Hillary Goldstein's Blog

Yeah Education!!!!

2006-12-07T18:51:00.000-08:00

This term has been amazing. My Experiential Education Philosphy & Methods class has changed the way I see education and my role in it. Every Wednesday I have field days which intialls observing classrooms and working with students.

When I first came to PC I new that I wanted to teach adults small group communication and leadership dynamics. What I have realized this quarter is that I'm still interested in teaching these subjects but now to a broader population (this includes children and youth).

This transformation is one of the reasons why I love PC. I'm so grateful that I'm growing as a student, as an educator, and as a person. PC is preparing me to be our "next generations" educator and I'm ready for the challenge.

New Adventures

2006-10-12T18:50:00.000-07:00

Greetings Internet Folk,

Well I'm into the my second week of the quarter and I have already completed two field days. The first one was going to Sedona to visit a charter school that had an amazing experiential education class. I remember riding in the van and thinking how pleased I was that I was going on a field trip my second day of class! This would have never happened at my previous school.

My second field class was an entire day of play. Our class went to a local ropes course and completed initiatives that focused on team building and communication. I learned a lot that day. Yep, it's important to be an active team member and speak up when you have something on your mind.

The quarter has just began and I am so excited for my new adventures, stay tuned!

~ Hillary

Wilderness Orientation

2006-10-04T18:32:00.000-07:00

When you think of Wilderness Orientation what comes to mind? For me it was group work, hiking through unique terrain, eating funny camp food and sleeping under the stars. What I discovered is Wilderness Orientation (W.O) is so much more than that. Yes the camp food gets routine and you think about In-N-Out more than you wish to and your backpack is heavier than you expect but these two things are miniscule to the team bonding, personal successes, gorgeous canyons, lush trees and running rivers. There is something magical to counting the stars and seeing the Arizona that you never thought existed.

:-)