We'll it took a little bit, but I want to write down my feelings about our Challenge Day on Monday. The day started off with lots of high energy games and goofing off. Our leaders, Devon and Khayre did a great job of getting the kids (and the adults!) to be involved and lower any filters they had. There was lots of music and crazy running around looking for chairs and lots of jostling and close-quarter activities. They would intersperse small talks about stereotypes, and how things get ingrained in what we do. Here's an interesting activity... Fold your hands. Which thumb is on top? Now fold them so the other one is on top. Feels weird, huh? Point being, we have a set way that we do things.
After the morning games and crazy jumping and dancing, things started settling down, and we started getting serious, talking about things such as society's messages to young men and women. We got into small groups and started opening up to each other. It was great to see the adults participating as well. The day progressed through more activities that continued to open up the differences, but more importantly the similarities, between the students. By the end of the day, through lots of hugs and tears, the students were told that they had the power to be the change to help make the school the place we'd all like to be part of. It was a very powerful day, and I'm looking forward to building on the momentum of the day to help improve the culture of the school.
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