Learning by Doing: Experiential Education at Lovett

S2E1   Experiential learning shows up in opportunities all over Lovett’s campus. It is just one strategy our faculty utilize to move our students closer to the practice of skill building and further from mere content acquisition.

One shining example of this effort is in Ben Posten’s classroom. Ben has been a Middle School social studies teacher at The Lovett School for the past 40 years. He’s taught a variety of courses but in this episode you’ll hear about his eighth grade civic leadership class. Fran Turner is Lovett’s Director of Civic and Global Engagement. Mrs. Turner spends a great deal of energy not only supporting field work in the civic leadership program but also in curating a variety of service experiences, career engagements, and semester and exchange programs for our students.

How could we hear about these tremendous opportunities for students without speaking to some civic leadership class participants? Lovett ninth graders, Anna Mefford and Will Byrne, speak with Living Lovett host Jessica Sant, discussing the impact of the class. 

Find Living Lovett on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Visit The Lovett School website Lovett.org for more information. Lovett is on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Questions? Comments? What did you think of Season 1 of Living Lovett? We’d love to hear from you! Email host Jessica Sant.