Key Ingredients for Optimal Group Building Experiences
In past articles, I have compared group facilitation to cooking. As in cooking, group facilitation allows for a great deal of room for adaptation, experimentation and adjustment of
New Book! Inspired Educator, Inspired Learner
Inspired Educator Inspired Learner: Experiential, Brain-Based Activities and Strategies to Engage, Motivate, Build Community, and Create Lasting Lessons I am thrilled to announce t
Using Metaphor to Build Community and Positive Climate – Postcard Strengths Activity
This post was originally published in March of 2013. As the school year comes to a close I have been using this technique quite a bit with great success. I am posting this article
A Tag Game That is So Much More: Practicing Collaboration, Consensus and Decision-Making Through Play
This time of year I find myself facilitating a number of student team-building programs, “step up” days where students visit their new school and new classmates for the
Communication Focused Activities Part Three
In today's post, I offer another activity that is useful for exploring how complicated communication can be, and how miscommunication arises. This activity is sure to initiate mean
Communication Skills Building Activities Part One
One of the most fundamental aspects of team-building and developing a positive learning and working environment is effective communication. Communication skills are an incredibly i
Latest WNB Friday Lesson: Learning Through Play – Notes from the Field by our Author Jennifer Stanchfield
This time of year many summer recreation and camp programs are gearing up to begin the season. These programs offer great opportunities for youth to develop important social and em
More on helping students practice decision-making, compromise, and consensus through experiential activities -A funny story:
Last week I mentioned my favorite way to divide a group into teams using a “Which One?” scenario where partners practice compromise/decision-making. After reading the last entr
