Year Group: 7-8
Year Group: 7-8
Embedded Files
Duration of Session: 50-60 mins
Duration of Session: 50-60 mins
Key Aims:
Key Aims:
Understand what Project Planet Love is and explore different ways to take positive action.
Understand how Ubuntu and collaboration can help us work towards a shared goal.
Practise teamwork, communication, problem-solving, and shared decision-making.
Reflect on their own contribution and how they can use these skills beyond the session.
By the end of the session, Ambassadors will have:
By the end of the session, Ambassadors will have:
An understanding of Project Planet Love and different ways they can take positive action.
Experienced how Ubuntu and working together can help achieve a shared goal.
Greater confidence in teamwork, communication, problem-solving and decision-making.
Experienced the excitement of turning something they care about into action for the planet.
Key Message:
Together, we can turn what we care about into action.
Key Message:
Together, we can turn what we care about into action.
Key Design Principles:
Key Design Principles:
Collaboration
Challenge
Community
Physical Resources:
Physical Resources:
Storybooks
BE Camera
Welcome to Greenville Board Game:
1 Game board
1 Instruction sheet
1 Six-sided die
1 Black drywipe marker
4 Different coloured counters (one red, one yellow, one blue, plus a diamond counter OR one other differently-coloured counter for the Time Tracker)
PPL (Project Planet Love) Colour-coded sheets
Digital Resources:
Digital Resources:
Handy Resources for All Workshops:
Handy Resources for All Workshops:
Related Workshops:
Related Workshops:
Ubuntu (Workshop 2)
Story Capturing Opportunities
Make sure that you take photos of the Ambassadors playing Welcome to Greenville!
Check-in
Designated Photographer
No Awe & Wonder or BE Here Now exercise this week.
Note: Setting Up Before the Session
Set up the tables and chairs before the session, where possible, so the young people are already sitting in small groups of 3-6.
Ambassadors will not get a playing piece each in this game. Regardless of the number of Ambassadors on a team, all Ambassadors collectively decide how all playing pieces should move, with a different Ambassador each round taking responsibility for physically moving all the pieces on behalf of the team. This removes any need for players to be associated with a particular playing piece and strongly reinforces the practice of Ubuntu.
Place one board game, instructions and the PPL Colour-coded sheets in the middle of each table, but do not hand out the counters yet. Wait until the Ambassadors have completed the Passion Leaves exercise to help prevent the counters from getting lost.
Recap & Overview | 2 mins
Recap & Overview | 2 mins
Briefly reconnect the Ambassadors to their journey so far.
Ask: “Who can remember what we explored together last week?”
Take a few quick responses.
Say: “Last week, we took action for nature by making seed balls and understood how small actions are part of making a big difference for local plants and wildlife.”
Re-introducing them to Project Planet Love as Part of the Ambassadors’ Journey | 2 mins
Say: “Over the coming weeks, you will get to develop an idea for your own project. We call these projects Project Planet Love, or PPL for short.
“Project Planet Love is about taking something you care about or enjoy and using it to take positive action for the planet.
“Everyone’s Project Planet Love can look different. You might tell a story, make or build something, bring people together, investigate an issue, speak up about something you care about, or take practical action in your school or community.
“At the end of the programme, you’ll have an opportunity to share your Project Planet Love as part of our Celebration. Today, we’re going to get a taste of some of the different kinds of projects you could do.”
“This week, we are going to start thinking about Project Planet Love! We are going to play a Bertha Earth board game that’s all about completing projects for the planet in a town called, 'Greenville'.
"But first, we will explore some of the things we really love doing that could be a part of how we take action for the planet.”
My Three Passions | 4 mins
Note: You can either do this exercise this week or leave it until Workshop 7: Project Planet Love 2 - A Passion to Change next week.
Invite the young people to draw three leaves in their Storybooks. Each leaf represents one thing they love doing.
Ask them to write one thing they love doing on one leaf.
Say: “Don’t overthink it. Just write the first three things that come into your mind.”
Three things I LOVE doing.
Share SLIDE: Examples include:
Football
Animals
Drawing
Writing stories and articles
Music
Gaming
Helping people
Nature
Organising things
Making videos
Say: “Thank you. Now we are going to play a game that looks at how we can turn some of our passions into action. It is called Welcome to Greenville. Unlike many board games where you may find yourself competing against one another, this game encourages you to work together as a team.
“Remember our Ubuntu sessions? We are looking for you to bring a little bit of that Ubuntu spirit into this game.”
Introducing Welcome to Greenville
Understand the Rules | 5 mins
Say: “In the middle of your table, you will see a board game and a set of instructions. As a team, we would like you to start by reading the rules and working out how the game works. While you are figuring out the rules, someone will come around and give you your counters.”
Issue the game counters.
Set up the Boards | 2 mins
Once they have received their counters, ask them to set up the board:
Place the red, yellow, and blue Ambassador counters onto their matching coloured starting spaces.
Place a diamond or an additional coloured counter on the number 8 on the Time Tracker.
Place the die next to the board.
Note:
You do not need to read the game instructions aloud. Let the Ambassadors learn the rules for themselves. Working them out is part of the fun and the challenge.
The Welcome to Greenville Instructions are there to help you understand the game and support the Ambassadors if they get stuck.
Clarify the Rules | 3 mins
Clarify the Rules | 3 mins
Say: “There is one really important rule: This isn’t a competition against the other people in your team. You need to work together. Think back to Ubuntu: “I am because we are … That’s what we are looking for.”
Say: “There is one really important rule: This isn’t a competition against the other people in your team. You need to work together. Think back to Ubuntu: “I am because we are … That’s what we are looking for.”
Then, before starting, ask the whole room:
Then, before starting, ask the whole room:
“Does everyone understand the aim of the game?”
“What happens when you land on a heart?”
“What happens if you don’t complete a PPL during a round?”
Clarify only the things they have not understood.
Clarify only the things they have not understood.
A few things you may need to clarify are:
A few things you may need to clarify are:
Players roll the die once per turn and then work together to decide how to allocate the movement points between the Ambassadors on the board.
More than one PPL can happen during the same round.
You cannot make another Project Planet love happen on a heart that has already been circled.
Say: “Right, Greenville needs you! You have 10 minutes. Let’s go!”
Say: “Right, Greenville needs you! You have 10 minutes. Let’s go!”
Gameplay | 12 mins
Gameplay | 12 mins
Move around the room and support the Ambassadors as they play.
Move around the room and support the Ambassadors as they play.
Offer helpful hints where useful, but try not to solve the game for them.
Offer helpful hints where useful, but try not to solve the game for them.
Some Helpful Hints:
Some Helpful Hints:
If your team cannot make a Project Planet Love happen during the current round, try positioning your Ambassadors so they can make one, or more, happen during the next round.
Try not to spend all your movement points on moving just one Ambassador.
Talk to one another before deciding how to use your movement points.
Pausing Gameplay
Pausing Gameplay
You can pause the game at any point.
You might choose to pause because:
Energy levels in the room need refocusing
A group is becoming confused
Young people are rushing
One person is making all the decisions
Groups are not collaborating effectively
You want them to reflect on their strategy
If useful, ask:
“How many Project Planet Loves have you been able to complete as a team?”
“How could you work together to complete more Project Planet loves in different colours?”
“How might you share the movement points differently to help you do this?”
“Is everyone getting a chance to contribute to the decisions?”
Then restart the game.
Breaking News!
Breaking News!
You can also use Breaking News! to make the game easier or more challenging.
If a team is finding the game difficult, reveal: “Breaking News! Greenville School has just reported that the school hall will not be ready in time for the Ambassador Celebration. Move the Time Tracker one space to the left.”
If a team is finding the game difficult, reveal: “Breaking News! Greenville School has just reported that the school hall will not be ready in time for the Ambassador Celebration. Move the Time Tracker one space to the left.”
If a team is finding the game easy, reveal: “Breaking News! The Mayor of Greenville has heard about your inspiring work and is coming to the Celebration, but has asked that it be moved forward to fit their busy schedule. Move the Time Tracker one space to the right.”
If a team is finding the game easy, reveal: “Breaking News! The Mayor of Greenville has heard about your inspiring work and is coming to the Celebration, but has asked that it be moved forward to fit their busy schedule. Move the Time Tracker one space to the right.”
The Ubuntu Challenge
If the groups appear to be dealing well with the complexity of the game, you can add this additional challenge:
“Get the red, yellow, and blue Ambassador to one uncircled heart on the board and make any three Project Planet loves of your choice happen at once! You can only perform this action once, and it must be completed before the Time Tracker runs out!”
NOTE: You can decide whether to offer these additional instructions to individual teams or to the group as a whole.
Embed the Learning | 5 mins
Ask reflective questions to embed what they have just experienced. If you have time, revisit the Ambassador Team Agreement and reinforce it.
Gather the Ambassadors into a circle and ask:
“What helped you work together as a team?”
“Why was teamwork important in the game?”
“How did we practice Ubuntu today?”
If there is time, ask:
“Are there any PPLs (Project Planet Loves) in the game that interest you?”
“If you had to create your own Project Planet love card for the game, what might it look like?”
Note: You can choose your own questions if they feel stronger, but keep an eye on your time to make sure you close off this session properly.
The 3-2-1 Reflection is split into two parts. If you have time, complete both. If not, choose Part 1 or Part 2, based on what you feel will best serve the needs of your group.
The 3-2-1 Reflection is split into two parts. If you have time, complete both. If not, choose Part 1 or Part 2, based on what you feel will best serve the needs of your group.
This week we invite you to…
Create a short piece of writing, a diagram or a drawing that shows how one of the PPLs you discovered in 'Welcome to Greenville' could help improve something in the neighbourhood where you live.
Offer the energy checkout.
Then close the session: "Thank you for everything you brought to today's workshop, your ideas, your energy and the way you supported one another.
Remember next week, we will be …”
"Have a brilliant week, and we'll see you next time."
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