ʻAha ʻŌpio Officers and Reps Attend Team Building & Planning Session

This morning our officers and class representatives (18 of them) attended a team building and planning session to start off the new school year.  A morning meeting message greeted our new alakaʻi as they entered the room.  It asked how they were feeling about being part of the ʻAha ʻŌpio ʻohana.  Nearly all them said that they were excited – with a few who noted that they were nervous!  After doing a greeting activity (Knock, knock), students then did a seek and find activity to learn more about each other.  Then it was down to business.  The main focus of the session was to build a team or ʻohana with the foundation of relationships and respect.

The students watched two film-clips – one from the movie “Babe” and another from “Antz”.   While “Babe” shared what it meant to be a respectful leader by showing and behaving respectfully, “Antz” demonstrated the importance of working as a team to accomplish a common goal.  There was great discussion amongst the students as to what respect looks like and why working together as a team or ʻohana is meaningful.

Students planned several upcoming school activities and had preliminary discussions on service projects.  The final “sharing” activity was an M&M (candy) one.  Students were each given a cupful of M&M’s.  Turning to a partner and based on the different colors of M&M’s in their cups, they were to share with each other things about themselves, their families, their wishes for the world and what they would like to be when they grow up.  At the end of this activity, the students ate their M&M’s and were off back to class!  We are going to have a great year!!!