Who Took My Spoon?

Recommended for first year high school

'Who Took My Spoon?' introduces first year high school students to the concept of personal and team leadership, and effective team synergy. This program allows students to examine their own behaviours and attitudes that impact on the group. It will help students to overcome relationship difficulties, challenges and insecurities. It empowers them to negotiate their own set of rules and guidelines as a team to maximise the personalities and strengths of the group.   If you ever wished you could stop ‘spoon feeding’ your students the obvious, then this program is for you!

Key Outcomes | Students will…

Learn the basics of any ‘winning team’. The key qualities that the team mates must live: negotiation skills; playing to strengths and committing as one to the goal.

Learn the difference between a leader and a team mate and the necessity and contribution of both.

Discover the impact of choosing to distract and focus on the negative over the power of focusing on the task and committing to being a part of the team.

Learn the importance of resilience in overcoming challenges and adversity.

Recommended Processes

Who Took My Spoon 101 | What are the qualities that must exist in an individual if true accountability and desire to contribute to the team effectively exists? Through short, interactive activities that will engage your students from the first minute they walk through the door, Who Took My Spoon 101 will have your students examining their behaviours and attitudes as they move from being ‘spoon-fed’ to being ‘spoon-free’!

Circular Thinking | How do students lead a team effectively? How do they communicate, empower and motivate each other to succeed extraordinarily, and not accept mediocre as the status quo? How do students behave as team mates in the face of challenge and difficulties? This session will have your students examining their own team dynamics and looking for where they can improve as individuals and as a team.

Reaching Resilience | How to succeed despite personal frustration and challenge? What is the attitude of resilience and how do students achieve it? Giving students some skills in how to be more resilient in their lives and teams, this session will set your students up for success over the coming years.