Crossing the border
A look at the difficulties refugees have crossing borders
Exploring Stereotypes
Divide the Pioneers into groups of five or six. Give some of the groups task A and some of the groups task B.
Co-operative Puzzles
Explore co-operation and what is needed for success
Building Bridges
Co-operation and communication to build a bridge
Box Game
The box game is very simple and good for all ages. Usually it is played indoors but it can be played outdoors too. Everyone needs to sit in a circle around the box. The aim is to pick up the box with your teeth. However, the twist is you are not allowed to touch the floor […]
Chair Shuffle
This is a great ice-breaker game which also breaks up the group from sitting with their friends or by gender. Nominate one person to stand up inside the circle. That will leave an empty chair which the person in the middle must try to sit on. To stop them sitting down, one of the players […]
Key Game
The players sit in two rows of chairs facing each other, holding hands behind their backs. The coin flipper sits at one end, equal distance from the front two players. At the opposite end of the two rows, set another chair (a full arms reach of the last two players) and place the keys on […]
Nuclear Apocalypse
The aim of the game is to ‘escape a nuclear apocalypse’ by getting from one end of the room to the other as quickly as possible without your feet touching the toxic floor. Split the group into equal teams of 4 or more. Set out the chairs so that they are in a line heading […]
Yurt Circle
You will need an even number of people for this activity Hold hands standing in a circle. Move outwards until everyone’s arms are outstretched, but not taut. Number people alternately around the circle, number 1 and number 2. On a count of three, all the 1s should lean towards the centre of the circle and […]
Discussion web
This activity works best with groups of 8-10 people, so if you have a very large Venturer group, it might be worth splitting into two smaller groups. As a group think about a topic you would like to discuss. Ask for a volunteer to start the discussion. Take a ball of wool and give it […]
‘Night-line’ assault course
Create a course for the Venturers to take on blindfolded.
Cup Game
Every player in the group starts by placing their fingers on the rim of the cup. Players take it in turns to count down “three, two, one …” At this point every player has two options: they can leave their finger on the cup or they can lift their finger off the cup. For each […]