Learning Experiences
Learning experiences encompass all activities and interactions where learning takes place, within and beyond the classroom environment. Positive learning experiences enrich the education of each individual by nurturing curiosity, expanding horizons and generating the joy of learning.
Key Principles
Authentic and meaningful learning experiences stimulate the imagination of all learners and promote enjoyment.
Rich and memorable learning experiences enable all learners to make connections and to transfer skills, knowledge and understanding to new contexts.
Practitioners should have a thorough knowledge of the school’s locality in order to plan for rich learning experiences.
Partnerships with the local and wider community provide opportunities for relevant and real world contexts for learning.
Learners should be given the opportunity to be involved in designing their own learning experiences.
Professional learning opportunities:
👩🏫 School to school links
👩🏫 Training - internal and external
👩🏫 Personal research
Resources:
🌐 Designing your curriculum: Implementation and practical considerations
Key considerations:
As a school, how do we cultivate an understanding of the value of the ‘E’ in AoLE?
How do we enable our staff to have the freedom to select suitable learning experiences that will inspire our learners and enable deep learning?
How are we supporting our staff to maximise learning opportunities beyond the classroom?
How do we ensure that our learning experiences provide equity for all our learners?
To what extent are we including our learners in the planning of learning experiences?
What partnerships are we developing within and beyond our local community to provide relevant and real-world contexts for transferable learning?