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Experiential education

The Czech way



Jn Smolka/Adam Tma
Faculty of Physical Culture, University of
Palacky, Olomouc, Czech republic







https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzwZffaKKlk

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Table of content
1. Roots of Czech experiential education
2. Theory of experiential education
3. Specifics of Czech experiential education
4. Our projects in Czech Republic
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1. Roots of Czech experiential education
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Roots of Czech experiential education
Education in nature
19th century
Being in nature through touristic actions (The Sokol movement)
1888 1st Czech touristic club
End of 19th ct. huge development of sports in the nature
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Roots of Czech experiential education
English scouting + american woodcraft

A.B. Svojsk high school professor

modificated scouting for Czech society and gave it new
name Junk

1912 publication The base of Junctv - "Education in Nature"
1919 - founding of the Czechoslovak organization of Junak and Skaut


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Roots of Czech experiential education
English scouting + American woodcraft

Milo Seifert highschool professor of biology

Liga lesn moudrosti
The league of the forest wisdom

TRAMPING
Woodcraft ideology
Legends of the discovery of the Wild West
Adventure novels (Jack London, Karl May, Zan Grey)

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Roots of Czech experiential education
Tramping
A movement with the human desire for action and freedom of movement
and life in nature.
Creation of a specific "tramp culture," in which the development of sport,
the nature of the activity and camping have prevailed with musical and
artistic creativity.

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Roots of Czech experiential education
Jaroslav Foglar
(Born July 6, 1907 - January 23, 1999 )
Czech author and writer of children's and youth literature
Head of Czech scouting group from Prague (Prask dvojka)
Mlad hlasatel -> Foglars readers club

Book
"Rapid Arrows
Boys from the beavers river
Many others


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30 years of Vacation school Lipnice

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Origins of Czech experiential education
Camping schools 1964-1970
Modern recreation forms in the nature basics in woodcraft/tramping

Aim: To educate participants in outdoor skills

Vaclav Vlcek - convinced senior officials and politicized youth organizations
about the need to appeal to young people to create Camping Central
School
Huge interest in socio-psychological games not only sports and outdoor
skills -> Experiments
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Origins of Czech experiential education
Experimental period 1970 - 1976

Intensive recreation regime

Sports in nature: canoe, biking, softball, climbing.

Artistic activities: dancing, singing, recitation, drama

Self-development impulses: Margareta, psychological tests

Games and programmes focused on communitation, strategy, loose-
structured games

Activities in nature: camping, turism, meeting the nature


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Experimental period 1970 - 1976
Pokus pro dvacet 10 men/10 women, Mr. and Mrs. Of the Day

Gymnasion 24 places /993 candidates, new methods, dramaturgy

Entomologick kalvrie survival in conditions of jungle Danube
river

Pohranin kalvrie first winter course, self-made snowshoes,
frostbites

and many others




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Vacation School Lipnice 1977 + till now
roots in the ancient Greek word kalokagathia
concept of ideal through the harmonious development of
outward merits, inner beauty and moral principles.
The performance of physically, mentally and socially
challenging activities
within natural environments helps students reach
kalokagathia
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2. Theory of experiental learning in general
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Based on experienced situations,
people obtain life experiences
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Experience gained
by

communication
communication
and
demonstration
Communication
and
demonstration
and practice
after 3 weeks 70% 72% 85%
after 3 months 10% 32% 65%
motto What I hear,
I forget
What I see,
I remember
What I experience,
I can use it
Definition of EE
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Using experience
like a tool, by which
is possible to
improve an
individual(one) by
himself/herself
Models of experiental learning
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Deweys model

Lewin s model

Piaget s model

Kolb s cycle

Bannon s model

Priest s model
1. Experience
(feeling)
2.
Observations
and
conclusions
(watching)
3. Making the
concept
(thinking)
4. Testing
in practice
(doing)
David Kolbs four-stage
cycle of learning (70s)
Processburger
Real individual experiencing and acting
Model-game situations
Real teamwork and group processes
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What is flow?
Flow status = state of supreme expression of
emotional intelligence, which is perfectly
integrated into this activity or learning

When flow state works, all the skills of the
human capacity are used (usually different perception of time,
hunger ...)

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Flow theory
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi(1996)
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If is the task too easy, we are bored If is the task too hard for us, the
anxienty is raising inside us
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Flow theory
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi(1996)
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Overall harmonic development of human being

your body

your mind

yourself




Aim of experiential education
Well, Overall harmonic development
...but what is it?
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Howard Gardner initially formulated a list of seven
intelligences. His listing was provisional. The first two have
been typically valued in schools; the next three are usually
associated with the arts; and the final two are what Howard
Gardner called 'personal intelligences'



Gardners multiple intelligences
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Linguistic intelligence involves sensitivity to spoken and
written language, the ability to learn languages, and the
capacity to use language to accomplish certain goals. This
intelligence includes the ability to effectively use language to
express oneself and language as a means to remember
information like dates and variety details

Logical-mathematical intelligence capacity to analyze
problems logically, carry out mathematical operations, and
investigate issues scientifically



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Musical intelligence which let to
recognize melody, rhythm and tones

Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
potential of using one's whole body or
parts of the body to solve problems. It
is the ability to use mental abilities to
coordinate bodily movements


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Spatial intelligence potential to reading maps and tables, do
the crosswords, put the puzzles together.
Interpersonal intelligence capacity to understand the
intentions, motivations and desires of other people, so you
can comunicate with them, guide them, rule them, solve
conflicts between them.
Intrapersonal intelligence capacity to understand oneself, to
appreciate one's feelings, fears and motivations, also to be
able to use such information to regulate our lives.

Zones of comfort
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Interpersonal
intelligence
Spatial intelligence
Bodily-kinesthetic
intelligence
Intrapersonal
intelligence
Musical intelligence
Linguistic intelligence

Logical-
mathematical
intelligence
Zones of comfort II
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Zone of eustress
(good stress)
Zone of
challenge
Zone of
learning
Zone of distress
(bad stress)
Death
3. Specifics of Czech experiential education
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Specifics of Czech experiential
education

Lenght

Dramaturgy

Aiming

Holistic point of view

Enviroment

Final reports
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Czech experiential education
Aiming
The exact formulation of the objectives for the courses and their
specific theming (target, theme, logo, design, music, pictures)
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Czech experiential education
Motivation

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Czech experiential education
Dramaturgy
The sophisticated structure of programs in relation to the intended
project objectives.

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Czech experiential education
Instruments
Music, colors,
locomotion, light
(darkness), nature,
landscape, aroma
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Czech experiential education
Influence the personality through situation
Game, role, action, nature
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Czech experiential education
Feedback
has different forms (hitation - numbers, analysis, test, survey, game,
etc.) and completes the process
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Czech experiential education
Personality of the teacher/instructor
Life and profession maturity, expert erudition, developed emotion
intelligence
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4. Our projects in Czech Republic
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Projects

VSL -200 courses/year
methodical, on demands and authors

Experiential education method -5 courses exp. education method/
group,
Inner fire self-realization; learning about my limits,
Wind in the hairs Courage is path to freedom,
Horizons for really adult where should the path go now,
WifiCS youth, to provide further and work on himself,
and many others
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Winter Instructor Course 2013

3 parts - 30.11. 2.12. 2013
- 14.2. 24.12. 2013
- 26.3. 28.6. 2013
Aim: Educate new Winterinstructors/Increase the number of
instructors
Participants: 22
Instructors: 6/5
Price: 240

Zimn kalvrie 1979
Winter Instructor course 2013

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Danke fr eure Aufmerksamkeit!!!

Thank you for your attention!!!





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