What is the Minnesota Association for experiential Learning?

MAFEL is a unique regional organization and professional forum within the Twin Cities fostering the development, promotion, and supervision of internships, community service learning, and field experience learning.

What is Experiential Learning?

Experiential Learning is a method of educating through first-hand experience. Skills, knowledge, and experience are acquired outside of the traditional academic classroom setting, and may include internships, studies abroad, field trips, field research, and service learning projects.

OUR NEXT MEETING

Tuesday, January 12
8:30-10:00am
virtual Meeting:
Supporting Internship site supervisors

Tuesday, April 13
8:30-10:00am
virtual meeting:
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About Us

Why did MAFEL begin?

Founded in 1975, MAFEL organized to create vital links between education, nonprofit, business, and government communities interested in promoting and supporting experiential learning. In 1980, MAFEL received nonprofit tax-exempt status.

Who Participates in MAFEL?

Members may include internship coordinators, site supervisors, service learning practitioners, career counselors, faculty at area colleges and universities, volunteer coordinators, human resources professionals, and individuals interested in experiential learning.

Our Goals

To create and strengthen partnerships between sites and education institutions.

To advance the practice of experiential learning by addressing common problems, developing new learning models and assessment tools, promoting principles of good practice, and asserting influence as a network of education, public service, and corporate professionals.

To serve as a resource network for sharing information and ideas, and serve as a forum for members' professional growth and development.