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Experiential Experiential EducationEducation
Economic and Economic and Leadership Leadership ConcernsConcernsA Head’s PerspectiveA Head’s Perspective
Sarah’s story – Sarah’s story – What do heads of school have to do to What do heads of school have to do to
ensure that faculty and students have ensure that faculty and students have voice?voice?
Classroom implications and cultural Classroom implications and cultural shiftshift
Three reasons for speakingThree reasons for speaking Headmasters’ normsHeadmasters’ norms Generational desire to change the worldGenerational desire to change the world Teacher as studentTeacher as student
The creative tension implied by The creative tension implied by changechange
Reaching all our studentsReaching all our students When we add programs, what goes? When we add programs, what goes?
Is anyone disenfranchised?Is anyone disenfranchised?
LEAPSLEAPS
Experiential Education Experiential Education PrinciplesPrinciples
MotivationMotivation OwnershipOwnership Active hands-on engagementActive hands-on engagement Responsibility for self and othersResponsibility for self and others Learners constructing knowledgeLearners constructing knowledge RelevanceRelevance Personal ChallengePersonal Challenge ReflectionReflection
Internal Economic Internal Economic ConcernsConcerns
Enrollment and affordabilityEnrollment and affordability Faculty and staff professional Faculty and staff professional
development and compensationdevelopment and compensation Financial aid and accessFinancial aid and access Facility adequacy and maintenanceFacility adequacy and maintenance Program costProgram cost Fund-raisingFund-raising Cash flowCash flow
Leadership challengesLeadership challenges
Leader’s vision vs. school cultureLeader’s vision vs. school culture Big picture and long-term vs. micro-Big picture and long-term vs. micro-
managing and short-termmanaging and short-term Ensuring the team is in placeEnsuring the team is in place Applying democratic principlesApplying democratic principles Making decisions and providing Making decisions and providing
direction direction Can’t please everyone but integrate Can’t please everyone but integrate
priorities of all constituentspriorities of all constituents
Keys to survival of the Keys to survival of the experientialexperiential
Centrality to missionCentrality to mission Is the faculty involved and committed?Is the faculty involved and committed? Are the students involved and Are the students involved and
committed?committed? What would the school look like without What would the school look like without
it?it? How does it resonate with other internal How does it resonate with other internal
programs and the external culture?programs and the external culture? How is it communicated?How is it communicated? How is it funded?How is it funded?
ReflectionsReflections
Oak Valley -- PDS ’68-’72Oak Valley -- PDS ’68-’72 Interlocken ’61-’09Interlocken ’61-’09 Lawrence Academy…Lawrence Academy…
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