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Text Box: © Cari-Ann Yarmus 2002-2004 Text Box: LOW ELEMENTS Wild Woozey: Low Element In partner pairs, participants must support and balance each other so that they can successfully walk along two cables that slowly begin to spread apart. Lessons: working with a partner; leaning on someone; supporting others; balancing; pressure; equality; letting go of control Nitro Crossing: Low Element Participants begin on a small “sailboat” platform at one end of a “raging river” and must safely cross over the river to dry land. The only tools they have are each other and a rope hanging in the middle of the two platforms. Lessons: coming up with a plan; including everyone; creative problem-solving; looking out for one another; anticipating what comes next Spider’s Web: Low Element Participants try and get each other from one side to the other through a series of strings that are strung up between two trees like a spider’s web. Consequences are given each time a part of someone’s body touches a part of the web. Participants must learn proper spotting and lifting techniques to keep each other safe. Lessons: trusting others; being trustworthy; quality vs. quantity; planning all the way through to the end; strategizing; speaking up for yourself Cargo Net: Low Element Participants attempt to get the entire group up and over into a large net that is about 8 feet off the ground. Lessons: taking your time; planning through to end; rising above; ripple affect of behaviors; not rushing; getting organized PROBLEM-SOLVING & TRUST-BUILDING INITIATIVES Blind Maze: Problem-Solving Initiative Blindfolded participants are led into a rope maze and must find their way out by asking for help. Lessons: asking for help; helping others; perseverance; listening well to instructions; thinking creatively Levitation and Wind in the Willows: Trust-Building Activity Participants who chose to are lifted by the group or gently passed around in the circle with their eyes closed. Good preparation for any low ropes elements that require lifting others. Lessons: trusting others; being trustworthy; giving up control; believing in the group; talking things seriously Obstacle Course: Trust-Building Activity Partners help each other through a series of obstacles while one partner is blindfolded and the other cannot physically touch or be close to the blindfolded person. Lessons: trusting others; being trustworthy; clear communication; empathy; giving and receiving directions Pike’s Market: Problem-Solving Initiative Each group of participants has one “captain” who can see and three “fisherman” who are blindfolded and all are in a “boat”. Each boat must go fishing, find as many fish as possible, bring them back to shore & toss them onto the “dock”. Lessons: following instructions; leading vs. guiding others; believing what someone says; working as a small unit Toxic Waste: Problem-Solving Initiative Participants are in charge of transporting a can of “toxic sludge” to a can of “neutralizing gas” without touching the can of gas or the rope circle around it. The only tools are each other & materials around the toxic can (ropes, bungees, etc.) and Lessons: clear communication; planning; coordinating lots of people; creative thinking; hearing other’s suggestions.   Text Box: Home

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