Tuesday, July 16, 2013

DLA Day Two! -- By Abby

If Leadership Academy is known  for anything, it’s safe to say that it can be found in its name. Activities from yesterday taught some of the main concepts in what the camp is about, leadership and communication. The house groups Woda, Air, Tubig, Wasser, Vatten, and Mizu got together to strengthen the bonds in their houses. The members of the houses played games that took teamwork, communication, and some management kills. The games included a mine field, where one person guided a blindfolded partner through a perilous field of poppable balloons; Hesitation; Pika Pika Tonga Tonga, a game of dire concentration; and Helium Hoop, just to name a few.
The main event of the night, though, was when the houses had to build a contraption that would allow them to drop their ceramic mascots from twelve feet onto the cement ground. Each group was given a bag filled with paper bags, newspaper, rubber bits, and other supplies that could protect our plaster pet. The twist? Each member was disabled in one way – some were blindfolded, some couldn’t talk, and the rest were only able to speak.
The end result was Gravity: 3 and Houses: 3 – so a tie.
Way to go, Woda, Mizu, and Tupig!

Rest in pieces, Bruce.

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