Curriculum
EPI curricula is divided into three parts: Pre-course, Core, and Optional components. Core components are taught in every EPI course. If you’ve got questions, contact us for additional information!
Pre Course
Your group’s Galápagos Islands curriculum trunk will contain:
• Galapagos: A Natural History by John Kricher
• Easy Spanish Phrase Book (Dover Publications)
• Video: Lessons of Pacuare by Layne McIntosh
• Video: What Darwin Never Saw (PBS)
• Map of the Galapagos Islands (ITMB)
• Curriculum Pieces:
-Species Account
-The Food Connection
-Pre-course student projects
-Post-course presentation
Core Curriculum
Introduction
• EPI Goals and Mission
• Student Journals
• Rules and Safety
Science and Conservation
• Scientific Method
• Research Skills, Methods, and Protocols
• Specialist Groups and Data Review
• Research Presentations
• Comparative Ecology
• Evolution
• Ecosystem Exploration (snorkeling and/or highlands hike)
• Galapagos Conservation
Cultural Exchange
• Language and Culture
• High School Visit
• Research Presentations
• Transference
Team Building and Initiatives
• Name Games
• Group Creed
• Group Journal
• Pulse Check
• Closing Circle
Optional Curriculum
The possibilities are limited only by safety and Instructor creativity! Here are some popular examples:
Conservation
- Island Biogeography
• Island Agriculture
• Giant Tortoise surveys and habitat restoration
Art and Observation
• Beach art
• Species accounts
• Sound map
Processing and Transference
• Senses Poem
• Solo Sit
• Group Poetry
Fun
• Turtle Hurdles
• Skin the Snake
• Group Journal