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Meeting on the train

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Subject

Getting to know each other – Team building activities

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Age group

9+

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Duration

25'

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Materials

cards, pencils

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Objectives

to develop bonds of trust among team members by exploring differences and similarities between them

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Description

The facilitator gives one empty card to each participant. Participants are asked to imagine that they arrive at a train station and that they will soon meet someone who doesn’t know them. We encourage them to write a description of themselves on their cards. The cards are collected in a box. A participant randomly picks a card and reads it to the group and the group then tries to guess who is described. Whoever guesses right, draws the next card. The process is repeated until the last card is drawn. The discussion can address the following questions:

  • What do the descriptions have in common?
  • What are the most common characteristics pointed out in the descriptions?
  • What information is not included?
  • Did anything from this exercise surprise you?
  • What do you think is the purpose of this exercise?
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