Experiential Education
I invite you to take a moment and view this brief digital story I created based on the experiences I have had with young people and adventure education.
Experiential or adventure education can be a valuable addition to an agencies, schools or other organizations curriculum, can be instrumental in supporting group cohesion and effectiveness and can be used as a method of exploring complex skill sets in a unique fashion with any population.
At its core, experiential education provides a physical representation of concepts such as trust, patience, collaboration, or safety for example, that can be combined with very specify narratives and debriefs to make it relevant to the group and subject matter. I am a big fan of play, as it provides us such a valuable venue for learning. Let the games begin!
Social Emotional Learning
Adventure education is inherently Social Emotional Learning curriculum. It provides the opportunity for participants to work together stressing effect communication. It allows individuals to explore collectively, engaging social learning and problem solving skills. It allows for the ability to understand the value in resilience and a growth-mindset. The ability to turn "can't", to "yet". Experiential/adventure education can easily become part a Multi-Tiered System of Support or other model of engagement.
As Treatment Curriculum
If you have ever been exposed to any type of adventure learning or experiential education you have probably noted the ease of which these games relate metaphorically to the process of recovery. As such they lend themselves to the exploration of complex and vital aspects of personal recovery such as communication, physical and emotional support, critical thinking skills, trust and asking for help.
In Support of your Team
Regardless of the system, personalities, time, and the nature of your work can take a toll on a group’s effectiveness. To that end, adventure games can be an excellent resource to reenergize a program and can be coupled with very specific learning objectives and staff development needs to accomplish a host of training goals. Not to mention it is fun!
At its core, experiential education provides a physical representation of concepts such as trust, patience, collaboration, or safety for example, that can be combined with very specify narratives and debriefs to make it relevant to the group and subject matter. I am a big fan of play, as it provides us such a valuable venue for learning. Let the games begin!
Social Emotional Learning
Adventure education is inherently Social Emotional Learning curriculum. It provides the opportunity for participants to work together stressing effect communication. It allows individuals to explore collectively, engaging social learning and problem solving skills. It allows for the ability to understand the value in resilience and a growth-mindset. The ability to turn "can't", to "yet". Experiential/adventure education can easily become part a Multi-Tiered System of Support or other model of engagement.
As Treatment Curriculum
If you have ever been exposed to any type of adventure learning or experiential education you have probably noted the ease of which these games relate metaphorically to the process of recovery. As such they lend themselves to the exploration of complex and vital aspects of personal recovery such as communication, physical and emotional support, critical thinking skills, trust and asking for help.
In Support of your Team
Regardless of the system, personalities, time, and the nature of your work can take a toll on a group’s effectiveness. To that end, adventure games can be an excellent resource to reenergize a program and can be coupled with very specific learning objectives and staff development needs to accomplish a host of training goals. Not to mention it is fun!