THE IMPORTANCE OF

FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN

Cultivating a team mindset is
an important part of your role
as a leader in any group.
Whether you coach beginners
soccer or manage a large
corporation, you know that
getting your team to work
together is the key to meeting
any challenge.
However, it is important to
remember that teamwork does
take work.

Every individual in your group

must learn how to trust others
while also respecting their
differences.
For this reason, it is always
important to have a few team
building tricks up your sleeve.

Ones that will get everyone on

board for using their combined
skills to meet those goals.
1 Learn Skills That Foster Teamwork
Teamwork is a broad term that
encompasses many skills that
all must come together for your
group to be successful.
When your group takes part
in a team building exercise,
it always starts with a few
ice-breaker activities.
These allow everyone to get
over their initial nervousness
and start trusting the
facilitator as well as their
teammates.
Once trust is established, your
group will then hone their
problem-solving and
communication skills.

Everyone will work together to

accomplish special tasks that
challenge their physical and
mental abilities.
2 Explore New Types of Team
Building Activities
Camps offer guided rock climbing and ropes courses as ideal
types of activities to both adults and children.
This is because climbing a rock wall or attempting to make it to the
top zip line platform provides plenty of opportunities for
participants to set goals and encourage each other to reach them.
Whether a teammate offers a helping hand to boost their partner
to a new level or the whole group cheers when someone overcomes
a fear
 getting everyone to step out of their comfort zone allows new
leaders and supporters to emerge within the group.
3 Establish a Community Mindset
Often, members of a group
lose sight of their common
goals as they strive to achieve
their personal best.

For adults, this might happen

when several employees are
vying for the same promotion.
For kids on a gymnastics team
it might happen when they
focus more on individual
recognition.
But, as a team leader, your
role is to teach them to
achieve goals working together
collectively.

High-elements courses serve

dual purposes.
Individuals are encouraged to
conquer their fears and build
self-esteem while ascending
high above the ground.
4 Recognize the Power of Play
Reinforcing the positive feelings generated during a team-building
day is important. It helps ensure that everyone can carry what they
learned into their future endeavors.
Add a refreshing spin to the end of your rock climbing and ropes
activities by inviting your team to play awhile.
Whether hitting the bumper boats or kicking back and fishing
around the lake, your group will always remember the rewards
that come with working as a team.
When those meetings are no
longer effective, finding new
ways to keep your team
connected is important for their
overall success.
You can get your group moving
and putting their heads together
with interactive activities
facilitated by an energized staff
that knows how to encourage
communication and a team
mindset.
Enjoy corporate and
at
Maplewood Summer Day Camp.
Participants will be encouraged
to bend boundaries and extend
comfort zones while closely being
guided by our professionally
trained facilitators.
VISIT THE SITE AT
MAPLEWOOD COUNTRY DAY CAMP
AND ENRICHMENT CENTER
150 Foundry St. (Route 106)
PO Box 88 (Mailing)
South Easton, MA 02375
Email: info@maplewoodyearround.com
Telephone: (508) 238-2387
FAX: (508) 238-1154