Experiential learning (or experiential education) is a philosophy of education that purposefully engages with learners in direct experience and focused reflection in order to increase knowledge, develop skills, clarify values, and develop a learner's capacity to contribute to their communities. Experiential learning recognizes that reflection on lived experiences is critical for learning.
For further explanation read on: What is Experiential Education?
Experiential learning works in cycles. Read more on How Experiential Education Works.
At Aldo Leopold Community School, students engage in applied experiences relating to their current subject matter. Our educators use the immediate environment, our local community, and some statewide resources to provide experiential learning opportunities for our students.
Here are some of the experiences our students have had the past few years:
Appleton Performing Arts Center
Baird's Creek
Barkhausen
Barlow Planetarium
Bay Beach
Bike Trip to Voyageur Park
Bookworm Gardens
Bowling with Aspiro friends
Bubolz Nature Preserve
Building for Kids
Camp U-Nah-Li-Ya
Children's Museum of Green Bay
EAA
East High School Musical
Feed my Starving Children
Freedom House
Green Bay Symphony
High Cliff State Park
International Crane Foundation
Kewaunee Winter Park
Ledgeview Nature Center
Milwaukee Public Museum
Milwaukee Zoo
Mulva Center
Neshota Beach
Neville Public Museum
NEW Zoo
NWTC
Oneida Arts Workshop
Pamperin Park
Pinecrest Historical Village
Renard Island
Red Barn Corn Maze
Ridges Nature Preserve
St. Vincent de Paul
Titletown Park
Trees for Tomorrow
UWGB Basketball Game
Walking field trips
Weidner Center
Wildlife Sanctuary
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Aldo Leopold Community School affords these experiences through fundraising & donations! All funds raised are added to the Experiential Learning Fund (ELF).