TRY OUR MISSION IMPOSSIBLE

Age group:

13 - 77

Keywords:

Sustainability, Critical Thinking.

Time required:

90 minutes

Number of people:

Minimum 12, maximum 30

Equipment, materials, and space needed:

2 copies of the handout with tasks to perform, flipchart sheets, pens, and pencils, colored paper, scotch, or glue. Activity explored and suggested by: Aventura Marão Clube - Portugal.

Aim of the method: To develop cooperation competences.

Preparation: Adapt the instructions to the concrete context where the session takes place.

DESCRIPTION

INTRO The facilitator contextualizes the activity within the scope of the concrete context where the session takes place, the contents, the educational process and/or the group concerned. The facilitator presents him or herself and gives the group members the opportunity to introduce themselves and share their experiences as well as their expectations for the activity.

EXPERIENCE The facilitator divides the participants into 2 groups, balanced in number and gender. Each group must decide on a name for their team and tell it to the facilitator, who writes it on the board or flipchart sheet. Once the teams are set, the facilitator leaves the handouts with the instructions on the floor, near each team.

Good afternoon, dear participants. We had the information that you are motivated by impossible missions and that you want to work together! Your mission as a group - if you decide to accept this challenge - is to complete these 20 tasks in just 60 minutes. I will be back in the end of those 60 minutes to see if this impossible mission was possible after all! ��

You can use all the material that is at your disposal in the room.

1. Create a slogan for your group. 2. Get 3 things inside the place you’re at (that you don’t have to buy or steal). Something soft, something orange, and something crunchy. 3. Make a group song with the following words: cows, sun, youth, participation, travel, eyes, Europe, mountain, flowers, school (this song will have to be performed by the whole group at the end of the 60 minutes). 4. Make a drawing of the ideal version of a school and remember that all details count.

5. Find out what is the sum of your ages? 6. Take 3 photos with all the elements of the group: one where only 6 feet are touching the ground, another with a message for Europe, and the third one that is creative! 7. Make a list with 12 reasons why it is better to learn here than at any other place — use a flipchart sheet. 8. Make 5 different origami! 9. Tell us 2 things you think should end in the way your school works, 2 things that should start, 2 things to improve, and 2 things to keep - write on a flipchart sheet! 10. Learn to say and write “I am a student” in 10 different languages. 11. Interview (video record it with your mobile phone) at least 3 people from the place you’re at and ask one question to each one. 12. Take 3 pictures of 3 different animals. At least 5 students must appear in each photo. 13. Tell us 12 activity ideas for your free time - write on a flipchart sheet! 14. Write the first and last names of 12 school teachers - use a flipchart sheet! 15. Make the presentation of the weather report for the next week without speaking (it should be presented at the end of the 60 minutes). 16. Create an accessory for each member of the group. 17. Make a video (1 minute) to creatively present each of your classes. 18. What is the most beautiful place in the place you’re at? Make a photo to show us. 19. Make a list of the “24 things you like best” - write on a flipchart sheet! 20. Think of a dance movement for your group (everyone should know) and get ready to show us!

After the 60 minutes are over, each group shows their complete tasks and get points for it.

DEBRIEFING Back to a circle with the chairs, the facilitator asks the participants how difficult it was to reach the goal and why. How they felt during the activity. How they feel at the moment about the experience and how they relate it with real life situations.