Youth Problem Solving Project ‘Bridge to the World’ Ms. Unji Lee, RCE Tongyeong Asia-Pacific Regional RCE Meeting 2018 25-27 September, 2018, Parramatta (Sydney), Australia

1. Youth Problem Solving Project
BRIDGE TO THE WORLD
RCE Tongyeong
Unji Lee

2. What is the Bridge To the World
BTW is an ESD program that allows youth to think
flexibly, and integrally above dealing specific area. It
provides a chance for a multifaceted approach to
issues by sustainable balance between 3 dimensions.
It will contribute to fostering the next generation that
will lead to more sustainable. Especially, it deals with
environmental problems caused by rapid urbanization
and industrialization where shipbuilding and fisheries
developed with sea. It also discusses how multicultural
family can co-exist and how traditional wisdom can
conserve from a social point of view where aging and
population decline occur. Also, unemployment caused
by the bad mood of shipbuilding business, which has
lost vitality and the fisheries industry, which is affected
by climate change. BTW doesn’t limit the problematic
area but connects it with other areas to find problem at
their level, to think in 3 dimensions.
From 2008 to 2017, 846 participants have joined and learn ESD & how to be global citizen and
visited 43 Global RCE cities

3. BTW Annual curriculum
Selection Find Issue ESD Lecture
Looking for
Theme
Local
activities
Domestic Trip
BTW Festival
(select 3teams)
Apply Solution
in TY
Visit RCE cities
Follow up
activity

4. 11th Bridge To the World
Living together in Harmony as Global
Citizen
Tatal 46 students, 8 teams
May ~ july
- Find Problem and gather information
August
-Domestic trip for their Theme
September :
- BTW Festival for report and interview
- Select 3 teams to visiting other RCE
Coming Next
Visit other RCE to find SD solution and spread in
school and city

5. Problem in Tongyeong
Fast Development in economic and industry
Society based on Academic success
Nonmainstream of Tradition and Custom
Aging Population
Local variation from Capital city
Lost of self-esteem on Youth
Need flexibly thinking generation
How to make
Tongyeong sustainable
from Youth?
Find Local problem in diverse dimension from
youth level
Learn how to think sustainable and gather idea
and knowledge
Meet expert and study advanced area out of
Tongyeong
Suggest their sustainable solution to school and
local government
Change mind and system in school and city
Projects SDGs and Targets:
Target 4.7 ESD Target 17.16 enhance
the global
partnership for SD
YOUTH Problem
- Less chance to approve their
interest & course
- No understand to approve ESD

6. Why it starts from youth to make
sustainable?
Developing potential sustainable development educators Infinite growth
potential to be able to make various attempts without limitation to frame The
government will spend the budget to keep these programs going well We
need to listen to the youth's voice The school teacher is responsible for
creating and providing support for students to do case studies at school.
Local citizens communicate with students, find problems together, express
opinions. BTW
YOUTH
School &
other
youth
Teacher
Community
Local
government
RCE Youth Club
5 highschool & 1 middle school
400 students involved
Support youth activities
as Local company, NGO
through ESD
Mayer & each Department
Support budget and relating youth
Formal Education Committee
58 schools and 61 ESD Teacher
in whole TY area
Answer is from YOUTH
• Tongyeong is solving local problems in a sustainable way
• ESD practice of school from small-scale students, teacher change
• Coordinator – The person who did the program when they were
youth comes back to Tongyeong and helps youth activities as a senior
• TY city council and mayor Interested and participated in the program
as briefing session and examination announcement, and interested in
the youth program and looking for direction of the area connection
• Nurturing potential leaders to lead Tongyeong
sustainably

7. Thank you