Team building (it's who we are and what we do)

In addition to connecting on our beliefs, values, and pedagogical practices, we make time at the very beginning of new teacher induction to do some team building.  Trust and connection are the core components of any impactful team and organization.  In this "perfect square" activities teammates must communicate, problem-solve, and collaborate to transform a circle into a square (while blindfolded).

Similarly, our school Leadership Team did some team building as well in our "Top Chef" East Prairie edition activity.  Blindfolded chefs concocted guacamole from scratch with the support of their seeing sous chefs.  Not only did we connect, laugh, and have fun - we also had a surprisingly tasty snack for our afternoon meeting focused on how our systems, structures, practices, and mindsets drive student learning.