Programs In School

A one day/ two day Adventure Based Experiential Learning and Team Building Workshop for Classes nursery to 12 within the school premises

This team building and experiential learning workshop takes one away from the familiar environment and places the students into an environment of experimentation. Therefore this allows participants to be challenged, to think about and experiment with new concepts, and to take some risks (calculated). In this way the workshop is much about reflecting on setbacks and disappointments as it can be on success.

Activity Remarks
Introduction to Equipment   Students are briefed on the use of different adventure related gears and ropes.
Trust fall   Trust fall is a classic activity because it is so effective at helping a team to explore the issue of trust. Each member has to fall backwards from a height of 5ft on the stretched arms of his/her team members.
Learn to tie Knots   This allows the students to use the rope for many special purposes. Like to let them tie into the rope, anchor themselves and also to join ropes of equal and unequal diameters.
Parallel Ropes   These are two parallel lines tied at a certain height in which the students will have to cross from one side to the other, holding the top line and balancing with their feet on the bottom line. This activity develops compassion, empathy, communication and cooperation amongst group members.
Monkey Crawling   This is an activity which requires a lot of physical strength and determination. Each member has to traverse on a thick jute rope using the arm and calf muscles. During the activity a belay is tied for safety reasons.
Swing Ladder Climbing A comparatively easy activity which involves climbing a ladder made of ropes and bamboos freely suspended from a tight wire swinging in air. The height of the ladder can go up to 10 mtrs.
Burma Bridge   An improvised bridge made of ropes, used to cross rivers, crags and gorges’ during the Burmese war. This activity increases self confidence of the participants. If tied loose, this is not as easy as it appears to be.
Double Jumaring   Jumaring is a method of climbing vertical ropes using mechanical devices known as ‘Jumars’ (ascenders). The key to Jumaring is to grasp the correct technique in the beginning; otherwise it takes away the entire strength of the arms. Jumaring tests the patience, will and intelligence of the participant.
Tent Pitching and use of improvised shelters.   Participants learn the art of pitching ‘A’ shape tents, selecting the campsite and the concepts of tents as an alternate means of shelter in the wilderness.
Twine   Twine is a rope course in which the students have to cross from one side to the other holding the dangling lines suspended from a horizontal rope on top. This requires the students to stretch their arms to the extreme to reach the suspended ropes. Twine focuses on personal achievements and asks the students to confront their personal fears and anxieties.
Flying Fox   This is a fun activity in which the participants are lowered down at a great speed on a slanted rope and the speed is checked with the belay rope just before the base. This is a great activity to overcome the fear of unknown and helps the participants to take initiatives.
Tyrolean Traverse   This is a method of crossing rivers in the mountains. The participants are anchored with the harness to a fixed horizontal line and have to pull their body weight from one side to the other using the strength of their arms.
Cat Walk   Participants are required to balance on their fours on the two ropes tied adjacent to each other. This challenge allows the participants to expand their comfort zone and recognize fears that may block personal achievements.
Single Jumaring Learning to climb vertical ropes with the use of a single jumar attached to the harness of the climber.
Net Climbing   A member is required to climb a matrix of ropes. This activity provides fun fitness challenge at each individual students pace.
Human Web   Teams have to find the correct path through a maze. The exercise demonstrates that aggressive follower ship is as potent a form of leadership as more traditional forms. Elemental forms of group intelligence and systems thinking are often the most appropriate means of overcoming organizational challenges.
Innovative Maze Teams have to find the correct path through a maze. The exercise demonstrates that aggressive follower ship is as potent a form of leadership as more traditional forms. Elemental forms of group intelligence and systems thinking are often the most appropriate means of overcoming organizational challenges.
Win AS Much As You Can This is a game in which a situation of conflict is created and the teams have to convert it into that of collaboration instead and take as much as they can from the related learning.   This debrief of this exercise will bring out:- Gross miscommunication between teams and individuals. a)       False assumptions about others. b)      People’s natural inclinations to compete rather cooperate, even when it clearly detracts from high performances. c)       The different values that different individuals and group hold. d)      Difficulty in keeping commitments.
Rappelling   Sliding down a rope from a building or a cliff or any slope. Helps in overcoming fear. Taking initiative & building confidence
Broken Squares   It is a communication exercise in which equal sized squares have to be completed with given pieces.  The focus is on teamwork. A key exercise to learn the role of sharing in any team effort and how necessary it is to start giving before taking in relationships.  
Double Trouble   This is an exercise performed in pairs. The members have to stand on two parallel ropes and balance holding each other’s shoulders to cross over from one side to the other. Communication plays an important role in this. It gets the participants to accept and work with each other in their own limitations.
Two Line Bridge Members have to balance on two lines holding a moving rope attaché on top with a pulley.
Raft Building   Students are required to build a raft and keep it afloat with the given resources and thereafter pilot it across the pool. In raft building every member has a memorable and a hilarious time with realistic goals that leaves everyone with a sense of achievement and pride.
Navigation Exercise Students find their own route in teams from point A to point B. Each team is given a map and they have to cross certain obstacles during the activity. They will have to negotiate the route in the forest through bushes and jungle. During the activity the teams will have to work closely together as groups. Lot of inbuilt enthusiasm, encouragement and initiative will be required in the teams. This will be a competitive activity.
Slant Parallel Ropes   These are two parallel lines tied at a certain height in which the students will have to cross from one side to the other, holding the top line and balancing with their feet on the bottom line. This activity develops compassion, empathy, communication and cooperation amongst group members.
Rope Climbing It is a sport in which students, attempt to climb up a suspended vertical rope with knots using their hands & legs.
Pirates Crossing Pirates’ Crossing promotes team work, cooperation, strategy, communication, trust, support, and is not quite as simple as it looks.