helping students and parents preparing for high school admissions find answers to their concerns.
The expo will also feature the 'Incheon Global Campus,' Korea’s only joint campus for foreign universities, which houses five prestigious international universities including Ghent University. Attendees can receive one-on-one personalized career and college consulting at the 'Career Exploration Zone,' which is open to elementary through high school students. There will also be an 'Experience Zone' offering AI student record analysis and AR sports activities.
On May 16 and 17, Haenuri Hall in Haenuri Town will host presentations on college admission strategies and motivational lectures by star instructors in each field. On May 16, Bae Youngjun, a leading public education admissions expert, will give a strategy session on preparing for holistic student record admissions. On May 17, the 'Y Teachers' lecture will feature EBS’s top English instructor Jung Seungik and top middle school science instructor Jang Pung, who will share strategies for self-directed learning.
The 'National Youth Competition,' which aims to strengthen future competencies of youth through core Fourth Industrial Revolution fields such as artificial intelligence, drone technology, and the principles of mathematics essential for future education, will be held on May 15 and 17. Outstanding participants will be awarded a total of 20.5 million won in prize money across three competitions.
Yangcheon District Mayor Lee Gijae stated, "Now in its third year, the Y Education Expo has been prepared as a microcosm of the 'Earth Textbook,' presenting an education paradigm centered on nature and the environment in the era of climate crisis, and encouraging learning and practice within nature with the Earth as the textbook." He added, "I hope everyone enjoys the future education content that fuses nature and learning, and has a meaningful time moving forward into the future."
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