Experience of applying their developing skills inpurposeful and meaningful ways
This reminds me of the "Hundred Languages of Children", which talks about how the child can express their learning in many different ways that make sense to them. The educators must be able to recognize the child's language and provide them with the tools to express it.
Being intellectually engaged and challenged
When the curriculum is formed on the basis of the child's interest, the child will want to explore deeper and further challenge their knowledge.
Experience of offering suggestions to peers andhelping them understand something better
These experiences are very important for building relationships. These are reciprocal experiences where the children are involved in a give and take relationship with their peers which help them develop the social skills they need to be a part of the community.
Experience of taking initiative, appropriate respon-sibilities, making some choices, and so forth
These experiences show the children that they are valued and capable citizens with rights.
Feeling what it is like to understand some thingsbetter (or more deeply
This reminds me of the design principal of conceptual curriculum; personalized and not standardized. A child or a group of children to have the freedom of long term exploration, without worrying about the time allotted for the topic