Would You Trust Your Buddy?

TRUST CHALLENGE

In preparation for our camp next week we had a class trust challenge.

This challenge had 3 important tasks. First was we got put into groups, the one's and two’s. Then we had to partner up with a student. Number two’s had to go behind a number one and place their right hand on top of their partner's shoulder. Next number two needed to close their eyes and put their trust on their partner. The last task was that number one had to maneuver his/her partner all the way to the big gate without a scratch.

When everyone had accomplished their mission to the gate it was now time for the number two’s to mentor their partner. But this time with a twist. The number two’s needed to guide their partner back to the class with a chosen route. We were not allowed in any difficult obstacles because we might harm our partner. Partners were allowed to go anywhere where it was not problematic to go through.

After everyone occurred at their destination (room8) in one piece we did a second test. We need to guide our partners through the class with them not getting injured. The room was trashed up with chairs and tables everywhere, it was a chaos. The same partners needed to agree who will guide and who will be pitch black. The guider needed to talk and explain where his/her partner needed to go. Once all the groups had established their role, everyone now knew how it felt to be blind.