Today our entire middle school engaged in collaborative construction as they furiously worked together to build the tallest free standing structure that could support a marshmallow atop. Provided 20 pieces of spaghetti, 3 feet of string, 3 feet of tape, one marshmallow, and only 18 minutes, I think the results speak for themselves...
We take team building and the opportunity to deepen connections between humans in our school extremely seriously. The time to gather together, build community, and strengthen our relationships and communication with one another is precious. Layer on the opportunity to discuss complex issues related to our school, students, and communities and its invaluable.
Though a simple (and fun) team building activity, the takeaways for teaching, learning, assessment, feedback, mindset, assumptions, equity, collaboration, and teamwork are limitless. We have have a sensational group of young people in middle school and we continue to "build" upon the strong foundation of this year -together!
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