Purpose: To build and strengthen relationships in teams, course group, student group or in private contexts, etc. for both those who are unknown to each other and for those who think
they know each other well. There is always something new to discover about each other.
Use: Planning day, class, course group, etc. (At our school, we always start first plan day with a relationship walk to update each other on what may have happened during the holidays and to
incorporate new employees into the team in a structured way.
Number of participants: No limits, but should be divided into teams if there are more than 10 participants. By hanging everyone’s “5 Parts of Me” map on a wall, everyone during the day can go and check out the others they have not talked to. Here you can find common features as
interests, etc.
Tools during activity: “5 Parts of Me map” for What do you need to know about me to understand who I am?
Strength Cards for Feedback to others
Implementation:
- Whoever leads the hike models by going through their own 5 Parts of Me map. Anyone who leads the outing creates an overview that is handed out to pairs who will talk together on the different topics.
- Everyone is distributed a “5 Parts of Me” map and the strength sheet. They are each given the task to fill in what they want to share with others on the “5 Parts of Me” map. You also get an overview of the order in which to talk to others.
- Relationship Walk is carried out by walking and switching who you will talk to during the trip based on the “5 Parts of Me”. You can also take breaks along the way where everyone talks to everyone else, before the walk continues. For example, give 15 minutes to each round and signal to change partners by ringing a bell or another form of notice.
- If you are more than 10 people, then it will be challenging to have everyone talk to everyone else. In this case divide the group into, for example, 10 groups. If there are more, then everyone should use name tags. By hanging everyone’s “5 Parts of Me” maps on a wall, everyone during the day can go and check out the others they have not talked to. Here you can find common features such as interests, etc.
- During the day, each participant should give a strength to each of those with whom they have had a conversation. The strength is cut out and the name of the person is written, identifying the strength given, and signed by the person who recognizes the strength of another.
Materials:
- “5 Parts of Me” map translated from 5 F’s (Spurkeland, 2020).
- Strength cards from smart upbringing (taken from AART – a method for training social competence (Gundersen et al. 2016), Dr Sara Salmon, and 6 forces from positive psychology).
- Bell (or whistle…)
Have a good trip!
Tutte Mitchell Olsen
Principal
Modum School, Norway
Download -> Relasjonsvandring
The 5 Parts of Me
I am: ____________________________________
