Allowing students and people the opportunity to make decisions and use their judgment is leadership at an educational level and at a leadership level. The area of experiential development comes from the teacher / leader processing. Exploring the areas of success and determining how the process of learning took place, failed, succeeded, what was learn, and how to instill this process and learning into future interactions.
For the 2nd year in a row I had the honor of facilitating Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School faculty and staff. Below are some photos of our time together; New Teachers meeting and learning more about each other in Card Exchange. Cross curriculum groups sharing information and backgrounds Processing and reflection of the action, … Continued
The students in each class were engaged in experiential initiatives as well as learning simulations to develop trust leading to conflict resolution, leading to pro-social behavior development amongst the students and faculty.
During the in classroom session the students;
Developed accountability practices amongst peers
Enhanced and strengthened trust amongst each other and of their teachers
Learned non-violent techniques for handling conflict – both verbal conflict as well as the threat of physical conflict
Found value in themselves as leaders amongst each other.
Learned about emotional intelligence theory as well as leadership theory in a practical “hands-on” level.
Guided transference of Ropes-Course experience and experiential programming into class room, life, and community applications.