August 26, 2009
Today, the SLP group traveled to the original Vanke property. The house featured antique architecture and furnishings. The day started off with a quick teamwork activity, “Floating Stick,” led by Gloria from the Education team. The students must work together to steadily lower a long stick without losing contact with the stick. With this activity, the students must actively communicate, otherwise the stick has a tendency to continually “float” upward. As shown below, Shelby, Freizen, and Victoria’s team have difficultly lowering the stick.
Students Try to Control the “Floating Stick”
After the initial excitement, students split off into two groups to give a five-minute oral presentation. They were previously assigned a public speaking assignment. Each student was required to prepare an oral presentation on a topic of his or her choice. Presentation topics ranged from a how-to salsa dance to the history of the peanut. Students utilized their presentation and projection skills in this speech simulation. Shown below, Roy is presenting the founding and history of the world-famous Haagen Dazs ice cream brand.
Roy Present the History of his Favorite Ice Cream
After the presentations, students gather for team energizer. They must support themselves with one foot in a small square. This tests the students ability to creatively use a small space and persuade others to follow a plan. Below, Simba and Victoria look up from their strategic planning.
Simba and Victoria in the middle of Strategizing
Tomorrow, the students make a second trip to the middle school to practice their leadership curriculum with selected students. Each team is responsible for preparing and teaching one activity to the selected students at tomorrow’s official visit.
Until tomorrow,
Jia
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