Land Optimization Education in the School Environment for Cross-Cultural Students

Abstract

In the current era of rapid technological development and urbanization, it is important for us to understand and utilize land optimally, especially in school environments. This Community Service aims to provide education about how to optimize land in the school environment for junior high school students in Thailand and Malaysia.  Implementation of activities is carried out using a hybrid method, namely offline and online. Activities will be held on December 13-14 2024.  The aim of this PKM material is to provide students with an understanding of how to optimize land in the school environment and their role in maintaining and utilizing environmental resources in a sustainable manner.  The topic of discussion in this material is understanding the basic concepts of land optimization, introducing land types in the school environment and several types of herbal plants and understanding the importance of efficient land use.  In closing, this material provides motivation to apply the concept of land optimization in everyday life, as well as giving assignments to students in groups to plan small land optimization projects in their school environment.  As a result of this activity, students can understand and apply the concept of land optimization in various contexts of their lives.