TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Over a dozen schools in New Taipei will participate in a sustainability education program that includes learning about carbon sequestration, organic farming, and creating resources from food waste.
The New Taipei City Government’s education bureau said on Friday (Oct. 25) that 13 schools in New Taipei have been selected to take part in the pilot project. Designed in cooperation with Fu Jen Catholic University, the project aims to teach students about “low-carbon living,” per CNA.
New Taipei Yingge Elementary School is participating in the project, and Principal Chien Tsung-i (簡聰義) said he is interested in better integrating the topic of carbon sinks into his school's curriculum. Chien said the school has already established a group that teaches students about sustainable practices, with courses about ecology, food and agriculture, and the carbon output produced by the school campus.
Chien said students on the courses have created a breeding habitat for black soldier fly larvae using food waste. The principal said the larvae are an excellent source of protein for domestic poultry and can be used as organic fertilizer.
Tutor at Yingge Elementary Chen Chen-wei (陳振威) said that the school is also cooperating with the Hualien Indigenous Wild Vegetable Center to teach students about sustainable farming, insect ecology, and low-carbon consumption.
Fu Jen University Lan Yi-chen (藍易振) said the pilot project has been designed to reflect issues shared by the university and the communities that surround it.
He said the programs will involve artificial intelligence of things enabled smart networked devices, carbon sequestration fertilizers, and the use of geographical technology to help students and the community understand the net-zero transition.
New Taipei’s education department said the pilot program and other environmental education initiatives have been created in response to the government’s net-zero 2050 policy and global development trends.
