http://principallyyours.edublogs.org The Blog of David Hamilton, Principal of the Upper School at The York School Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:18:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 http://principallyyours.edublogs.org/2008/09/26/experiential-education-%e2%80%93-where-it-comes-from-what-it-is-and-why-it-belongs/ http://principallyyours.edublogs.org/2008/09/26/experiential-education-%e2%80%93-where-it-comes-from-what-it-is-and-why-it-belongs/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:01:14 +0000 idhamilton http://principallyyours.edublogs.org/?p=14 In one of the comments to my last entry, one of my former students asked for examples of ‘experiential education’. The York School has, since its beginnings, had the motto, “Experientia Docet”, or “Experience Teaches”. In our most recent Strategic Plan (2007), one of the major planks was to be a renewed push in the area of experiential education. Based on that commitment, we had our faculty begin this year with a half day focused on experiential education as an ongoing area for professional development. To set the context for the direction the school had adopted, I gave an address in which I outlined the philosophical underpinnings of experiential education, and the rationale for this strategic direction.  You can access the address at the following link. Click here

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