Suwon Center for environmental Movement


1. Objective
- Driving environmental movement for solving environmental problems
- Operating environmental education programs for local residents and children
- Enhancing environmental awareness and attitude of citizen
- Helping local schools and teachers expand environmental education


2. Contact
Address:
 477-13, Ji-dong, Padal-gu, Suwon, Kyonggi-do
Tel:
 +82-31-251-1831, 2 Fax: +82-31-251-1830
URL:
 http://www.ecosuwon.org Email: ecosuwon@list.jinbo.net

3. Organization Structure
Established: 05/1994
Divisions: General Affairs Div., Eco-leaders Div., Environmental Education Div., Membership Management Div., Suwon Environmental Teachers Div., and Green Environmental Laboratory
Staff No.: 7 full-time staffs
Director: Chungkwhan Kim

4. Foundation
Foundation Annual Budget 2004 Settlement 2000 Resources
20,000,000 Won
20,000,000 Won
130,000,000 Won
 1. Grants
2. Membership fee

5. Regular Environmental Education Program
Project Name
Place
 Operational Features
Education for Eco-Leaders
Suwon City:
Mt. Kwang-kyo,
Suwon Stream,
Mt. Chilbo,
West Lake
and so on
 - Designed for housewives in the region.
- Operating focused on environmental education theories and field trips for 10 weeks.
- Held the program 5 times by 2004.
- Participants are playing a very important role in developing and operating local environmental education programs, especially for children.
Environmental Education Training for school teachers Kyonggi-do
Suwon
Educational
Office
 - Aiming at building a cooperative process with schoolteachers.
- Designed for elementary and middle schoolteachers in Suwon region.
- Holding an environmental education training program for 4 days
- Keeping the balance between theories and practices.
Environmental
Camps for
children
 Gapyong Bagdun-
Ri Nature School
 - Holding a three-day long environment camp for elementary and middle school students for summer vacation.
- Operated based on environment friendly management principles.
- Consisted of survey, collection, exploration, and project activities.
- Held the camp 8 times by 2004.

6. Other Environmental Education Programs
- Children Nature School
- Family Eco-Field Trip


7. Publications
Type
Title
Price
Publisher
Periodical
 Evergreen Madang (every other month)
 Free for members Suwon Center for Environment Movement
Periodical Gwangkyo Mt. Ecology School (Quarterly)
 Free for members Suwon Center for Environment Movement
Others Eco-Leaders Education Manual Not for sale Suwon Center for Environment Movement
Others Teacher Environmental Education Children Nature School Manual Not for sale Suwon Center for Environment Movement

8. Partnership
Green Kyonggi Agenda21, Green Kyonggi Self-governed Network, Suwon City

9. Plans in the next 5 years

- Eco Office, Eco Life Movement implementation for environmental friendly office improvement
- Local School Environmental Education Network
- Stable finance security by membership magnification

10. Self Evaluation

- Successful in encouraging the public to take part in the movement.
- Contributing to improving membersŐ environmental awareness.

11. Expectation toward TEEN and Message

- Hoping to begin sharing environmental education programs and related know-how with Chinese educators.
- Dynamic and continuing communication and cooperation among environmental organizations from the three countries.