Learning Centers
To provide children and educators with an environment that renders sustainable learning feasible and effective, the Beluga School for Life has established six learning centers. Instead of just thematic elements in the curriculum, these learning centers are actual architectural facilities.
The learning centers are “Organic Farming” with cultivated areas on the large school grounds and a farm of 38,000m² for livestock, fruit and vegetables; “Body & Soul” with a small building complex for massages, yoga and spa treatments as well as a soccer and sports field; “Nutrition and Health” with a canteen and a professional restaurant kitchen; “Cultural Heritage and Development” with an amphitheater and buildings for music, dance and art; “Culture Sensitive Tourism” with 18 pavilions, swimming pool and restaurant; and “International Communication” with two buildings for computer and language classes. The learning centers are run by employees and aim to generate income to reduce operating costs. The children learn by “looking over the shoulders” of the employees, for example, and there is no “as if” education, but exclusively practical learning experiences.
