Butterflies Flutter in Every 3rd Grade Classroom... Uljin-gun's 9-Year-Long 'Butterfly Egg' Distribution Gains Popularity

Students Experience Butterfly Hatching Process for a Month... Jeon Chan-geol County Governor "Expanding Insect Egg Distribution in Curriculum"

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] In third-grade classrooms of elementary schools in Uljin-gun, Gyeongbuk, a unique atmosphere unfolds every year around this time as students marvel at the joy of raising butterflies.

Related to the science curriculum, children directly observe in the classroom the entire process of a caterpillar hatching from an egg, becoming a pupa, and then transforming into a butterfly (taking 30 to 35 days), gaining an opportunity to appreciate the value of life.

This classroom scene began when Uljin-gun started distributing butterfly eggs, bred independently at Wangpicheon Park (formerly Expo Park) since 2013, to elementary schools in the area.

Uljin-gun (Governor Jeon Chan-geol) also this year, from the 19th to the 23rd, distributed eggs of the cabbage white butterfly and the large white butterfly along with kale (the caterpillars' food plant) free of charge to 15 elementary schools in the district.

Each school receives all necessary supplies for breeding, including a butterfly ecology guidebook, flower pots, and mosquito nets, allowing students to experience the emotional moment of witnessing the birth of butterflies in the classroom.

Jeon Chan-geol, Governor of Uljin-gun, said, "The 'butterfly egg distribution,' a rare case among other local governments, receives great response from schools every year for its educational effect," adding, "In the future, we plan to breed and distribute to schools in need stag beetles, rhinoceros beetles, white-spotted flower chafers, and tiger butterflies to support the school curriculum."

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