At Challenge-U we develop teams and leaders using an experiential format.  Based on the results of our clients, the experiential format has the highest degree of direct transfer of learning from our program to your daily environment.

What is Experiential Education?
Experiential education is a process through which a learner constructs knowledge, skill and value from direct experiences.

PRINCIPLES OF EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION:

• Experiential learning occurs when carefully chosen experiences are supported by reflection, discussion and application.
• Experiences are structured to require the learner to take initiative, make decisions, and be accountable for the results
• Throughout the experiential learning process, the learner is actively engaged in posing questions, investigating, experimenting, being curious, solving problems, assuming responsibility, being creative and constructing meaning.
• Learners are engaged intellectually, emotionally, spiritually and physically.
• The results of the learning are personal and form the basis for future experience and learning.
• Relationships are developed and nurtured: learner to self, learner to others, and learner to the world at large.
• The educator and learner may experience success, failure, adventure, risk-taking, and uncertainty, since the outcomes of experience cannot be totally predicted.
• Opportunities are nurtured for learners and educators to explore and examine their own values.
• The educator’s primary roles include selecting suitable experiences, posing problems, setting boundaries, supporting learners, ensuring physical and emotional safety, and facilitating the learning process.
• The educator recognizes and encourages spontaneous opportunities for learning.
• Educators strive to be aware of their biases, judgments, and how they influence the learner,
• The design of the learning experience includes the possibility to learn from natural consequences, mistakes, and successes.