Osnovna škola "Vežica" Rijeka

In Erasmus + project activities students work in teams. While working in teams students realized that it is not so easy to be a good team member. To help our students be more successful in teamwork we had some workshops. We wrote positive and inspiring messages about friendship to become better friends. Students complimented each other, played games which helped them became more self – confidence and trust each other, helped each other with homework, learn and encouraged others to work on themselves because nobody is perfect. We also had workshops about supporting and assisting each other to help us be better people. While working in teams our students became conscious of their strengths as well as of their weaknesses. They did some research about team roles and found out that it is good to have all these strengths and weaknesses because they make us different and unique. They also realized that when working in a team they have to respect all the differences and use them in the best possible way. After students had learned about team roles they could be more effective team workers. Their communication improved and they were more motivated for the team assignments. The workshops helped our students develop important skills like trust, support, self–confidence, communication, exchange, assistance, inspiration and sharing. Thanks to the workshops the group become more coherent. Instead of competing with each other, they comped as a team. Teamwork and sharing knowledge is something we have to learn and practice and these activities helped everyone become a better team worker.

Loredana Zima Krnelić, prof.