It’s not WHAT we do, but HOW we do it.
Each week we do an activity in the field to build community with our students.
This week “WHAT” we did was play soccer.
But “HOW” we did it is what made it fun and memorable for our students.
We played “World Cup Soccer”.
We placed giant flags of different countries at the end of the field.
We had two host calling the game. The host had make believe names, used different voices, interviewed passer byes, gave out prizes and more.
We also made it sound like we were in an outdoor stadium by playing crowd noise thru our loud speakers - that we downloaded from the net.
Because the philosophy of “It’s not WHAT we do…but HOW we do it that counts” drove my incredible team to go above and beyond for this game, not only did the students that played the game love it - the students that sat and watched were entertained and part of the action as well.
We could have just rolled out a soccer ball, divided up into two teams and played soccer. But what made last Wednesday night special was not the fact we played soccer … but how we played it.
