Team Building Activities
HOAC has an extensive range of personal development tasks, which are geared towards having fun and developing team work. A typical session will involve setting the scene and a safety briefing. Then its over to the group to work together and complete the task. Activities will be chosen based on learning outcomes required and age and ability of students.
Number of participants: max 24 students per session depending on space
Age: 8 years+
Ratio: 1:12
Time Scale: 1hour – 3hours
Venue Requirements
Open area either indoors or outdoors depending on activity choose. Please discuss your requirements with us.
Personal development tasks may include any of the following depending on group aspirations.
Sheepdog Trials
Momentum Ball
Trolleys
Minesweeper
Tyre Mania
Jigsaw
Blind Square
Lava Flow
Minefield
Towerbuild
Blind House
Games Circuit
Team Building Tasks Promote
Resilience
Trust your team to solve the challenge, perseverance, making mistakes but working through them together.
Team Work & Leadership
Support and encourage each other, trust and advise each other, working together to solve problems. Have confidence to express own ideas, listen to and follow instructions, accepting other people’s opinions. Leading a team with effectiveness.
Communication
Listen carefully and offer opinions. Listening to and following instructions.
Self-Aware, Confidence and Well Being
Build own skills and focus. Recognise good quality in performance. Set own targets and aim to beat them.
National Curriculum Links KS2
English
Learning new vocabulary e.g. team work, trust, plan, problem solving, puzzle, riddle. Use descriptive English.
Discuss and evaluate what has happened during the session and take away feedback to build on for the future.
Citizenship
Face new challenges positively by looking for help, making responsible choices and actions.
Develop confidence and responsibility by making the most of their abilities.
Develop good relationships and respecting the differences between people.
Physical Education
Take part in outdoor and adventurous activities both individually and within a team.
Develop an understanding of how to improve and learn how to evaluate and recognise their own success.
Develop flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance.
National Curriculum KS3
English
Learning new vocabulary e.g. team work, trust, plan, problem solving, puzzle, riddle. Use descriptive English.
Discuss and evaluate what has happened during the session and take away feedback to build on for the future.
Science
Subject content – Physics
Motion and Forces Balanced Forces. Opposing forces and equilibrium.
Forces and motion. Forces being needed to cause objects to stop or start moving, or change their speed or direction of motion
Working Scientifically
Pay attention to objectivity and concern for accuracy, precision, repeatability and reproducibility.
Evaluate Risks
Physical Education
Use a range of tactics and strategies to overcome opponents in direct competition through team and individual races.
Take part in outdoor and adventurous activities which present intellectual and physical challenges and be encouraged to work in a team, building on trust and developing skills to solve problems, either individually or as a group.
Analyse their performances compared to previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best.
Take part in competitive sports and activities outside school through community links or sports clubs.
Personal Social Health & Economic education (PSHE)
Understanding risk in both positive and negative terms and understanding that individuals need to manage risk to themselves and others in a range of situations.
Appreciating that pressure can be used positively or negatively to influence others in situations involving risk.
If you have any questions please contact us.
