Learning through Collaboration

Collaboration has helped our heroes think more deeply during discussions, especially when they disagree with an idea or need to convince another hero to agree with them instead of leaving the group. They are developing empathy for others’ perspectives even through arguments and frustrations. They work hard problem-solving and arriving at an agreement to achieve their goals, whether they may be deciding who to work with, what Bible story to role play, or what character they would like to portray. They worked on providing clear arguments with evidence, disagreeing with another hero respectfully, provide substantive feedback, and understand each one’s responsibilities for group learning.

Collaboration has also increased creative thinking during project time. They readily take action and maintain team organization as they manage tasks that require multiple perspectives and several sources to find information on Bible stories, heroes, verses, and songs. Our heroes worked independently during their research and displayed leadership roles in generating ideas, communicating their ideas, and providing each other constructive feedback. Our heroes have learned the most from one another as they engaged in conversations, wherein they generated multiple chains of logic together and contributed to their learning. They were able to generate new knowledge and work at a higher learning level through collaboration.

Our young heroes are truly beginning to grasp the importance of working together in the Body of Christ through collaboration. One hero demonstrated this truth using an illustration of a spaceship and pointed out that when someone leaves the body, this could be like losing the engine of the spaceship! Another hero used the illustration of a constellation and indicated that someone leaving the church would be like losing one star. Then one of the youngest heroes confidently revealed a most important truth that when we are not part of the body of Christ, then we can’t love others.

Our Week at a Glance

Session 4 Week 2: January 8 – 12, 2018