Project Adventure
Encyclopedia
Project Adventure is an international nonprofit education organization based in Beverly, Massachusetts
. The mission of Project Adventure is to provide leadership in the expansion of adventure-based experiential programming
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in Massachusetts in 1971. By applying Outward Bound
's adventure learning
principles in schools, the organization received federal funding to expand its programs across the United States
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Beverly, Massachusetts
Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 39,343 on , which differs by no more than several hundred from the 39,862 obtained in the 2000 census. A resort, residential and manufacturing community on the North Shore, Beverly includes Beverly Farms and Prides...
. The mission of Project Adventure is to provide leadership in the expansion of adventure-based experiential programming
Experiential education
Experiential education is a philosophy of education that describes the process that occurs between a teacher and student that infuses direct experience with the learning environment and content. The term is mistakenly used interchangeably with experiential learning...
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History
Project Adventure began as an adventure-based physical education program at the Hamilton-Wenham Regional High SchoolHamilton-Wenham Regional High School
Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School is a public high school in Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA. It is the only high school in the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District, which is based in Wenham, MA. The school's athletic teams are called the Generals, after General George S. Patton, who lived in...
in Massachusetts in 1971. By applying Outward Bound
Outward Bound
Outward Bound is an international, non-profit, independent, outdoor educationorganization with approximately 40 schools around the world and 200,000 participants per year...
's adventure learning
Adventure learning
Adventure Learning is a hybrid distance education approach pioneered by Aaron Doering, a 2008 laureate and associate professor at the University of Minnesota. It provides students with opportunities to explore real-world issues through authentic learning experiences within collaborative learning...
principles in schools, the organization received federal funding to expand its programs across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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