Working better as a team is one of ten learning outcomes your group can achieve at Kingswood. Here's a list of our top 10 most popular activities for team building, loved by schools and groups alike.
1. Bushcraft
Our bushcraft sessions teach young people skills necessary to survive in the wilderness, encouraging them to think about the natural world. Pupils can enjoy learning to construct a shelter, safely lighting a campfire and using campfire gadgets to cook meals outdoors. By working together in teams, bushcraft teaches important life skills such as resilience, communication, problem solving, creativity and overcoming personal challenges.
Available at: Colomendy, Dearne Valley, Dukeshouse Wood, Grosvenor Hall, Isle of Wight, Overstrand Hall, Peak Venture, Staffordshire, West Runton.
2. Raft building
One of the classic activities for team building, logical thinking and creativity. Pupils work together to design and build their raft out of barrels, logs and rope to then take to the water and test out their craft – whilst trying not to get wet!
Available at: Colomendy, Dearne Valley, Grosvenor Hall, Isle of Wight, Peak Venture.
3. Jacob’s ladder
One of our High Ropes elements where small teams of two to three climbers have to really pull together on this activity. Students must navigate their way up a giant high ropes ladder of horizontally suspended logs, where the challenge comes with the ever-increasing gaps between the rungs. Pupils will have to effectively communicate with each other, discuss their options, weigh them up and decide on the best course of action.
Available at: Colomendy, Dearne Valley, Dukeshouse Wood, Grosvenor Hall, Isle of Wight, Overstrand Hall, Peak Venture, Staffordshire, West Runton.
4. Crate stack
One of our exciting High Ropes elements, secure in a helmet and harness, students work together in teams to get their group as high as possible by adding crates to the stack without it collapsing. A great problem solving activity, with an element of challenge and risk.
Available at: Colomendy, Dearne Valley, Dukeshouse Wood, Grosvenor Hall, Overstrand Hall, Staffordshire and West Runton.
5. Orienteering
This activity provides an introduction into basic map reading skills through the practical activity of orienteering. Children must navigate their way around the centre finding various checkpoints, working as a team and using only a map. Orienteering helps participants develop important initiative, leadership and teamwork skills.
Available at: Colomendy, Dearne Valley, Dukeshouse Wood, Grosvenor Hall, Isle of Wight, Overstrand Hall, Peak Venture, Staffordshire, West Runton.
6. Problem solving
Pupils work their way around through a range of problems and puzzles. This activity targets teamwork, leadership and communication skills. There is often more than one way to proceed, so teams need to use their initiative and quickly devise a decision making process.
Available at: Colomendy, Dearne Valley, Dukeshouse Wood, Grosvenor Hall, Isle of Wight, Overstrand Hall, Peak Venture, Staffordshire, West Runton.
7. Construct
Construct is the most complex problem solving task we provide at Kingswood and is ideal for older groups who want to explore real world learning. Using a set of specialist equipment our staff facilitate the design and build of a Kingswood Activity to be used by the group. Working together to manage appropriate risks and supporting each other the group work in a practical way to build a ‘low ropes course’ that must transport the group safely across an area of woodland.
Available at: Colomendy, Dearne Valley, Dukeshouse Wood, Isle of Wight, Overstrand Hall, and Peak Venture.
8. Team tech
Teams have to complete a series of time-dependent construction challenges using MTa learning equipment, whilst working against the clock. Team Tech helps young people to think strategically and develop their communication skills.
Available at all centres.
9. Laser
The group embarks into our Laser Zone for this high tech, high-action activity. Kitted out in laser body armour, they must work together as a team whilst developing their stealth and strategy techniques.
Available at all centres.
10. Bouldering
Using our indoor climbing walls, pupils recreate the feeling of bouldering on real rocks. Staying only a few feet off the ground and supported by mats, with classmates acting as their spotters, they navigate across the bottom of our climbing wall. This is a great alternative to outdoor climbing, and can also be used as a 'warm up' exercise session, before trying our larger climbing walls.
Available at Colomendy, Overstrand Hall and Peak Venture.
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