Oma reitti
Schools started this year 11.8. Phone starts ringing and e-mails are coming, because groups want to visit Elba. There is a lot of work to do. The busiest times are about 7 weeks around May and right NOW.
This year we hit a jackpot; we got 13 huge groups from big schools. The starting classes come here for team building days. It means 4 hours of similar activities like we did in Glaramara. In fact I stole this “kugelcanal” –idea to us. Sorry. Thank you. We have 5cm x 60cm wooden channels for a group, and small balls to roll. These wooden channels are same as they use in the corners of houses, you know? I have had the same activity about 45 times soon. I can do it now.
And some other activities and games: stream, low ropes course, Tower, Das band, and some puzzles. Those you perhaps will test when you come here.
We were afraid that the groups will be demanding, because...
1. They are from 15years to- ...
2. Many of them have specially designed curriculum(?) : learning difficulties, AdHd, Asperger... There is a lot of youngsters coming from other countries: understanding each other...
...but in reality the groups haven’t been so big. Every day some of the students haven’t arrived to Elba. And exactly those youngsters usually needed fun teambuilding activities! There is a big difference between groups depending on what they study. Nurses, hairdressers etc are very talkative, while youngsters studying something else are more quiet... hard to please. Just looking at their toes in black clothes...
But I have been thinking how great it would be to start studying a profession. New challenges, new friends, new town. And a chance to get a profession, knowledge and a certificate; you can do this. Many of these may work in this job until “the end“ –text!
And instead of throwing themselves in these teambuilding games, some try hard to avoid it all.
Our time in Finland is getting closer. It is still summer here. It has been really warm last week.
We planned the program a little bit earlier, and I can reveal you all that at least Sea search and rescue –club http://kokkola.meripelastus.fi/ and Scouts were happy to come and tell you about their work.
See you!
Markku Hukari
Karleby Naturskola / Kokkolan Luontokoulu
Ungdomscentra Villa Elba / Nuorisokeskus Villa Elba
Sandstrandsvägen 60 / Sannanrannantie 60
67100 Karleby / 67100 Kokkola
Tel / Puh: +358 (0)50-366 1833
Fax: +358 (0)6 831 3448
e-mail: luontokoulu@kokkola.fi
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