What are the causes of conflict?
At the beginning of the LOI1, our inquirers listed what they thought were the causes of conflict. To justify these ideas, we tested some activities and see if the causes of conflict would arise from them hence the Rainforest Olympic has been launched!
The first activity was held in the pool. The game was called: Pass the Water. In this game, the team’s coordination and communication skills were tested, because the task was to fill in the bucket at the end of the pool with water, but the team members could not look at their back while doing so. It was very challenging for some at first, but they eventually got the hang of it as they saw how others were doing.
Conflict arose: One member was not looking or focusing. One member was not helping us. One member was not listening that is why we lost. These conflicts were included in their list of causes of conflict.
Second was the Scavenger hunt and Puzzle game. Again, teamwork was essential to achieve the goal here, some of the reflections after these games were: We were going to win, but one of the members made a mistake, and we did not help him. I don’t want to be on this team because this person is not helping us, which one argued, No he was helping, but needed time to think.
Another was the tug of war in the mud, where the team needed their strength to win. One team was so confident to win, but during the game, they lost and cried.
Conflicts are everywhere, it is an inevitable thing, but they are manageable, and could be solved. How? We will delve into this topic after the holiday, so we will see how our inquirers come up with their solutions to avoid conflicts.
Another teamwork is the subject of our inquiry in Phonics, the Vowel team. Like last week, we looked into words that have /ay/ and /ai/. These words produce a long /a/ sound. It is so fun to see that our inquirers can read more now and longer words.
The Bon Bon festival was a success. Thank you all for your support; we all had fun!
See you after the Obon and have a wonderful Summer Vacation!
