Teamwork

Teamwork. One simple word that means a lot. With teamwork almost anything is possible, anything can happen, anything at all. Take a tall, fourteen foot wall. We never thought that we could climb up it using just eachother. But it was possible and it was done. We threw people into the air with just a tarp and made people fly like a bird. Teamwork opens doors of possibilities, and it's those possibilities that mold our world today... This week we went to Norval. A place where we would extend our teamwork abilities and work together to accomplish certain tasks.

Our first activity involved throwing people into the air and then catching them as gravity pulled them down. As the person lay down on the tarp, everyone would slowly lift the person off the ground. On the count of three everyone would pull and the person would go flying into the air. Soon after everyone would release a bit of tension in the tarp and gently catch the person. Teamwork was the key to making everyone soar and then catching them again. Without it they would not go up or they would not be caught. Communication here was essential, if one person pulled too quickly then the person would not reach the maximum height or would not go straight up or down. In order for teamwork to occur, communication needed to happen.

The second activity was called "Mission Impossible", but this task was the opposite of impossible with the help of everyone. One person wore a harness, was lifted off the ground and was maneuvered around trying to pick up balls off the ground. At first I was sceptical that I could lift a person, but then I was reminded that it wasn't just me who was doing this, it was me and another eleven people.

Third task. Visually it looked the hardest. How were we supposed to scale a fourteen foot wall with no hand-holds? We had a bit of trouble here coming up with a plan but once we established that, we had a green light to go. The communication was not the clearest because we were all to excited and wanted to get to the top, we forgot all about it. That was what made Aureon slip because we were not focused. But eventually climbing on top of each others sholders we all made it to the top, but without each other not even the best jumper or climber would be able to make it.

Lastly we joined together in a drum circle. This wasn't really a task but more so to show what we had learned today and actually hear the teamwork that we used. When we first came in, everyone was doing different beats and rhythms. Once we started, no one went out of beat once! The drumming sounds filled the room and urged and encouraged even more people on. Shakers, bells, drum sticks and maracas were then added. The room was alive with not only music, but teamwork!

Norval taught us how to work together as a team and showed us that the impossible is possible. That we could indeed fly and scale a vertical wall. That we could launch people into the air and make music so loud and still be in unison. Norval taught us a very important lesson. A lesson about teamwork, and anyone who's wise enough will know that teamwork is pure gold. Communication, another key aspect to teamwork. We found that it was much easier knowing what everyone was thinking and doing. So, maybe one day we'll make it to another galaxy or beyond. What do you think? All it takes is a little teamwork to get us somewhere far... :)