Regional Workshop October 2, 2026

At Eastern Point Beach and the Zbierski House

8:00 Groton STA bus picks up New London High students

8:30 Groton STA bus picks up Fitch High students (load box lunches)

8:30 Ledyard STA bus picks up Ledyard Students

9:00 All students are dropped off at Eastern Point Beach

9:00 Icebreakers:

• Cold wind blows

• Name games

• Blob tag (maybe, many students don’t like fast moving games)

• Other activities led by student leaders

9:45 Orientation to More Than Words:

• History of program – Mike Graner

• Missions and goals - student leaders

• Outreach experiences - student leaders

10:00 Team Building Activities

• Station 1 Marble Roll - Kharma and company

• Station 2 Shrinking Circle - Mike Graner

• Station 3 Clue/Imposter - Mez and Bonnie

• Station 4 Stomp - Damaris

• Station 5 Fire Starter - Karely

• Station 6 Island Rule Game or something else - Nati and Bri

11:30 Lunch

12:15 Closure/Reflection

• Small group - share out the "strangest" thing they found that they have in common

• Reflection - everyone explains their take-away from today

12:45 Free time

1:30  Buses departs from Eastern Point Beach

1:45  Groton STA drops off Fitch High students

1:50  Ledyard STA drops off Ledyard High Students

2:20  Groton STA drops off New London High Students 

Regional Workshop May 19, 2025

Bus Pick Up/Drop Off schedule:

8:05     Groton STA bus picks up New London High students

8:25     Groton STA bus picks up Fitch High students

8:45     Groton STA bus picks up Ledyard High students

9:00     Drop all students off at Mashantucket Tribal Community Center

 

Workshop Schedule:

 

9:00 – Icebreakers

9:30 – Debrief on workshop at Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School

9:45 - Opinion Continuum

10:20 – Fishbowl (rule clarification before start) -Vani

11:00 - Evaluate this year’s program and possible calendar for next year.

·      Five workshops during the year

·      First (orientation/ team building and last (year end wrap up)

·      Three other “standard” workshops

·      Karley – What would your perfect year look like? What would we do at the three standard workshops

11:30 – Lunch

12:15 – Senior reflections and words of wisdom

1:00 – High school recess

 

1:30     Bus departs 

1:40     Drop off Ledyard High students

2:05     Drop off Fitch High students

2:25     Drop off New London High Students