Duration: Event day + 40–60 min reflection
SPIRIT Skills:
- Connectedness
- Empathy
- Valuing people and nature
- Emotional awareness/communication
Brief Description:
Students run the stand, welcome visitors, share stories/science, gather feedback, and reflect on what they learned about people, nature, and teamwork.
How does this develop particular SPIRIT skills
- Builds connectedness by engaging with the wider school community and working as a coordinated team
- Strengthens empathy through welcoming language, active listening, and respectful customer interaction
- Develops valuing people and nature by practicing sustainable serving habits and sharing why they matter
- Deepens emotional awareness and communication through reflection on pride, nervousness, teamwork feelings, and impact
What do we want to achieve regarding SPIRIT skill development (student understanding and/or behaviour)?
As a result of this activity, students will be able to:
- Welcome visitors using a respectful greeting and explain one part of their story or science.
- Demonstrate one sustainability action during service (sorting waste, composting peels, encouraging reusables).
- Reflect using feeling vocabulary on how it felt to serve the community and work as a team.
Academic/Curriculum Objective connection
Real-world application + consolidation; oral communication and civic engagement.
Materials and tools needed for implementation
Stand setup, feedback slips (simple), reflection sheets, cleanup kit.
Preparation notes
Keep feedback simple: smiley faces or “Loved it / It was okay / Not for me” with one optional comment.
Guided Questions
- “What did you notice about how people reacted?”
- “How did you handle differences in taste preferences?”
- “What did we do today that helped people and helped Earth?”
Stage Debriefing Questions (Optional)
- “What is one thing you feel proud of—and why?”
Tips and Tricks for dealing with stage challenges
- Challenge: Students get overwhelmed by crowds.
Tip: Use short shifts and a quiet break spot; rotate roles. - Challenge: Cleanup gets rushed.
Tip: Assign a final “Earth check” role—no one leaves until bins are correct.