Experiential Learning Theory

Experiential learning forms the basis for a substantial portion of adventure education philosophy. As adventure educators, we believe that having experiences, reflecting on those experiences, and forming new concepts to apply to future experiences is the best way to learn and develop as humans. The theory of experiential learning cannot be defined in a simple manner, as its applications and background are substantial. However, a good summary is found in the "Experiential Learning Cycle," which has many minor variants. Wilderdom.com has an excellent summary of nine (nine!) such cycles, located here: http://wilderdom.com/experiential/elc/ExperientialLearningCycle.htm