Jayeon Hyuyangrim Management Office, Remote 'Forest Education' Linked to Elementary Curriculum Operated

The scene of a forest education (experience kit) program class conducted at schools before the spread of COVID-19. Provided by the National Natural Recreation Forest Management Office

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Korea National Arboretum Management Office has developed a 'forest education' program linked to the elementary school curriculum and will operate it remotely.

According to the Arboretum Management Office on the 20th, this program was developed in cooperation with the Gapyeong Office of Education in Gyeonggi Province and will begin operation on the 26th of this month.

The forest education program was planned to revitalize the stagnant forest education operations by reflecting the difficulty of visiting arboretums due to the risk of spreading the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), and by adapting changes in youth education policies and teaching methods (such as remote classes) in educational institutions.

The program consists of 12 types: 7 forest education programs linked to the curriculum based on the 2015 revised elementary school curriculum achievement standards, and 5 types of experience kits suitable for remote classes.

On-site, it can be used as a basic two-session 80-minute class, and cooperative teaching with teachers is possible, so a single 40-minute session can be conducted upon consultation, according to the Arboretum Management Office.

Above all, the program's professionalism was enhanced by appointing supervisors and teachers from educational institutions as advisory committee members to review the program.

Lee Young-rok, director of the Arboretum Management Office, said, “We will strive to ensure that the forest education program developed in cooperation with educational institutions can be stably operated in the field.”

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