Three’s Class
Summer 2014: Discovering how to be a part of our community
Experience
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Collaboration- empathy,
compassion, altruism, patience,
planning, leadership, hospitality
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Research- independence,
Scientific Method, critical
thinking, problem solving,
navigation of technology,
economics
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Environment exploration- travel
methods, safety, preparation,
exposure to brand new
information
What did we see, taste, & hear?
What did we do? Who did we help? Where did we go? Who did we meet?
Observation
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Visual literacy- attention to detail, focus, spatial
awareness, inference making, alphanumeric
recognition
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Tactile exploration- cause and effect, texture, shape,
color variance
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Olfactory investigation- increased memory recall
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Auditory input- comprehensive listening, critical
listening, dialogic listening, appreciative listening
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Gustatory identification- evolution of taste buds,
expression of personal preference, respectful
declination
How can we find meaning in everything we have experienced and observed?
What did we touch and smell?
Reflection
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Journaling- memory, summarizing
multi-faceted activities, idea
representation, verbal processing
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Creating thank-you notes- gratitude,
word representation, semantics,
letter recognition
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Debriefing in group time- selfassurance, social connection, peer
learning, reciprocal conversation
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Revisiting materials- skill mastery,
new observations, additional insight
for previous inquiries