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Audubon Expedition Institute offers an extraordinary educational journey.
AEI's philosophy comes directly from years of creating and living
in our unique educational environment - North America. The journey,
which began as an educational experiment twenty five years ago, has
become a sought after educational model.Nature has always been and
continues to be our best teacher. The places we have visited, and
the people who inhabit them, have guided our curriculum. AEI has changed
and grown as environmental and student needs have changed. The lessons
have been transforming, and through our experiences we have created
an academic program that speaks to the environmental and educational
needs of today.
AEI offers an opportunity to actively experience nature and people as parts of a whole. The Institute's program fosters a thorough understanding of the world of plant, animal, air, earth, and spirit - the world where community, relationships, and life are of primary importance.Through small-community living, AEI challenges students to experience and examine life. By using the school community as a microcosm of larger systems, students learn to apply fresh insights and skills from their lives both to the political and social structure of society, and to the workings of natural systems.Audubon's program promotes educational excellence through structured self-directed field studies, hands-on experience, and traditional academics. AEI integrates challenging outlooks with progressive ways of learning in nature to encourage the evolution of independent thinking, self-discovery, and scholastic competency.Each student is encouraged to cultivate individual spiritual growth. Developing a spiritual relationship with the environment is of primary importance in understanding the inherent connections between people, nature, and culture. AEI encourages a lifestyle that leads to the integration of humanity and nature. By providing ethical, philosophical, and practical skills development in ecological studies, we prepare the individual for a life of service as a global citizen. AEI invites students to consider that their physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual well-being can lead to global health. The environment becomes your educator as you immerse yourself in the study of culture and nature. The faculty members guide students in expanding their communication skills and broadening their environmental outlook. Each student's vision is cultivated through direct contact with diverse cultural groups, studies in nature, idea exchanges among students and faculty, and analysis of expedition experiences. |
Pacific
Northwest Semester Courses
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