Learning Intentions
Systems Thinking; Seeing Connections
Thinking systematically about a whole "learning basin".
Designing learning experiences backwards: From take-out to put-in.
Creating challenging "rapids" that generate a flow of learning evidence.
Creating Learning Communities
Spawning and guiding learning communities on the edge of chaos.
Participating in the creation of each other.
Learning from the Nature of Place
Mucking around in the natural world.
Using the image, language, and story of place to inspire learning.
Using the local community/environment as "context" of learning.
The Power of Engagement: Risk and "Fun".
Gaining personal insights.
Gaining leadership insights.
“The experience worked for me because it was holistic in design and the quality of participants was truly stellar. The river's lessons were impeccable not only in theory but in practice. I was amazed at the multi-faceted meaning [of the river] and how these aspects of the analogy worked in education, life and leadership.”
-- Serena Ota St. Clair, Rogue Community College
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