EP 159 Experience Based SEL with Phil Brown

"Connection before content. Before anyone tries to teach anything to someone, actually gives them content, we should be focusing on the way that we connect with each other." - Phil Brown Phil Brown of High 5 Adventure Learning Center and host of the Vertical Playpen podcast joins me this week to talk about adventure learning, experiential learning, and using the challenge course as a tool for teaching SEL. We talk about how you can use principles of the High 5 Adventure Learning Center, the results of studies on SEL, and the learning during COVID-19. Find out more at high5adventure.org 01:25 - How High 5 Adventure brings experiential learning into the classroom 04:55 - Focusing on connection, empowerment, and leadership 07:15 - What the challenge course is for (and what it's not for) 11:15 - How is High 5 being used in schools? 15:00 - The result of SEL on disciplinary action in schools 18:00 - Community benefits from SEL 20:05 - Teaching experiential learning via virtual interactions 23:30 - Is physical connection a requirement of meaningful relationships?