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Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance: Planner Sahadhyay Din (सहाध्याय दिन); Experiential Learning Day

Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance

Tittle of Sahadhyay Din (सहाध्याय दिन); Experiential Learning Day: Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance

Introduction: 

To introduce students an immersive journey into the remarkable expedition of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his ship, Endurance. This Experiential Learning Day will give opportunity to step into the shoes of explorers and experience the challenges they faced in the frozen wilderness of Antarctica and students can embark on a thrilling educational adventure, delving into leadership, resilience, and survival in the harshest of environments. They will get opportunity to explore concepts related to Antarctica.

Curricular goal:

To provide an immersive and multidisciplinary learning experience centered around Sir Ernest Shackleton's expedition to Antarctica, with a focus on history, geography, leadership, and resilience.

Competency:

Critical thinking, historical context comprehension, and multidisciplinary exploration.

Objective of Experiential Learning Day:

1.    To immerse students in the remarkable expedition of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his ship, Endurance, providing them with an immersive journey.

2.    To enable students to step into the shoes of explorers and experience the challenges faced in the frozen wilderness of Antarctica.

3.    To offer students a thrilling educational adventure, delving into the themes of leadership, resilience, and survival in extreme environments.

4.    To provide an opportunity for students to explore and gain a deeper understanding of concepts related to Antarctica.

Suggestive pedagogical method:

Experiential learning, multidisciplinary approach, Art integrated creative expression, collaborative learning group tasks

 Activity Plan:

Activity One: Story telling session: Shackleton's Voyage Storytelling

Objective: To foster a deeper connection to the historical and geographical context of Shackleton's expedition through storytelling.

1.    To immerse students in the extraordinary journey of Sir Ernest Shackleton's expedition, promoting an appreciation of leadership, resilience, and survival in the most challenging conditions.

2.    By sharing and engaging with the captivating stories and anecdotes, students will form a deeper connection to the historical context of the expedition. The storytelling activity will foster a profound connection to the historical and geographical context.

Time: 60 min

Activity Two: Photograph analysis session: Shackleton's Voyage

Objective: To encourage contextual understanding through picture and photograph analysis.

1.    The picture and photograph analysis activity provides students with a unique perspective on Shackleton's journey, enabling them to visually immerse themselves in the challenges faced during the expedition.

2.    This activity encourages critical thinking and contextual understanding by prompting students to analyze, interpret, and extract insights from the visual materials, fostering a deeper connection to the expedition's circumstances, leadership and survival skills, and emphasizing the significance of Antarctica in the history of exploration.

Time: 60 min

Activity Three: Exploring concepts related to Antarctica

Objective: To provide a multidisciplinary approach to exploring concepts related to Antarctica to gain a holistic understanding of Antarctica by delving into geography, history, science, and mathematics related to Antarctica.

1.    Collaborative Exploration: The primary objective is to foster collaboration among teachers in the fields of geography, history, science, and mathematics to create a comprehensive concept web related to Antarctica. This collaboration enables a holistic exploration of the region, incorporating its geography, history, science, and mathematical dimensions.

2.    Multidisciplinary Learning: The objective is to provide students with a multidisciplinary approach to studying Antarctica. This approach allows students to delve into various concepts, including geography, climate, polar ice caps, glaciology, physics, Antarctic ecosystems, species adaptations, and mathematical data analysis. It enriches their understanding of the continent by integrating knowledge from multiple disciplines.

Time: 75 min

Activity Four: Timeline of Shackleton's Voyage

Objective: To facilitate the development of a chronological understanding of Shackleton's expedition through timeline-making.

1.    The timeline-making activity aims to facilitate students in developing a chronological understanding of Shackleton's expedition. By constructing a timeline, students will visually map out the sequence of significant events, enhancing their comprehension of the expedition's challenges and milestones.

2.    The objective is to encourage students to explore the historical and contextual dimensions of Shackleton's journey in order to appreciate the historical context and the evolving dynamics of leadership, resilience, and survival in Antarctica.

Time: 75 min

Activity Five: Art integrated group tasks

Objective: To promote creative expression through art-integrated group tasks.

1.    Creative Expression: The primary objective is to foster creative expression among students through art-integrated activities such as adventure story writing, picture story creation, drama performances, and narrative reinterpretation from diverse perspectives

2.    Comprehensive Engagement: The activities aim to engage students comprehensively in the challenges and experiences of Shackleton's expedition. By participating in story writing, creating visual narratives, enacting dramatic portrayals, and rewriting the narrative from different narrators' viewpoints, students gain a multifaceted understanding of leadership, resilience, and survival in the unforgiving Antarctic environment.

Time: 120 min

Activity Six: Position the men on the Endurance

Objective: To position the crew members of Shackleton's Endurance expedition on an organogram, illustrating their profiles, roles, and duties, while exploring leadership and team dynamics within the crew.

1.    Students will be able to identify and describe the key roles and responsibilities of each crew member on the Endurance expedition, demonstrating an understanding of the team structure.

2.    Students will analyze how leadership and teamwork were essential for the survival of the crew during the Endurance expedition

Time: 60 min

Activity Seven: A Silent dialogue (मौनसंवाद) / imaginary dialogue witting

Objective: To provide a platform for reflective consolidation dialogue writing.

1.    Dialogue writing for Reflective Consolidation: To provide students with a platform for reflecting on their learning from the Experiential Learning Day, engaging in dialogue writing with an object or a voyage member enables them to process and summarize the lessons related to leadership, resilience, survival, and Antarctica while connecting with their own personalities.

2.    Expressive Learning: The activity is designed to promote expressive learning by encouraging students to articulate their thoughts and insights, fostering a connection with their personal development. This serves as a culminating exercise to enhance their appreciation of the Shackleton expedition's challenges and lessons.

Time: 60 min

Assessment:

·       Ongoing observation of students' engagement and participation in activities.

·       Analysis of students' critical thinking skills during picture and photograph analysis, organogram presentation.

·       Group collaboration and the ability to integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines in the concept exploration activity.

·       Evaluation of the timeline-making activity and students' chronological understanding.

·       Assessment of creative expression and engagement through art-integrated group tasks.

·       Review of dialogue writing for reflective consolidation to assess students' insights and connections to the expedition's challenges.

·       A MCQ test on concepts related to Antarctic

Std: 8 -12 +

The Experiential Learning Day: "Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance”, offers an immersive and dynamic educational experience, transcending traditional boundaries. Through structured activities that foster deep connections with history, leadership, and survival, students embark on a transformative journey that sparks intellectual growth and personal development.

References:

The quest to find Shackleton’s sunken ship

The quest to find Shackleton’s sunken ship (nationalgeographic.com)

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/rediscovering-the-lost-endurance

https://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/Shackleton-Endurance-Trans-Antarctic_expedition.php

Navigating the Frozen Frontier: Leadership Lessons from Shackleton’s Triumph

https://www.untitledleader.com/lessons-in-leadership/navigating-the-frozen-frontier-leadership-lessons-from-shackletons-triumph/

Seven Leadership Lessons From Shackleton’s Voyage — Tim Elmore

Prashant Divekar

Jnana Prabodhini, Pune



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