{"id":17761,"date":"2019-11-13T15:50:45","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T10:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/?p=17761"},"modified":"2019-11-26T17:21:22","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T11:51:22","slug":"circle-up-circle-up-madhuri-p-100th-monkey-facilitator-fsl-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/circle-up-circle-up-madhuri-p-100th-monkey-facilitator-fsl-india\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Circle Up, Circle Up\u2019 \u2013 Madhuri P, 100th Monkey Facilitator, FSL India\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My sessions usually start with a \u201cCircle Up\u201d song, where\neveryone forms a circle. Most energisers and activities are conducted in a\ncircle along with the facilitator, as it helps to create inclusion, builds\ntrust, togetherness and safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However, I have never seen a complete circle formed. There is\nalways a gap between a full circle, forming 2 semicircles, one of which is of boys\nand the other being girls. This shows the level of comfort they have with each\nother even after being together for almost 7 years since Standard 1. But still,\nI never forced them to fill in those gaps; I would facilitate the activities\nkeeping their emotional safety intact. Sometimes, this is the best thing to do,\nletting them be the way they want!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This used to happen in team building activities, as well. Team\nbuilding activities help us in building a community together and promote team\nspirit, build connections, communication and positive interactions. When teams were\nformed combining boys and girls, they would be very hesitant to even initiate the\ncommunication required for completing the activity. Nevertheless, they would\nfinish any activity that they were given with a lot of hesitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the 2nd session of the team building activity at St\nTeresa\u2019s School, I witnessed something peculiar. Each team was asked to build\nthe tallest tower possible, they were provided with some newspapers, cello tape\nand a pair of scissors for this activity. The teams were formed by asking the\nstudents to count from 1 to 5. When they had to team up according to the number\nthey got, as expected, this did not happen. Some just wanted to join other\ngroups, some wanted to do this activity with their\nfriends etc etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After all this shuffling happened and the teams were formed, one\nboy and a girl remained. These two wanted to stick to their team and did not\nwant to join any other team nor pair up with each other (again that comfort\nzone).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I gave them a chance and told them they were free to go and\njoin any team they wanted to! To my surprise, after a minute of thinking, both\nthe boy and the girl decided to do the activity together and not join any other\nteam. It was a very happy moment especially for me as facilitator to witness\nthis, as the motive of facilitating the team building activity is to build a connection,\npositive interactions, promote team spirit, and build trust, which was seen\ntaking shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My sessions usually start with a \u201cCircle Up\u201d song, where everyone forms a circle. Most energisers and activities are conducted in a circle along with the facilitator, as it helps to create inclusion, builds trust, togetherness and safety. However, I have never seen a complete circle formed. There is always a gap between a full circle, forming 2 semicircles, one of which is of boys and the other being girls. This shows the level of comfort they have with each…<\/p>\n

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