Icebreakers
Energizers, Ice Breakers, and Team-Builders
It is essential before a group of young people is asked to create and enact a service-learning project that they be given the opportunity and time to build relationship with one another. One of the best tools to help facilitate this process is teambuilding games and activities. These types of shared experiences give students an opportunity to create a functional group dynamic, learn about each other, and break down walls or barriers to communication. These activities help them become comfortable with one another and build trust with one another, so that when the deeper work of brainstorming and discussion comes along in the service-learning process, the students will be able to more freely engage because of the teambuilding work that has already been done. Above all else, beginning a session with a group game sets the tone for being an inclusive, active community that gets things done!
Faculty
English