Imagine the scenario… you’re transport has broken down whilst traveling across Dartmoor and you’ve been left stranded in the middle of nowhere. Armed only with the bare essentials gathered from your pack, you have to work together to make a rescue flare to signal for help. The only way to be rescued and get back to safety is for you and your team to use all your strength, determination and creative ideas.

This is a great icebreaker activity and an opportunity to develop teamwork, communication skills and learning how to recognise each other’s unique skills and abilities.

Example learning actions:

• Be physically active in the outdoors
• Understand the benefits of teamwork and how different abilities can be greatly used for positive outcomes
• Discover the effectiveness of communication, co-operation, compromise and consideration in a team
• Explore decision making, delegation and leadership
• Be better prepared for solving puzzles and problems