Yesterday staff from Upton Meadows Primary School visited the Study centre to take part in a range of team building exercises as part of their INSET day.  The day began with some ice breaking activities which provided an opportunity for staff from both Upton Meadows and the Study Centre to start talking and get to know each other.  Later on in the morning the staff from Upton Meadows were challenged to Stadium Orienteering, an activity which is often included in the Study Centres’ Playing for Success sessions.  This activity involved working as a team to solve simple maths problems.  The solutions of to these calculations indicated various locations around the Sixfields stadium which staff had to go and find.  Another activity, which enabled the staff to demonstrate their numeracy skills, was Player Maths.  In this activity the staff had to work together to solve calculations using the squad numbers of Northampton Town Football Club players.  Building towers out of marshmallows and spaghetti provided the last challenge of the day. The final towers varied in height and stability and evidence of these constructions can be seen in the photos below.

Helena Weedon ended the team building morning by leading a Relax Kids session with the Upton Meadows staff.  Relax Kids is a unique method of teaching children to relax using movement, games, peer massage, stretching and breathing exercises.

 A fun morning was had by all, and staff commented on the good pace and variation of activities provided.  We hope to run similar team building days in the future.