FCO･OP holds "Parent-child River Cleaning and Canoeing Experience" event!
2021.11.30
On October 10, FCO･OP and the Chikugo River Disaster Prevention Facility, Kurumeusu co-hosted the "Parent-child River Cleaning and Canoeing Experience" event. Although the number of applications received far exceeded the expected number of applicants, 48 people including staff participated in the program.
Participants were divided into three groups and each picked up garbage from the river. A total of six bags of garbage were collected, and the students learned about the environment, including where the garbage came from, when it was thrown away, and how the garbage flowed from the Chikugo River to the Ariake Sea. They also learned that garbage cannot be recycled once it is thrown away.
In the survey conducted after the event, the following comments were received from the parents: "After the garbage picking experience, the children's interest in garbage increased. It was a very good experience".
A scene of garbage pickup
The canoeing experience was something that the children were very much looking forward to, and they seemed to have enjoyed it. They started with how to put on the life jackets, and how to get on and off the canoe with careful explanation and guidance. There were many comments that the canoeing experience was much easier and more interesting than they thought it would be.
A scene of the canoeing experience
< Parents' voice > Excerpt
- It was a valuable experience for me. I hope this kind of activity will be continued.
- I participated in this project because I wanted my children to have many first-time experiences, a sense of accomplishment through cleaning, and to confirm their awareness of garbage.
- The university students who volunteered were very kind and made me have fun with the children without worry. The canoeing instruction was easy to understand and even for the first time, I was able to enjoy it
< Children's voice> Excerpt
- It was my first time going canoeing, so I thought it would be a little scary, but I was happy to find that it was easier and more fun than I expected. I really wanted to do it again.
- Picking up garbage and being taught how to canoe made it a fun autumn memory.
- I enjoyed canoeing. It was fun to be able to paddle by myself.
