“Both courses directly related to my internship as well as to my experience in the city. They allowed me to better understand what was going on around me.”
Sara Goldstein, Kalamazoo College
Fall 2005
Women Organized Against Rape, Court Advocate
Experiential Education
Experiential Education means learning by doing. As one of the nation’s oldest off-campus study programs focusing on experiential education, TPC has a rich and successful history of teaching students this dynamic process through which a learner proactively constructs meaning – knowledge, skills, and value – from direct personal experience. At The Philadelphia Center, experiential education is the foundation of our objectives and programmatic standards. We teach students to use this powerful method to get the most out of their experiences and help them discover their personal and professional direction in life.
Our approach encourages students to take responsibility for their learning by participating in our unique housing and placement processes, defining and assessing their learning goals, challenging themselves personally and academically, reflecting critically upon their workplace and living environment, and exploring one of the country’s most vibrant and exciting cities.