Navigating Experiential Learning
So many options, how is one to choose?
With over 30 Experiential Learning program options available, sometimes finding the best fit for your education and career goals can be overwhelming. To give yourself a break from decision fatigue, you can navigate your choices using the different program breakdowns below:
- Experiential Learning Outcomes
- Use the list of learning outcomes below to see which programs identify that specific outcome as part of their program
- Opportunities Available to Community-Based Students
- Find online or remote in-person programming opportunities accessible to community-based students
- Global Learning Opportunities
- Abroad or at home, search through programs that have been identified as opportunities that connect to Global Learning Initiatives
- Programs by Time Commitment
- Get a sense of the overall time commitment for our programs so you can work in some experiential learning and avoid overloading your schedule!
Experiential Learning Outcomes
We are still in the process of adding learning outcomes from some programs to the list. Please check back on occasion as we continue to build our database.
Build Community
Apply a variety of leadership strategies to develop meaningful relationships with the program and its participants.
Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth - TIPS
Calgary Stampede - Journey 2050
Outgoing Teaching Across Borders
Peer to Peer Mentorship Program
Develop cross-cultural competencies related to language, culture, and place.
Arts Co-Curricular Enhancement (ACE)
Books to Build on: Indigenous Literatures for Learning Workshop
Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth - TIPS
Calgary Immigrant Women's Association
Calgary Stampede School Facilitators
Develop stronger connections to the professional community and specific organizations.
Arts Co-Curricular Enhancement (ACE)
Calgary Police Services - YouthLink
Junior Achievement Southern Alberta Workshop Facilitators
Professional to Pre-Service Mentorship Program
Wildflower Riding Interdisciplinary Learning Community
Identify specific opportunities for you to contribute to program communities in a positive, professional manner.
Arts Co-Curricular Enhancement (ACE)
Building Community in Calgary Classrooms (BCCC)
Calgary Police Services - Youthlink
Junior Achievement Southern Alberta Workshop Facilitators
Outgoing Teaching Across Borders
Pedagogy and Practice
Examine a variety of approaches to teaching and learning in non-traditional educational settings.
BioGeoscience Institute - Trips and Programs
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra's (CPO) PhilKids
Calgary Stampede - Journey 2050
Dare to Care Bully Prevention Program
Ismaili Council for the Prairies
Outgoing Teaching Across Borders
St. Anne Academic Centre - High School ELL Support
Examine how educators apply teaching concepts in their daily work.
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra's (CPO) PhilKids
Complex Needs Educational Experience Logistics
St. Anne Academic Centre - High School ELL Support
Examine how teaching and learning take place in other contexts.
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra's (CPO) PhilKids
Calgary Stampede - Journey 2050
Outgoing Teaching Across Borders
Share and receive knowledge regarding teacher education and teaching practice.
Books to Build on: Indigenous Literatures for Learning Workshop
Building Community in Calgary Classrooms (BCCC)
Calgary Stampede School Facilitators
Outgoing Teaching Across Borders
Implement Skills
Apply a variety of facilitation strategies to encourage discussion, generate ideas, and build consensus.
Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth - TIPS
Calgary Immigrant Women's Association
Calgary Stampede School Facilitators
Junior Achievement Southern Alberta Workshop Facilitators
Outgoing Teaching Across Borders
Peer to Peer Mentorship Program
Professional to Pre-Service Mentorship Program
Apply a variety of leadership strategies to develop meaningful relationships with the program and its participants.
Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth - TIPS
Calgary Stampede - Journey 2050
Outgoing Teaching Across Borders
Peer to Peer Mentorship Program
Design and implement a variety of activities that meet students’ interests and learning needs.
Lead or co-lead the component of at least one project within the program.
Arts Co-Curricular Enhancement (ACE)
Calgary Immigrant Women's Association
Calgary Stampede - Journey 2050
Reflect and Guide
Apply a variety of mentorship strategies to support mentees’ personal, social, and academic goals.
Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth - TIPS
Calgary Immigrant Women's Association
Calgary Stampede - Journey 2050
Outgoing Teaching Across Borders
Peer to Peer Mentorship Program
Articulate how specific experiences contribute to their growth as an educator.
Arts Co-Curricular Enhancement (ACE)
Evaluate successes and setbacks as part of ongoing professional development.
Peer to Peer Mentorship Program
Examine how programming fosters inclusion and personal growth.
Arts Co-Curricular Enhancement (ACE)
Books to Build on: Indigenous Literatures for Learning Workshop
Complex Needs Educational Experience Logistics
Identify specific opportunities for you to contribute to program communities in a positive, professional manner.
Arts Co-Curricular Enhancement (ACE)
Building Community in Calgary Classrooms (BCCC)
Calgary Police Services - Youthlink
Junior Achievement Southern Alberta Workshop Facilitators
Model positive behaviour for children, youth, teachers, and parents.
Building Community in Calgary Classrooms (BCCC)
Calgary Police Services - Youthlink
Dare to Care Bully Prevention Program
Junior Achievement Southern Alberta Workshop Facilitators
Outgoing Teaching Across Borders
Telus Spark School Programming Support
The Immigrant Education Society
Navigate new challenges as an educator with the support and guidance of a mentor in a similar field.
Building Community in Calgary Classrooms (BCCC)
Outgoing Teaching Across Borders
Work with Students
Apply a variety of teaching strategies to meet the needs of individual learners in different educational settings
Complex Needs Educational Experience
Design and implement a variety of activities that meet students’ interests and learning needs.
Building Community in Calgary Classrooms (BCCC)
Examine how programs and educators create communities that are conducive to teaching and learning.
Building Community in Calgary Classrooms (BCCC)
Calgary Police Services - YouthLink
Outgoing Teaching Across Borders
Professional to Pre-Service Mentorship Program
Examine how programs develop students’ literacies (reading, writing, numeracy, digital, etc.)
Books to Build on: Indigenous Literatures for Learning Workshop
Complex Needs Educational Experience Logistics
Examine the diverse ways children and youth experience and express knowledge, actions, and identities.
Books to Build on: Indigenous Literatures for Learning Workshop
Outgoing Teaching Across Borders
Gain experience working with youth in a classroom setting.
Building Community in Calgary Classrooms (BCCC)
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra's (CPO) PhilKids
Calgary Stampede - Journey 2050
Calgary Stampede School Facilitators
Complex Needs Educational Experience Logistics
Ismaili Council for the Prairies
Junior Achievement Southern Alberta Workshop Facilitators
Gain experience working with youth in a small group setting.
Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth - TIPS
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra's (CPO) PhilKids
Calgary Police Services - Youthlink
Complex Needs Educational Experience Logistics
Dare to Care Bully Prevention Program
Ismaili Council for the Prairies
Outgoing Teaching Across Borders
Gain experience working with youth in an individual setting.
Calgary Immigrant Women's Association
Complex Needs Educational Experience Logistics
Dare to Care Bully Prevention Program
Outgoing Teaching Across Borders
Model positive behaviour for children, youth, teachers, and parents.
Building Community in Calgary Classrooms (BCCC)
Calgary Police Services - Youthlink
Dare to Care Bully Prevention Program
Junior Achievement Southern Alberta Workshop Facilitators
Outgoing Teaching Across Borders
Telus Spark School Programming Support
The Immigrant Education Society
Community-Based Students
While Community-Based students are always welcome to join on-campus or Calgary-based opportunities when possible, we recognize that that is not always an option. The Experiential Learning team is continually working to increase the number of opportunities available to Community-Based students.
Opportunities change frequently, so please continue to check back for updates!
-
Learning Buddies Network
Service-Learning
Online volunteer opportunities as well as some in-person volunteer opportunities for those in BC.
-
Literacy and Numeracy Support for High School ELLs - St Anne Academic Centre
Service-Learning
TBD for 2023-2024, St. Anne Academic Centre may have online volunteer opportunities.
-
Trellis TEAM
Service-Learning
Trellis is happy to always be able to support virtual volunteer opportunities.
This program is available in Winter 2024.
-
Werklund Peer to Peer Mentorship Program
Mentorship
The Peer to Peer Mentorship Program will always be facilitated entirely online.
-
Werklund Professional to Pre-Service Mentorship Program
Mentorship
The Professional to Pre-Service Mentorship Program will always be facilitated entirely online.
-
Books to Build On Workshop
Professional Learning
The Books to Build On: Indigenous Literatures for Learning workshop will be hosted online (TBD for 2024-2025).
-
Canadian Wildlife Federation's Environmental Education Workshop Series
Professional Learning
Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) workshops can be held online if there is enough interest.
-
Junior Achievement Southern Alberta
Service-Learning
If you are located in southern Alberta, Junior Achievement Southern Alberta can find you opportunities to facilitate workshops in areas closer to where you live.
-
Learning Buddies Network
Service-Learning
Online volunteer opportunities as well as some in-person volunteer opportunities for those in BC.
-
Let's Talk Science
Service-Learning
The Let's Talk Science Challenge is a free, competitive, team-based enrichment program.
Check back soon to learn more!
-
Summer Experiential Learning On Campus
During your two weeks on campus in July, we organize an Experiential Learning opportunity specifically for Community-Based students!
Global Learning Opportunities
Global Learning helps you to gain experience working with international students, experience other cultures, compare and contrast education systems in different countries, and see the world through varied perspectives. We support international, local, and virtual ways to have these experiences.
Opportunities change frequently, so please continue to check back for updates!
-
Outgoing in Fall
11 placements in 9 countries
-
Virtual in Fall
Join your classmates and international colleagues to address a variety of global education topics
-
Incoming in Winter
The Werklund School of Education welcomes program partners from Australia (Queensland University of Technology), China (Shanxi Normal University), and Japan (Hokkaido University of Education) onto campus between January and March.
-
Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth
Transitioning Into Post-Secondary (TIPS)
-
Inclusive Post-Secondary Education (IPSE)
Curriculum Specialists
-
Inclusive Post-Secondary Education (IPSE)
Literacy Tutors
-
Literacy and Numeracy Support for High School ELLs
Calgary Catholic School District & St. Anne Academic Centre
-
Calgary Immigrant Women's Association (CIWA)
Girls Culture Club
-
The Immigrant Education Society (TIES)
Childminding Program Facilitator
-
Land-Based Learning Series
Field trips and other opportunities to learn from Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers
Programs by Time Commitment
Opportunities change frequently, so please continue to check back for updates!
-
Biogeoscience Institute (BGI) Trips
Fall & Winter Semesters
-
Land-Based Learning Trips
Fall Semester
-
Books to Build On Workshops
Fall Semester
-
Canadian Wildlife Federation Workshop
Fall & Winter Semesters
-
Summer Series Experiential Learning Workshop
Summer Semester
-
Canadian Wildlife Federation - Project WILD Series
Fall Semester
-
Canadian Wildlife Federation - Below Zero Series
Winter Semester
-
Building Community & Connection in Classrooms
September, based on your schedule
-
Service-Learning Placements
Fall & Winter
-
Volunteering with Diverse Communities Placements
Winter Semester
-
Wildflower Riding Club Interdisciplinary Learning Communities
Fall & Winter Semesters
-
Outgoing Teaching Across Borders
Approximately 18 months
- From initial Interest Sessions in September to final TAB Showcase in your final Winter semester.
-
Peer to Peer Mentorship
October to March
- Approximately one meeting per month
-
Professional to Pre-Service Mentorship
May to February
- Introductory conversations between May and August
- Approximately one meeting per month in September to February
-
Werklund Undergraduate Ambassadors Team
September to April
- Based on events and session timing
-
Arts Co-Curricular Enhancement Program
Complete the 6 steps throughout your entire degree, at your own pace.
Experiential Learning Planning Guide
Use this guide to help plan out what opportunities you want to participate in and when you will be able to fit them into your degree.
If you have any questions, email the Experiential Learning team at wse.experiential@ucalgary.ca