Team-building Day for Students
Aims
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Personal development through teamwork with a new tutor group or year
group
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Promotion of equality through recognition
of own strengths and attributes and those of others,
appreciating diversity in a group
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Social interaction across background, gender, race
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Collective responsibility
Key skills
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Communication
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Cooperation and collaboration
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Resilience
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Leadership
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Decision making
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Problem solving
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Empathy
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Confidence
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Short and longer term strategising
Location
We can come to school and run the activities there; we need sole use of a
large room with tables and seating for the student teams, and a
large outdoor space that can be used in different ways for at least
4 of the activities – an entire school field is usually large
enough.
Oaktree and Appell can book the British Aerospace Workers Association premises including secure indoor and outdoor space, onsite security, parking for coaches, toilets, and space for the eating of packed lunches. If chosen hire of the premises will be included in the quote. Packed lunches can be provided at a low cost.
We have found
that taking students away from the normal school environment
enhances the feeling that this is different type of learning as well
as encouraging students to be more open and outgoing with students
that they’re less familiar with.
General info
Students will be split into teams of 7 to 8 either randomly on the day or as assigned by the school. These teams will be the working groups for the day. The activities will work on a carousel system.
Each team will
participate in 6 different activities, each one lasting 40, 45 or 50
minutes depending on the exact requirements. The last five minutes
of each session will be spent on reflection and reviewing what
lessons have been learnt from that activity and what new skills the
team take forward to their next task. Before the afternoon
activities there is a longer reflection session leading students to
set themselves targets for the afternoon and also enabling them to
give feedback on the teamwork and skills of other members of their
team.
Role of trainers
Trainers will
be pro-active in each activity giving clear, differentiated guidance
and instruction and will ensure that each team does complete the
activity as a team. Most of the activities involve equipment and
trainers will give comprehensive instruction on its use and any
safety features.
It is hoped
that trainers will then be facilitators and will be able to advise
and modify the ideas of the teams rather than impose too strict a
method of approach to the particular activity or challenge.
Trainers
of each activity will award each team points towards the overall
prizes. Points are awarded for the completion or attempt of each
activity and separately for team-working skills. All students will
receive certificates upon completion of the course.
Trainers will
also lead each part of the reflection process in conjunction with
the teachers especially focusing on what the students can take
forward into the next activity and then on into their school life.
Why choose us
We pride
ourselves on being a modern equivalent to the traditional school
camp. Realistically many parents are unable to afford £160 or more
on a 2 day camp or residential especially if they have already
equipped their student with a new uniform, sports kit, stationery,
dictionary and thesaurus, geometry set and so on for the start of
the new school year. Instead we offer day courses at a very low rate
ensuring that all students in the cohort will be able to
participate rather than many being excluded because of cost. A day
focused on team-building must be accessible to all after all rather
than itself being divisive.
Throughout the day all students will be fully occupied all of
the time. Unlike our competitors all students will be participating
in an activity all of the time - there’s no down time where students
are waiting for their turn. Also all of the activities are
team-based rather than only an element of the day being focused on
this essential life skill.
We have staff and resources to accommodate up to 100 students on a single day. We never combine schools.
Included in
our quote is a work booklet for each student including a page on
each activity and different reflection tasks to be completed on the
day. Especially valued by schools are the pages of follow up tasks
to be completed in school in tutorial time ensuring that the course
is not a one-off day but instead an integral part of the PSCHEE
curriculum.