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![A group of students pose for the camera with one of them laying on his side.](/sites/g/files/yyqcgq366/files/2022-09/EDGE-group-web.jpg)
On a brutally hot day in August, more than 50 Schar School students participating in the Democracy Lab and International Relations Policy Task Force learning communities, plus a few game professors, tackled George Mason University’s EDGE team-building climbing course at the Science and Technology Campus in Manassas, Virginia. The EDGE provides powerful and positive experiential learning experiences—not to mention a bit of intimidation—that turn disparate students into bonded classmates. From the looks of things, mission accomplished!
![A person sits atop a tower made of logs and ropes while another in a white shirt climbs.](/sites/g/files/yyqcgq366/files/2022-09/EDGE-tower-web.jpg)
![Four people in tee shirts pose for a group selfie.](/sites/g/files/yyqcgq366/files/2022-09/EDGE-professors-web.jpg)
![A group of cheering students.](/sites/g/files/yyqcgq366/files/2022-09/EDGE-ending-web.jpg)