Experiential Learning

In more traditional school settings, students often hear and read about others' experiences. At EMS, teachers consider individual learning styles and facilitate opportunities for students to make discoveries and experiment with knowledge firsthand.

Then, students have time to reflect on what they have experienced, completed, even made mistakes with. That's experiential learning.

Model UN service with Rise Against Hunger
5th grade marimba making
Explore week 2021

Experiential learners must:

  • be willing to be actively involved in the experience.
  • be able to reflect on the experience, sometimes in writing, sometimes in conversation with teachers and peers.
  • possess and use analytical skills to conceptualize the experience.
  • possess or make progress in developing decision-making and problem-solving skills in order to use the new ideas gained from the experience.

Outside the classroom ...

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EMS Experiential Learning News

State of the School: our people, our property, our pennies

March 4, 2024

Our People With over a century of learning behind us, Eastern Mennonite School (EMS) honors its founders, while looking forward. Today over 370 students attend K-12 and approximately half identify as Mennonite. EMS emphasizes Christian faith, requiring a Bible course each year and a senior presentation reflecting on spiritual, academic, and co-curricular experiences. Writing is a focus across all courses, and EMS offers advanced courses like AP, Dual-Enrollment, Honors, and Optional Honors. The school encourages a balanced course load and personalized education. Families are drawn…

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