<p>After graduating high school Zach Shapiro embarked on a global gap year with Thinking Beyond Borders. He studied sustainability in Guatemala, education in Thailand, and public health in Ghana. Learn about the indelible impact that his gap year made on Zach and see how it impacted not only his studies at The Ohio State University, but also his whole approach to living.</p>

After graduating high school Zach Shapiro embarked on a global gap year with Thinking Beyond Borders. He studied sustainability in Guatemala, education in Thailand, and public health in Ghana. Learn about the indelible impact that his gap year made on Zach and see how it impacted not only his studies at The Ohio State University, but also his whole approach to living.

Episode 1- Global Gap Year with Zach Shapiro

If you ask someone about the most powerful learning experience of their youth, few people will mention a lecture, a textbook reading, or a test. Nearly all will identify an EXPERIENCE; that is because experiential learning is the most profound and lasting form of learning. So if experience matters, how do we offer it to students in our schools? This podcast invites folks to share the learning experience that most deeply impacted their lives, and each episode includes provocations about how we can bring those types of experiences into the mainstream of American schools. Experience Matters is about harnessing the power of experiential learning to transform public education

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Episode 1- Global Gap Year with Zach Shapiro

Episode 1- Global Gap Year with Zach Shapiro