Experience Based Learning Systems is a research and development organization founded by Dr. David Kolb and Dr. Alice Kolb for
the advancement of the theory and practice of experiential learning. To achieve the organizational mission, EBLS is committed
to building on the legacy of scholars whose innovative ideas continue to contribute towards learning and education, stimulating
research and disseminating scholarly findings on experiential learning, offering resources that help individuals develop their own
learning potential and providing tools for educators, parents, and consultants that promote learning.
Experience Based Learning Systems offers following self-scoring inventories based on the theory of experiential learning - Kolb Learning Style Inventory and learning flexibility index (LSI) version 4.0, Kolb Learning Skills Profile (LSP), Kolb Team Learning Experience (TLE) and Kolb Educator Role Profile (KERP).
Dr. David Kolb is the professor of Organizational Behavior at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve
University. He is the author of Experiential Learning: Experience as the source of learning and development, and the creator of
the Kolb Learning Style Inventory. Dr. Alice Kolb is the president of Experience Based Learning Systems Inc.
To know more about EBLS, visit www.learningfromexperience.com.
Heritage Xperiential Learning School (HXLS), with its commitment to an experiential project-based pedagogy and integrated curriculum,
has established a formidable reputation for itself as a progressive, innovative school in just over a decade that it has been operational.
It stands apart as perhaps the only example of a progressive school that offers alternate education in the mainstream, disproving the perception that experiential education can only take place on a small scale.
HXLS has regularly found representation in the top 10 schools of the country as much for its academic reputation and infrastructure, as for its focus on students with special needs or those
from economically weaker sections. Other areas where the school has been cited for excellence include: co-curricular activity, leadership and management, sports education, life skills education
and conflict resolution, and parent involvement. The school has always invested heavily in its teachers’ professional learning and development and, today, many of its teachers are trainers and
facilitators who are making other schools aware of its experiential learning methodology.
Quite apart from all this, the school offers the best value for money. With a fee structure similar to other day schools in the NCR, Heritage Xperiential Learning School stands out in terms of the quality it offers,
not merely in terms of infrastructure but, most importantly, through the quality of teaching and learning. It has the best teacher-student ratio at 1:9 in the NCR. Its fully air-conditioned campus is spread across
a sprawling 12 acres and is equipped with one of the best infrastructures among schools in the NCR. Its leadership team consists of three alumni from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, an alumnus of the
Harvard Business School as well experienced educators from around the world.
To know more about the school, visit www.theheritageschool.com
'Wipro Applying Thought In Schools' (WATIS) is Wipro's social initiative to create on the ground capacity for educational reforms.
It believes in the social vision of democracy where each citizen sees the ethic of equity, the essentiality of diversity, the ethos of
justice and is thus driven to social action. It believes that education is the fundamental enabler of such a society. The promise
of democracy can be realised by helping children develop into critical, creative, and caring citizens. Wipro helps build an
ecosystem of social organizations that work in and develop a deep understanding of education reform, and advocate the
cause of good education. As part of this initiative, it works with more than 30 social organizations across the country. The
programs include extended holistic school engagement to support them in improving the quality of education. WATIS also works
in curricular research, experiments to understand specific subject learning, assessment based research studies, etc., besides
documenting the innovative work in education across the country and creating a system to disseminate this information. Thus,
WATIS helps schools initiate and sustain efforts to transform school philosophy, culture and competence. You can learn more
about the work of the project and available online resources at www.wiproapplyingthoughtinschools.com.
Systems Thinking in Schools, Waters Foundation, began integrating systems thinking and dynamic modeling within one middle
school in 1990. Since then, the work has spread nationally and internationally. The mission is to increase the capacity of
educators to deliver student academic and lifetime benefits through the effective application of systems thinking concepts,
habits and tools in classroom instruction and school improvement. To that end, the Waters Foundation offers professional
development opportunities including workshops, follow-up coaching, and online learning modules.
Disha India Centre for Learning and Waters Foundation collaborated to conduct a workshop for school educators in India in
January 2010. It was a first step toward developing the capacity of educators in India to apply systems thinking concepts and
tools in classroom instructions and school improvement.
You can learn more about the work of the project and available online resources by visiting the project's website at www.watersfoundation.org.
Disha India as an organisation has learnt a lot from Expeditionary Learning, USA. Our team has been participating in EL's
professional development programs regularly for last many years. Though we are not formally a part of EL school network but our
work and practices are informed and guided by Expeditionary Learning design principles and core practices.
About Expeditionary Learning
Expeditionary Learning is one of the USA's leading pre-K-12 education organizations committed to creating classrooms where
teachers can fulfill their highest aspirations and where students can achieve more than they think possible. For more than
20 years, Expeditionary Learning has helped new and veteran teachers – in all types of school settings – strive for a vision of
student success that joins academic achievement, character, and high-quality work. Our approach is grounded in respect for
teachers and school leaders as creative agents in their classrooms. We build their capacity to ignite each student's motivation,
persistence, and compassion so that they become active contributors to building a better world and succeed in school, college,
career, and life.
The Expeditionary Learning model is characterized by:
Active instructional and student-engaged assessment practices that build academic skills and students' ownership of their learning
Rigorous academic projects connected to real-world issues that meet Common Core and other state standards
A culture of learning that builds persistence, collaboration, critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and
independence in every student
Expeditionary Learning offers a comprehensive suite of professional development, coaching, Common Core curriculum,
publications, and online tools to support schools to be engaging environments where kids love to learn and teachers love to
teach. For more information, visit www.elschools.org.
