Writing Workshops - Week 9

How did you show the 6 C's on Camp?

Collaboration - This skill requires people to work together to complete a task. It involves co-operation and teamwork and the sharing of ideas, knowledge and skills to reach the same objective. Some key skills are: 

•  work with people's strengths and weaknesses 

• take responsibility (individual and collective) for the collaborative process

• social and emotional skills and the ability to communicate across cultures

• respectfully raise and explore different options and are able to move forward in the direction the team identifies

• ability to empathise, listen and learn from others

Creativity - Someone that demonstrates this skill is a  reflective and creative thinker who solves problems and makes responsible decisions for the common good.  These people may ask questions to generate ideas and purse those ideas to turn them into action (social or economic ideas). This may look like;

• identifying opportunities with social, environmental or economic value

• framing problems and posing questions, actively grappling with big ideas, challenging status quo and exhibiting genuine curiosity

• an eye for novel ideas, can integrate multiple perspectives and can pursue these to fruition

• leadership skills and can bring people with them to create deep change by exciting/inspiring others

• perseverance and vision to lead a task to a promising outcome

Communication - Communication is the act of giving, receiving, and sharing information. Someone that demonstrates this skill listens carefully, speaks or writes clearly, and respects different opinions. Some key skills are: 

• articulate and deliver a connected and coherent message with smart choices of communication modes and tools

• identify what excites, motivates/worries particular audiences and how to engage/challenge others to think and act differently

• reflect on communication style, monitor their audience and adapt to strengthen their message.

Critical Thinking - Someone who can evaluate information and arguments, see patterns and connections, construct meaningful knowledge, and apply it in the real world. Some key skills are: 

•  explain their own reasoning

• create knowledge that is new and useable to them. 

• think and work together in ways that sparks powerful ideas and this becomes a preferred way of thinking around complex tasks

• experimenting to develop prototypes  in real world settings and can articulate their application, seek feedback to develop better ideas

Character - Someone who has traits of grit and resilience; and the ability to make learning an integral part of living. Some key skills are:

• seek feedback and use it to better their learning

• work through challenges and setbacks (grit and flexibility)

• confidently support others through challenges.

• take responsibility for their own learning and improvement

• highly developed grit and resilience and understand their importance in life, work and the world 

Global Citizenship - Global citizenship is the idea that one's identity goes beyond geography or political borders and that responsibilities or rights are come from membership in a broader class: "humanity". Some key skills are:

• use their understanding of their own and other’s cultures to consider global issues in relations to diverse values and world-views

• view of environmental issues and their importance to enact positive change

• show a high level of interest and comfort in addressing real-world problems

What camp activities required you to use the Six C's?

WWS4: What camp activities required you to use The Six C's

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We will share these back with each other in the second workshop, please also link this writing to the fun day checklist in the appropriate column (anyone with the link can view).