‘Individually, we are one drop. Together we are an ocean.’ -Ryunosuke Satoro

We moved on this week to look at the strength of Teamwork which we will be exploring for the next month. In assembly we created a human number generator (6 volunteers from Upper Prep, UI and LIII) who demonstrated much of what goes to make an effective team – communication, leadership, allocating roles, using individual skills (and recruiting new ones where necessary), learning from experience and refining how the team operates.

Teamwork is a vital strength that we need in so many aspects of our lives – at home, at work, at play – and can be learned and developed. We began to think about what characterises teamwork by considering a few sayings, which I share with you here: