At the opening of the training and activities on “National Pride Mazaalai Bear”, the director of the Natural History Museum, Doctor of Science N. Manchuk, the head of the Department of Natural Resources Policy and Rational Use of the Boao Yam, T. Baljinnyam, senior specialist B. Khandarmaa, the head of the capital’s Department of Education B. Amartuvshin, and the executive director of the program’s implementing agency, the Environmental Information and Training Center, E. Shinetsetseg, delivered speeches. The head of selected secondary schools and senior students of the New Beginning School participated in the training and activities. Since the Mazaalai Bear was declared a “national pride animal” by the Mongolian Government’s Resolution No. 437 dated December 13, 2023, the Natural History Museum has been a national and International awareness-raising measures are being implemented in stages. In connection with the start of the 2025-2026 school year, the training and activity "Introducing the National Pride Animal Mazaalai Bear" is being organized for one month starting from September 29, with the initiative and support of the Presidential Office of Mongolia, the Ministry of Nature and Climate Change, in cooperation with the Capital City Department of Education and the Environmental Information and Training Center, within the framework of the museum's learning environment. The training and activity, which aims to introduce the value of Mongolia's biodiversity and the importance of ecosystems to children and young people, increase scientific knowledge about climate change, and cultivate a correct attitude towards nature conservation, will be attended by more than 10,000 students in grades 2-12 from more than 10 general education schools in the capital. The training and activity, which is implemented using museum guidebooks, teacher's manuals, and exhibits that are appropriate for the age and mental characteristics of the students, is being implemented using museum guidebooks, teacher's manuals, and exhibits that are appropriate for the students' age and mental characteristics. As a result: students will gain scientific knowledge about the mazaalai bear and rare and extremely rare animals of Mongolia, and understand the value of biodiversity. The understanding of the importance of ecosystems and the impact of climate change will deepen, and the right attitude towards nature conservation will be formed. The participation and active initiative of children and youth in nature conservation activities will increase, and they will realize their civic responsibility. The idea of ​​sustainable development education will be realistically reflected in general education teaching activities, and cooperation between educational institutions will expand. The ecological education and sustainable development education system will improve, contributing to the implementation of state policy documents. The program training is being implemented in three stages: pre-museum - on-museum - post-museum, and this methodology can be fully introduced to schools nationwide in the future. #cultural_space #culture_support_our_environment