"Developing Inquiry Skills Through Ecological Education"… Everland Operates 'E-Cube School'

Upgraded Program for the Animal and Plant Love Group
For Prospective Elementary Students and Grades 1 to 4

Everland, operated by Samsung C&T Resort Division, announced on the 25th that it will launch an upgraded version of its popular experience program, the Animal and Plant Love Group, called 'E³School (E Cube School)' to welcome the new school term.

Children capturing giraffe sounds using a phonetic device /
[Photo by Everland]

E Cube School is an experiential program designed for prospective elementary students up to 4th graders. It aims to enrich children's lives by allowing them to joyfully (Enjoyment) experience and deeply explore (Exploration) the world we live in, including animals and plants, and develop insights through this process (Enrichment).

This program was developed with the participation of educational experts, including the Korean branch of the U.S. edutech company Wonderland Education and the Korea Environmental Education Institute, which collaborates on ecological and environmental education with public institutions, to foster children's creativity and integrative thinking.

While the previous Animal and Plant Love Group allowed children to experience animals and plants separately and learn the importance of environmental protection, E Cube School is designed to maximize basic inquiry skills by creating immersive storytelling situations where children experience animals and plants together, continuing the spirit of respect for life.

The concept of E Cube School is a 'secret exploration notebook sent to future life scientists 200 years from now.' It carries the story of delivering records of Everland’s animal and plant research to the future. Everland explains that through the responsibility of researching important ecological information to be passed on, children naturally develop scientific thinking and affection for surrounding living things by collecting plants, closely observing and measuring animals, and recording specific information.

Everland stated, "Children will learn to think creatively not only by writing and drawing but also by organizing information such as the diet and habitat of specific animals and their interactions with other animals and plants into mind maps, and writing letters to future scientists through various recording methods."

Children observing tulip bulbs in the Everland Tulip Garden /
[Photo by Everland]

E Cube School is divided into 'E Cube Kids' for prospective elementary students and 'E Cube Eco' for students from 1st to 4th grade. E Cube Kids consists of a total of 20 educational courses with one learning theme each for animals and plants every month over 10 months from May to February next year.

E Cube Eco is an integrated curriculum that teaches eight core ecological concepts included in the curriculum, such as animal and plant classification and biodiversity, from multiple perspectives by combining animals and plants monthly. Membership registration starts on the 27th on a first-come, first-served basis, and the activity period runs from next month through February next year.

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