The PEXE Lab explores how learning happens with the world, not apart from it. We integrate phenomenology and experiential education to design and study experiences rooted in place and relationship that shape identity, purpose, and belonging.
Ultimately, we are studying the ways in which ontologies, ways of being-in-the-world, are constructed through meaningful learning.
We are imaging a world where educational experiences - whether in classrooms, communities, or virtual spaces - are designed not just to transmit knowledge, but to cultivate deeper connections between learners and the world. The PEXE Lab seeks to become a hub for research, professional development, and collaboration that reimagines experiential education as a practice of constructing meaning, purpose, and belonging.