Experiential Learning | Outstanding Experiences

The Sha Tin College approach to experiential learning empowers our students to explore beyond and discover themselves and others, and the world around them. With a focus on building a strong sense of community, where students can develop essential life skills and demonstrate sustainable practices, our holistic approach aims to nurture well-rounded individuals who are well-equipped for life and intent on making a meaningful impact on the world.

With experiential learning linked to IB Learner Profile attributes, and multiple opportunities provided for students to hone their skills, experiential learning is fundamental to a Sha Tin College education.

Explore Beyond – Elements of Experiential Learning

Discovering

Self and Others

Building

Community

Developing Skills

for Life

Demonstrating Sustainability

Facilitates personal and interpersonal growth through challenging activities, nurturing risk-takers.

Enhances communication, self-confidence, and understanding via teamwork, creating communicators.

Promotes physical, emotional, and intellectual challenges to discover personal strengths, encouraging balanced individuals.

Broadens perspectives, fosters empathy, and promotes inclusively through cultural understanding, developing open-minded learners.

Emphasises service learning and community engagement in experiential learning, encouraging caring individuals.

Enables students to apply academic knowledge in real-world community projects, developing knowledgeable learners.

Fosters interaction with diverse community members and understanding different perspectives, promoting open-minded individuals.

Promotes a sense of citizenship, social responsibility, and shared purpose, cultivating principled learners.

Equips students with practical life skills beyond academic curriculum, nurturing balanced individuals.

Engages students in problem-solving, leadership, and creativity-stimulating exercises, developing thinkers.

Inspires connections between passions and future aspirations, fostering risk-takers.

Nurtures resilience, adaptability, and a growth mindset for future success, cultivating reflective learners.

Teaches interconnectedness of ecological, social, and economic systems, cultivating inquirers.

Emphasises engagement and evaluation in environmental practices to develop reflective learners.

Promotes immersion in nature for understanding ecosystems and sustainability, developing caring learners.

Instills a mindset of environmental stewardship, preparing thoughtful and principled future green change agents.