EQUBE is a unique life education programme offered by EFIL for Kumarans and many other schools. EFIL stands for Education for Integrating Life, derived by spelling LIFE backwards! An initiative with a clear direction to provide objective life - education by designing and delivering concepts, services and product interventions that help enable evolutionary excellence. The dynamic and challenging times we live in today invokes the need for education to go beyond the regular academic realms and prepare its students for life. As we witness the transition from the knowledge era to the consciousness era, it is essential for every child to develop a self driven process to nurture an enquiring conscience helping them make appropriate choices. Choices that enhance the quality of life itself…

Their process which is based on two decades of research ignites the possibility of empowering students to understand and live up to their full potential in all that they are involved in. The sessions evolve with the class dynamics, enhanced with practical modules that help internalize the learning and provide healthy cross linkage among various institutions like the family, school and the community.

This unique programme, spans from class six to class nine in our school. An understanding that life is a series of experiences and each of these is a story in our life is brought out through thoughtfully selected parables. Once the student begins this self enquiry process and starts relating to one's life stories more meaningfully, it is experientially understood that what I choose to learn starts guiding the beliefs I get anchored to. This insight that behavior in any context is a result of one's choices, empowers them to make appropriate facilitative ones in life.

Students understand formation of beliefs and learn to identify the causes of problems and manage change rather than attempting a temporary modification of behaviour. Some specific areas explored are:

The realization that each one of us has the ability to be all that we want to be and is truly a reservoir of unlimited potential. Understanding one's own strengths to hone it further and identifying limitations to work on and grow.

What does it take to effectively communicate with clarity, conviction and be context-sensitive. The beliefs that facilitate listening and communication and those that stop us from being an open and objective communicator.

To understand the innate need in self to identify with gender and therefore the beliefs that one forms which restrict us from realizing our potential. This also brings into them an ability to interact confidently with others and learn from all individuals around them.

The appreciation for keeping the body fit by understanding practices that are ancient Asian ways of life, derived from Ayurveda and Yoga. Children learn the meaning and reasoning behind choices of food and digestive processes and learn to go back to nature to derive energy than get influenced by instant food.

What team work really means and how winning doesn't have to mean 'to win over others' and how collaboration brings about a win-win situation and is 'winning' in the true sense. What are the beliefs that facilitate sharing, Learning and executing the task as a team member.