Experience, Try, Touch

Experiential learning and pedagogy are the fundamental approaches to modern education in

the 21st century. This approach enables students to learn with their hands on, it supports the

academic side of their studies and it develops the national curriculum within the area of the key

competences and soft skills which are required so much nowadays.

If we want to lead our students to

the positive development of their

personalities and skills, we cannot stand

in front of them and order them what to

think. Students need impulses in order to

develop their curiosity, they need space to

communicate, an opportunity to present,

a topic to be debated with their classmates

and teacher; they need a chance to show

their creativity.

And it is the experience which gives them

a chance to do things practically in the

real world. Every school subject, every

extracurricular activity or conceptual

experiential programme should contain

features of this pedagogy which brings

to students new and genuine challenges,

activities, goals, a connection with local

community and its needs, successes and

failures.

Experiential learning is one of the

fundamental pillars of teaching and learning

at the 1st International School of Ostrava.

Students often leave their comfort zone and

face various challenges out of the school,

either as part of their classes and subjects or

through programmes such as The Duke of

Edinburgh International Award.

This is how we build and develop soft skills

(communication, creativity, cooperation,

critical thinking and problem solving,

imagination, entrepreneurship) as well as

the key competencies (civic, social and

personal, learning competency), which

lead students to future successful studies

and getting a good job.