Camps, Conferences, School and Community Programs inspiring Youth to Action
Experiential Education

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Methodology
Merrowvista uses hands-on learning experiences as educational tools to help participants develop their leadership skills. The framework for the construction of our programs is based on the experiential learning cycle, which has four components:

1. Experience

We provide experiences that lead to learning and personal growth. These experiences are intentionally designed to promote critical thinking about effective group skills. The activities are the tools we use to meet the learning objectives of each program.

 

2. Reflection

Once the experience has been completed, we gather the group to “debrief” the activity in order to reflect on what learning has occurred. By discussing what happened within the group during the experience, participants gain insight into how they interact with others and how to be a more effective leader.

 

3. Transfer

Experiential learning, in order to be effective, must take the form of lessons that have direct application to our everyday lives. The experiences are framed metaphorically and used to help transfer the ideas gained from reflection to the participants’ involvement at school, home, work and community.

 

4. New Knowledge

The New Knowledge stage is when students apply what they have learned to our lives, to grow personally and to increase our capacity for leadership. Carrying this new knowledge of ourselves and of how we interact with others into the next experience allows the learning cycle to continue.