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More on Adventurous Learning
Adventurous Learning is daring exploration, real-world engagement, and meaningful challenge — whether in school, local communities or the outdoors.
This approach is informed by the integration of social, emotional, and academic learning that centers the complex and intersectional identities of all students, empowering them through immersive experiences that extend beyond the traditional classroom. Students tackle novel and complex tasks through problem-solving, inquiry and collaboration, fostering the belief that there is more in us than we know.
This approach to learning challenges assumptions and disrupts systemic inequities, further democratizing adventure and the outdoors, ensuring it is joyful and equitable for all. The sense of connectedness, belonging and agency that come from adventurous learning are critical for this moment in history when young people are feeling a sense of anxiety, isolation and loneliness.
Our approach to adventurous learning supports young people to meet the moment with the knowledge and skills to lead with confidence and curiosity, persist in the face of challenge, and live fulfilling lives while working toward a more just and equitable world.
Crew Storytelling at ICHS
Watch the video to learn more about how the Crew Storytelling Protocol used by Alhassan Susso, a teacher and Crew Advisor at International Community High School, is empowering students from all parts of the world to share parts of their true identities with confidence.
From the Experts
Read and listen to content from our staff and partner experts.
Education as an Expedition: Character, Crew and Democracy
Interview with CEO Laurie Adams and Founding CEO Richard Stopol | Innovations in Education Podcast with David Adams
Student-led Advisory: An Improvement Project
By: Hannah Read, Senior Manager, Program Design & Crew Coach | HTH Unboxed
Inward & Outward: Reflections on Education, Democracy and the Human Spirit
In his new book, Founding CEO Richard Stopol reflects on lessons learned throughout his decades of leadership at NYC Outward Bound Schools and how they can be applied in more schools and in society at large.
Opinion: Why "Crew" should be expanded in NYC schools
By: Rita Joseph and Richard Stopol | City & State New York