Dongtan High School Engages Students in Environmental Cleanup and Poetry Recitation on Scenic Walk

Dongtan High School in Hwaseong (Principal Kim Bong-sik) held a student participation event that combined environmental cleanup and poetry recitation with walking.

From September 9 to 11, Dongtan High School held the 'Autumn Scenic Walk Event' in a nearby park during lunch hours. The event was designed to allow students to engage in physical activity during their academic day while also participating in environmental protection and cultural experiences.

Athletic supporter students from school took charge of operations. They guided three scenic walking courses and helped students participate by stamping completion certificates for those who finished each section.

The walking program incorporated experiential activities at different sections. In sections 2 and 3, students engaged in 'plogging'—picking up trash while walking—to clean up the park surroundings. On September 10-11, a poetry recitation space was set up along one side of the walking path where students read renowned Korean poems under the maple trees and appreciated each other's recitations.

A second-year student who serves as the athletic supporters' representative said, "I felt great fulfillment when friends, seniors, and juniors walked through the maple-lined path while enjoying conversations, and when they came to receive completion stamps. Especially through plogging, we cleaned up the park around our school, and the time spent walking while listening to autumn poems will stay with me for a long time."

A second-year student participant shared, "After being stuck in the classroom every day, walking during lunch with friends while seeing the vibrant autumn foliage and picking up trash made my mood refresh and felt healthy. Walking through the autumn path while hearing poetry recitation felt like a scene from a movie."

The physical education teacher who organized the event said, "It was very meaningful to see all students participate without burden during lunch hour and relieve stress amid the autumn foliage."