A shout out to an incredible group of teenagers. Last weekend, the Ipswich Interact Board of Directors attended their annual leadership training weekend. Friday afternoon we headed up to Glenn Falls Campground in Lee, NH. Nearly half of them had not been camping before, and yet an hour after we arrived, tents were up, 20’ pop up was set and air mattresses were inflated.
The goal of this weekend is to prepare as a team for the upcoming year. The outcome is to pull the team together with a better awareness of the skills they will need for their leadership as well as setting their goals and events for the year.
It has become one of my favorite weekends of the year, and watching them pull together as a team, become friends and discover awareness of how they can grow and become better leaders is purely inspirational. From the question games around the campfire to the scavenger hunt that covers the entire campground to Alana‘s closing session where she led them in an exercise that focuses on achieving the RI presidential award for Interact this year-every moment was full of purpose and energy.
The goal of this weekend is to prepare as a team for the upcoming year. The outcome is to pull the team together with a better awareness of the skills they will need for their leadership as well as setting their goals and events for the year.
It has become one of my favorite weekends of the year, and watching them pull together as a team, become friends and discover awareness of how they can grow and become better leaders is purely inspirational. From the question games around the campfire to the scavenger hunt that covers the entire campground to Alana‘s closing session where she led them in an exercise that focuses on achieving the RI presidential award for Interact this year-every moment was full of purpose and energy.
It is the closest thing I’ve discovered to magic, this process of growth and discovery in teenagers. And when you couple that with their passion for life, a passion that has not yet been dulled by adulthood, well, it’s truly a blessing to be around.
Pictured above Ipswich Interact Leaders are ready to face the day. Below, students review their goals selections for the International Citation.