New River Academy dives in head first with some team-building exercises. We started with the six-person-human-knot. The knot starts as a big group hug where everybody has to grab another persons hands which are on the opposite side of the circle. If the students thought that car ride up here felt like close quarters, then this exercise will really challenge the idea of personal space. Through discussion, and twister-like problem solving, the group slowly unties itself. Next we move to the classic, "I fall Backwards, you catch me" drill. After trust has been established, we move to a more uplifting exercise.
Photo by David Hughes
Morgan Tidd learning to trust the group as whole.
This exercise was silent, so it required visual communication, group stability, and a good deal of trust.
Photo by David Hughes
Kier Samuelson understands what it feels like to have the support of his peers and teachers.
Posted by Kyle Dinnel, Literature and Photo Teacher
