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Are you ready to try out some team building activities for high school students? With countless ways to boost skills, spark interest and inspire success, it's key to remember that some of the simplest but most effective ways to connect and support your students involve them working together.
Plenty of teamwork!
Team building activities for high school students provide fantastically-fun ways to build on personal development! Whether encouraging collaborative tasks and challenges in the classroom or embarking on an outdoor educational trip, they can all help foster a positive environment for the whole class.
These teamwork skills aren’t just thrown out the window at the end of their trip either! Students can transfer these skills back to the classroom and adapt them to the classroom environment. It’s a win-win in our eyes.
Year group bonding
Everybody loves to work with their friends, right? It could be helpful to provide your students with opportunities to build stronger relationships with their peers outside of friendship groups. Mixing up groups during classroom activities or on epic adventures outside the classroom with team building activities for high school students can ignite new friendships!
Healthy class relationships help build the foundation for students to thrive both in and out of the classroom. Encouraging communication between students in problem-solving exercises and engagingactivities like Archery Tag, Challenge Course, and Stand Up Paddleboarding (one of our favourites!) is an effective way to strengthen bonds in your class.
These kinds of collaborative activities and tasks result in developing a number of essential classroom qualities and skills in your students. Confidence is a big one! Wouldn't you love seeing all your students at peak confidence? A comfortable environment with a wonderful whole-class relationship can bring out the best in students, where they feel happy to share their thoughts and ideas.
Expose students to new environments
We learn something new every day. It's a common phrase we all use frequently, and it's so true! Taking your students on new adventures together helps harness and build their social skills, broaden their knowledge and enhance independent learning. But, how does this happen at PGL? Working together during exciting team-building activities is the key to success! Whether students learn something of educational value, or discover new things about themselves, they are both equally important for the development of young people.
Why not teach a lesson outside the classroom in a fitting environment for a subject or study topic? Or, embark on an activity-filled residential school trip with fun, adventure and laughter in abundance? Enthusiasm and learning experiences can be simple, subtle and have a maximum impact on your students. It could be as simple as alternating seating arrangements within the classroom to encourage new interactions between your students.
Find inspiration
Drive, determination and endeavourment are three features of an inspired student. How amazing would it be if you could help students dig deep and help them to become even more inspirational? Students are naturally inquisitive, so through team building activities, they can delve deeper into their curious side and explore new ways to work together and solve problems in an exciting, supportive environment. Learning is fun too, and can be a great tool of enablement for students to explore new places, learn new things and discover new opportunities!
All these qualities can help students strive for their goals as they start to envision what their future may look like beyond school, and how to reach their goals. That's why we recognise the significance of inspiring students, and why our residential school trips are designed to expand their knowledge, grow personal skills and encourage teamwork.
Why are team building activities for high school students important?
We’re sure you agree that team building activities for high school students have endless benefits. If you dig a little deeper, more significant advantages include determination, communication, more engaged learners, and increased creativity and concentration overall. Don’t forget, they’re also so much fun! What is there to lose?
At PGL, some of our most popular activities, such as Raft Building, encourage teamwork in abundance. In this time-sensitive activity, groups of students are teamed-up and must race to victory by building a sailable raft before the other teams - choosing from a set of blueprints as a group. This involves incredible cooperation, leadership skills and clear communication. Extreme courage is also required to triumph in this exciting activity!
Key transferable skills promoted by team building activities
With team building activities, you’ll see improved communication, leadership, problem-solving, teamwork, and adaptability. These are crucial transferable skills that’ll help skyrocket their performance at school and even benefit them in the future. We’re all about development through fun here at PGL!
Team building activities for high school students at our adventure residential centres
If you’re planning to stay over on a residential trip for secondary schools, then there are so many fantastic team building activities for high school students to try, including:
- Problem Solving (Code-Breaker)
- Raft Building
- Jacob's Ladder
- Giant Stand Up Paddleboarding (NEW to PGL!)
All of these high school team building activities will get your students working collaboratively and as a team whilst making great memories that will last a lifetime.
Discover our skill-boosting school trips in the UK
At PGL, we have a magnificent selection of locations for residential trips for schools across the UK. We create an environment where students can challenge themselves and develop skills to help them reach new heights at high school!
If you're looking for team building experiences, then we have a collection of action-packed activities for your students to get stuck into. Get in touch with our helpful team today to find out more. Explore our range of school trips.