A team building program can stand alone as the purpose for visiting
the W. Alton Jones Campus, or it can be included as an integral
part of any weekend conference. W. Alton Jones staff will set
up the program and provide trained facilitators who will work
with eight to ten participants per group. Programs are custom-designed
to meet your needs and time constraints. Each facilitator will
help the group recognize and establish group goals for their
team building experience. Typical goals include enhancing teamwork,
improving communication skills and exploring the problem solving
process. Team building is the process of consciously working
together to learn, grow and develop trust in a small group community.
Whether a college organization, a sports team or a leadership
group, everyone can benefit from successful teamwork and leadership
skills. Team building activities are designed to build trust
and mutual support in an environment that is enjoyable yet challenging.
When people are having fun, an atmosphere of togetherness and
fellowship evolves which is essential to a group’s development.
Programs begin with group initiatives designed to address issues
of leadership, communication, planning and trust. These moderately
physical, highly enjoyable activities serve to lay the foundation
of teamwork. Using fun storylines and metaphors, group members
may imagine themselves crossing a raging river, climbing a tall
cliff or traversing a bottomless canyon in search of their way
through the challenge. They will need the cooperation and skills
of all group members to be successful. As the day progresses
so does the challenge of the activities.
At the low ropes course the activities are based on physical
and mental challenges, which are designed to highlight the group’s
goals as well as to continue providing opportunities for people
to learn and grow. Most challenges are unable to be solved by
one team member alone and each may need a different method for
solving, offering a multitude of learning opportunities. After
each challenge, a facilitator debriefs the group and through
these discussions, team members learn to apply their newly found
skills to similar challenges at home, at school, on the playing
field, in the workplace or in their own communities.
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