Week of May 11

What an eye-opening experience we had last week as the students worked in groups in an attempt to achieve synergy!  I have to say, for some groups synergy worked beautifully; for others, well, it was clearly not such an easy thing to achieve.  Nevertheless, the students each learned that in order to actually synergize each team member must work toward celebrating the differences of others, work together as a team, be open-minded and strive to create new and better ways of doing things.  To do all these things effectively takes both maturity and the courage to speak up when necessary.  

Most of the group work was completed on Friday and so on Monday this week we will take the time to discuss our group results and decide what went well and what we need to improve upon next time.  During the middle of the week, the students will hop into a new story, Gaston.  In this short story, the students will encounter a father and daughter who talk about a silly little creature who lives inside of a peach.  The reason for this dialogue between our two characters is to avoid deeper, more intimate issues that are difficult to discuss.  We will talk about how and why we sometimes find ourselves talking about things of little significance in order to avoid more difficult, important issues in life.

To end our week, the students will begin learning about our final habit, Habit #7: Sharpen the Saw.  In this habit of renewal, the students will learn the importance of taking the time to sharpen their body, brain, heart and soul in order to maintain balance and joy in life.  The students will enjoy some fun activities in each of these 4 main areas of life to help them understand the importance of this final habit.