Duration: 25-30 minutes
SPIRIT Skills:
- Emotional awareness, regulation and communication
- Empathy
- Valuing people and nature
Brief Description:
After completing all missions and the reflection walk, the whole group gathers in a circle. Each team is invited to share one technical learning (from the challenges) and one emotional insight (from teamwork or check-ins). The teacher gently facilitates the conversation, celebrating both engineering effort and emotional growth.
How does this develop particular SPIRIT skills
- Develops self-awareness through emotional expression
- Builds empathy by listening to peers’ experiences
- Encourages communication skills in a respectful group setting
- Fosters a sense of community and shared purpose.
What do we want to achieve regarding SPIRIT skill development (student understanding and/or behaviour)?
- Students articulate their emotional learning and team challenges
- They validate one another’s efforts and feelings
- They practice turn-taking and active listening
- They leave the experience with a sense of shared achievement.
Academic/Curriculum Objective connection
- Citizenship Education: group dialogue, emotional literacy
- Oral Communication (language): structured sharing and vocabulary building.
Materials and tools needed for implementation
- A talking object (optional, to take turns)
- Emotion cards or anchor prompts (if needed)
- A soft bell or chime to close the session.
Preparation notes
- Prepare 1–2 prompts for each group to choose from
- Set up a quiet, inclusive space
- Remind students of respectful discussion norms.
Guided Questions
- What was one thing your group did well?
- What emotion surprised you today?
- What helped you stay focused during the missions?
- What would you do differently next time??
Stage Debriefing Questions (Optional)
- How can we bring what we learned today into other lessons?
- What emotion are you feeling as we end?
Tips and Tricks for dealing with stage challenges
- Use a talking object to help manage turns
- Allow shy students to speak in pairs or write their reflections
- Keep the pace gentle, but don’t let one group dominate
- Acknowledge all contributions warmly and briefly.