Korea Zinc's Onsan Smelter Holds 'Junior Engineering Classroom' for 22nd Year

One-company-one-school partnership since 2005
Building walking robots and autonomous cars together

Korea Zinc's Onsan Smelter said on October 21 that it had held its 2026 Junior Engineering Classroom at Deoksin Elementary School in Ulju County, Ulsan Metropolitan City. The event has been held for 22 years.

Korea Zinc's Onsan Smelter held the "2026 Junior Engineering Classroom" at Deoksin Elementary School in Ulju County, Ulsan. Korea Zinc

The Junior Engineering Classroom at Deoksin Elementary School is a community outreach program launched after Korea Zinc's Onsan Smelter formed a one-company-one-school partnership with the school in 2005. Korea Zinc employees serve as teachers for a day, explaining scientific and engineering principles in a way that students can understand and providing hands-on lessons in which they help students build educational kits.

This year's Junior Engineering Classroom was held over three days. A total of 27 employees served as teachers for a day, joining 275 students in 13 classes from grades 4 to 6 at Deoksin Elementary School to build educational kits and learn how they work. Fourth-graders built "Equalizer Phone Stands," which light up an LED when a sensor detects something; fifth-graders built walking robots; and sixth-graders built autonomous cars.

A representative of Korea Zinc's Onsan Smelter said, "We will continue working with the local community to create diverse educational opportunities so that students can nurture their curiosity about science and engineering and broaden their dreams for the future."

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