Welcome to Adventure Learning Experience
At Adventure Learning Experience, we offer a unique blend of academic excellence and leadership development. Our programs are designed to provide a well-rounded educational experience that goes beyond the classroom.We believe that leadership is about more than just taking charge; it’s about inspiring and empowering others to achieve their full potential. This is why we emphasize connecting classroom learning with real-world experiences in the community which gives participants an opportunity to gain practical skills and a deeper understanding of their local communities.
At a societal level, engaging in service learning fosters the spirit of camaraderie in the community and instils the habit of performing a service for others that can be carried with them throughout their lives, no matter where they go or what they do after the completion of their programs.
Philippines Study and Leadership Program
Study and service program facilitated in cooperation with ANCOP, in which students offer service in Manila and experience the beauty of the Philippines.
Dec 2018-Jan 2019
High School Program
India Study and Leadership Program
Study and service program in which participants will offer service in Kolkata and experience the beauty of northern India’s Himalayan landscape.
March 2019
High School Program
Ireland Study and Leadership Program
Study and service program in which participants will connect with schools, missions and parishes of the Presentation Brothers and Loreto Sisters to explore and enhance their leadership through combining meaningful service learning and educational activities.
March 2019
High School Program
Tanzania Study and Leadership Programs
Study and leadership program in which participants will travel to Tanzania to explore and enhance their leadership through combining meaningful service learning and educational activities.
April 2019
Internship Program
August 2019
High School Program
Oberammergau Passion Play and Germany Tour
May 2020
Adult Program
Our programs offer a rigorous curriculum of study as well as training in leadership skills and opportunities to share responsibilities. This is combined with the thrill of safely exploring renowned and remote corners of the world and what’s better than that for broadening your horizons, gaining new perspectives, and creating memories that will last a lifetime.
We all know how the traditional education system has long focused on acquiring knowledge, but not necessarily on learning. This system operates under the assumption that everything taught in a classroom setting is learnt by students. However, this belief is flawed because a vast majority of what we learn in life is acquired without being explicitly taught to us. As children, we learn to talk, walk, eat, dress ourselves, and more, without any formal instruction.
ABOUT US
Adventure Learning Experiences Inc. was founded in 1996. Since then, 65 study and service programs have been undertaken and have involved over 600 young people and over 350 adults to such diverse parts of the world as Central and East Asia, Central and South Africa, Western and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Central America. Each program is designed to fulfill the four integral themes upon which Adventure Learning Experiences was established.
All programs will involve a curriculum of study. In many programs, secondary school credits are granted to students.
All participants are expected to embrace the spirit of respectful service to other cultures and individuals.
Training in leadership skills and sharing of responsibilities pervade all components of each program.
The thrill of safely exploring renowned as well as remote corners of the world provides a spirit of incomparable excitement.
Upcoming Information Meetings:
Ireland Study and Leadership Program March 2019
Thursday, September 27th 7:00 p.m at Brebeuf College School 211 Steeles Ave. E.
India Study and Leadership Program March 2019
Tuesday, October 2nd 7:00 p.m at the CEC 80 Sheppard Ave. E.
Tanzania Study and Leadership Program March 2019
Wednesday, October 3rd 7:00 p.m.. at the CEC 80 Sheppard Ave. E
NEWS
Superior North May 2016
Greenstone – Falcons Fly North News May, 2016
NEWS
Fogarty Awards Honour Ontario Catholic Students of the Year
by Ruane Remy The Catholic Register October 2012
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Giving back
Raising money for causes one charity at a time by Paul Waldie Globe & Mail Sat. February 18, 2012
NEWS
A Filipino Christmas Wish
by Vanessa Santilli The Catholic Register December 2011