Another week in the books, I can't believe it's already the end of September!
On Monday we presented our communities and I was so impressed and happy to see all the unique creations the students came up with. Some of their communities had themes like Halloween, rich city, or kids only and it was funny to see all the different buildings and organizations they prioritized.
On Tuesday and Wednesday we worked on a YESS Success worksheet that had mentors and mentees getting to know each other a little more personally with questions about their world, relationships, strengths, changes and challenges that they face daily. Some students still aren't there in terms of opening up completely, which is just fine, but for the most part, some of their answers were really personal and meaningful. After those questions, we dove in even deeper, asking what some of their strengths, achievements, internal/external barriers to success and internal/external support systems are. This sparked some great conversations and I was happy to see the level of support and comforting that mentors provided to their mentees.
On Thursday and Friday we played some team building activities. All 8th graders were gone on Friday so classes were a bit small but the team builders were a lot of fun. The kids favorite was the Cup Challenge. They were in groups of 4 and had 6 cups, 4 pieces of string and a rubber band. Only the rubber band could touch the cups so no hands allowed to move the cups. They had to figure out how to move the 6 cups into a variety of formations like a pyramid and 3 cup tower stacks. Once they figured out the best strategy, it still did not make things easier because they had to work together and communicate effectively. Only 1 group (Matt, Erick, Eduardo, and Eddie) was able to stack all 6 cups one on top of the other and that came at the end of the day! Great job guys!
Again, very fun week but ready for the weekend!
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