Community - Episode 1

Previously spoke about, we had the Turnaround team come in and explain that each individual had a mind of their own and for them to commit a crime, looking back at it wasn't 100% their fault. Now we're just wanting to treat them as we would treat each other, especially as we're all equal! I found that by doing this I would have to be 100% honest with them and not put on a face that wasn't mine. Being true to who you are will produce the goods and honest hearts will produce honest actions.

Dee's workshop (Blessing)

Dianna's workshop was much more than useful, it was a life lesson about how to treat people and how to approach certain people in certain ways. 'No one is the same so make sure you approach them in a specific way in which you're sure they'll accept well' was one of the quotes I remembered from Monday's lesson. 

The main aim was to find ways to communicate well with people we weren't used to communicating with, the beginning of this would be learning names and by doing that we would have to play games.

The first was The Planet Game and in this game it was all about concentration and trust. Obviously the trust between everyone on their first day with each other won't be as strong but later on in the upcoming weeks that would definitely change. Some good, some bad. 

Another was a game called 'Following' and this was another game that needed trust. Personally I feel that we should play the more trustworthy games in week 2 or 3 just to make sure we're on the right track as it's never good to trust too soon. Anyways, in this game it's one where you and a partner name yourself 'A' and 'B' 

The last game which I wanted to bring to the table to make sure everyone was creating a healthy relationship with each other is a game called 'If You've' and in this game everyone would sit around in a circle and one person would start in the middle. The person in the middle would ask a question, something like 'If you like apples' or 'If you own a pair of Nike trainers'. Once this is said the other's who can relate to that question will then get up and move to a different chair. The rule is though, they can't move to either chair next to them and they mustn't fight over a next chair if someone else is there too. To me, a game like this can warm up hearts and keep heads open for other tasks ahead. 

Another game I hope to introduce, not for Friday's lesson but next week is a game called 'Whoosh!'

Lastly, the group name our wonderful teacher Sarah gave us was '4th Wall'. I thought this was a brilliant name, especially to match what our objectives were. We want to show the audience that just because people are doing crimes it's not because they want to, it can have been a domino effect that has now been put onto them. WE also want that fourth wall to be broken in order to bring the audience as well as the young offenders on a journey, through thick and thin and to produce something magic is the key.