Yesterday I was working with two schools groups that hadn't met each other before. They are going to be working together on a science and citizenship project about identity and diversity. There were thirty 14 year olds in the room and the energy was quite spectacular! We did loads of icebreakers and drama warm ups to try to get the groups to mix up and to be honest I think we could have done this for the entire session.
But we moved things along and got everyone working together to create an enormous paper canvas, then draw, write and ultimately make connections between each other using coloured tapes. The result was magnificently chaotic and reflected the energy that had been in the room and I think some of those initial 'first meeting barriers' had come down. It also looked a bit like a london tube map after a heavy night.
But we moved things along and got everyone working together to create an enormous paper canvas, then draw, write and ultimately make connections between each other using coloured tapes. The result was magnificently chaotic and reflected the energy that had been in the room and I think some of those initial 'first meeting barriers' had come down. It also looked a bit like a london tube map after a heavy night.
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