Experiential Learning
In more traditional school settings, students often hear and read about others' experiences. At EMS, teachers consider individual learning styles and facilitate opportunities for students to make discoveries and experiment with knowledge firsthand.
Then, students have time to reflect on what they have experienced, completed, even made mistakes with. That's experiential learning.
Experiential Learning
Experiential learners must:
- be willing to be actively involved in the experience.
- be able to reflect on the experience, sometimes in writing, sometimes in conversation with teachers and peers.
- possess and use analytical skills to conceptualize the experience.
- possess or make progress in developing decision-making and problem-solving skills in order to use the new ideas gained from the experience.
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EMS Experiential Learning News
Blazing Success! Fore the Flames Golf Tournament What a day! The sunrise appeared over the horizon with zero rain in sight. 150 golfers participated in the annual Fore the Flames Golf Tournament on Friday, May 3, raising more than $40,000. Proceeds will support student financial aid and the EMS athletics program. The tournament was hosted at Heritage Oaks Golf Course in Harrisonburg and made possible by sponsors and volunteers, parents, alumni, and Alumni Board members. Golfers competed for greens fees certificates, Flames logo wear, and…
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