Goose Creek High School is joining an elite group of schools by entering the education metaverse, with help from VictoryXR, a global leader in virtual reality education. Goose Creek High School is one of the first in the United States to adopt metaverse education, pioneering a new world of 3D immersive learning.
Students participating in the educational metaverse will have the opportunity to become immersed in their content, experience hands-on lessons, and connect and learn with students across the state. Students will have the chance to hold molecules in their hands, spend an hour on a starship and take a walk outside the ship in a space suit, visit with Isaac Newton after traveling in a time machine and much more.
“Studies show conclusively that students who learn in virtual reality remember more of what they are taught,” said Steve Grubbs, CEO of VictoryXR. “South Carolina is pioneering this education metaverse initiative to address learning loss in a meaningful way with bold solutions. In a few years, all states will follow South Carolina’s lead.”
Goose Creek High School was named one of 30 statewide winners in South Carolina for a bundle of classroom virtual reality headsets and metaverse education classes with live teachers to help address learning loss. The grant, an initiative from VictoryXR and funded by The State of South Carolina, is launching this summer in select school districts. South Carolina is the first state in the nation to launch a statewide learning metaversity.
“Our students endeavor to create a future that we can only dare to imagine,” said Shameka Washington, principal at Goose Creek High School. “We are excited about the ability to use this new technology to empower students for success in a global virtual environment.”
Goose Creek High School was named one of 30 statewide winners in South Carolina for a bundle of classroom virtual reality headsets and metaverse education classes with live teachers to help address learning loss. The grant, an initiative from VictoryXR and funded by The State of South Carolina, is launching this summer in select school districts. South Carolina is the first state in the nation to launch a statewide learning metaversity.
Goose Creek High School has received 20 Meta Quest 2 headsets and the opportunity for students to receive tutoring in a group setting, led by a live teacher. Even more, those students will be tutored in reading, science and math.
“I was a classroom teacher and there were always a few students who were difficult to motivate,” said Melissa Brent, director of education at VictoryXR. “The South Carolina Metaversity will change that and students will love to learn.”
In addition to metaverse tutoring classes, students will also have access in-classroom to biology, chemistry and anatomy labs through their virtual reality headsets.
VictoryXR is a leader in the metaverse education space globally and was founded in Iowa in 2016.
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