"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." — Confucius
Retention rises sharply once a student stops reading about something and starts doing it.
Experiential learning is the process of learning through experience — more specifically, "learning through reflection on doing." It focuses on the learning process for the individual, and recognises emotion and feeling as an essential part of that process.
David Kolb's four-stage learning cycle simplifies down to five questions we build into every program:
…and finally: how can you use that? EduXpedition actively engages students based on Kolb's model, letting them explore and absorb the learning themselves.
| Traditional academic learning | Experiential learning |
|---|---|
| Acquiring information through study of a subject, without the necessity for direct experience | Acquiring information through direct experience, trials and reflection |
| Dimensions: constructive learning & reproductive learning | Dimensions: analysis, initiative & immersion |
| Abstract, classroom-based technique | Involves the learner in a concrete experience |
Life skills are the abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that let individuals deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. Our programs build in this element deliberately — students learn skills that matter well beyond the classroom, for their holistic development.
See how ELP builds this in
