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Text Box: Back to Back Build Ball Toss Big Air Bob Blind House Broken Squares Bumpity Bump/Zip Zap Circle the Circle/Hula Loops Crossing Guard Maze Crossover Culture Shock Helium Stick   Text Box: Human Scavenger Hunt Island Moonball Jurassic Park Keypunch Moonball Name of the Adverb Name Roulette Obstacle Course Over, Under, Through Pike’s Market Pipeline   Text Box: Say It with Style Shackles Star Wars Stepping Stones Team Radar Toxic Waste Traffic Jam Trolley Skis Turn over a New Leaf Warp Speed Group Juggle   Text Box: What are Field Initiatives? Field Initiatives are problem-solving activities that groups of participants do together (though not very 'physical', the activities often take place in a large field since many require a significant amount of space.) The activities usually focus on developing skills such as: teambuilding, leadership, self-esteem, good communication, patience, etc. The activities are designed to give participants a "hands-on" (experiential) opportunity to develop real-life skills in a fun, non-competitive atmosphere. A field initiative can be anything from a quick cooperative tag game to a multi-day obstacle course style set of tasks. Field initiatives should begin with a list of rules and boundaries and end with a period of reflection and processing in order to help transfer whatever lessons are learned back to the participants' real lives. What Field Initiatives does the RRC use? To link to any of these write-ups just click on the name. You must have a password in order to access the write-ups. If you do not already have the password and would like to receive it, please contact Cari-Ann Yarmus at cyarmus@sau16.org. LEGAL DISCLAIMER: Access to this information does not hold us liable for any accidents that might occur as a result of you facilitating these activities. This information is intended solely as a resource, and the Robinson Ropes Course and its affiliates cannot be held responsible for what you do with this resource.             What is a Write-Up?                                                                                                                        A write-up is the format we use to list the "how-to" of an activity. Usually the write-up has the following information: Title Skills Developed Set-Up Time Required Rules Debrief Information Other Information & Hints Most of the above write-ups were written with the assistance of materials from Project Adventure and/or the Browne Center for Innovative Learning. Please do not reproduce.     Text Box: © Cari-Ann Yarmus 2002-2004

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