Statement of Purpose
"I hear and I forget
I see and I remember
I do and I understand."
-Confucius
"For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them."
-Aristotle
“If we continue to look at education as if it’s about coming to school to get the information and not about experiential learning, empowering student voice and embracing failure, we’re missing the mark.”
— Diana Laufenberg
"Students have superpowers and our job is to help them find out what those superpowers are and then give them opportunities to use those to make themselves better... and the community beyond."
-Christie Knott
For most of history, we as the human race have learned through experience. The purpose of this project is to celebrate that style of learning and understand the impact of experiential learning on our performance and self esteem. Additionally, it is to realize that this opportunity should be available to all students no matter who they are or where they come from.
I see and I remember
I do and I understand."
-Confucius
"For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them."
-Aristotle
“If we continue to look at education as if it’s about coming to school to get the information and not about experiential learning, empowering student voice and embracing failure, we’re missing the mark.”
— Diana Laufenberg
"Students have superpowers and our job is to help them find out what those superpowers are and then give them opportunities to use those to make themselves better... and the community beyond."
-Christie Knott
For most of history, we as the human race have learned through experience. The purpose of this project is to celebrate that style of learning and understand the impact of experiential learning on our performance and self esteem. Additionally, it is to realize that this opportunity should be available to all students no matter who they are or where they come from.
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Initial Thoughts
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