Are service, adventure and fieldwork a part of every learning expedition?
• Yes. But think of service and adventure primarily as qualities rather than primarily as program components. Not all learning expeditions should necessarily have service components, though for some learning expeditions a service project will provide the most compelling reason to undertake the expedition. But a sense of service, a habit of mind in which students naturally seek and find opportunities for helping others, should be a part of each learning expedition just as it should be part of the school culture. The same is true of adventure. There should be a sense of adventure in every expedition, a sense of venturing into new territory. This adventure is intellectual as well as physical or social. Fieldwork is getting out into the field to do research, and it should be a part of every learning expedition.
