Ginkana! (Scavenger Hunt)
Segovia is about the size of Chapel Hill, with about 56,000 people, and it can be a bit difficult to find certain things. Instead of overloading everyone with a lot of information on the arrival day, I like to do a scavenger hunt so that everyone gets to know the city on their own terms, instead of me leading them around. I also make up random groups so people aren't only hanging out with people they already know.
I split the group into 5 smaller groups of 5 people and we met at the aqueduct at 4 pm to begin the adventure. A PowerPoint with photos of locations around the city was made and the groups had to use this on their smartphones in conjunction with a city map to find each location and answer a question about the location in addition to taking a group photo to prove they were there. "The clock is set at 75 minutes. GO!" As time winded down, groups started to filter in and share their photos in addition to an explanation of the location.
After everything was done, the winning group included Supriya, Nick, Maddie, Jason and Cate. They found nearly every location and received some Kinder Surprise eggs. Each group did an excellent job so everybody received chocolate as a reward and then hung out at one of the locations, 100 Montaditos, for a bit before heading off to do their own thing.
The treasure hunt was fun but it was also very functional: now everyone knows how to navigate the city without getting lost, where we meet to take the bus for excursions, where to buy an adapter for electronic devices, where the medical clinic is located, how to find a pharmacy, where to buy a phone, where there are coffee shops with free internet, a place where you can call home inexpensively and of course, where to find both McDonalds and Burger King. But only a few know where the new Dominos is. ;)
Good job everyone!
I split the group into 5 smaller groups of 5 people and we met at the aqueduct at 4 pm to begin the adventure. A PowerPoint with photos of locations around the city was made and the groups had to use this on their smartphones in conjunction with a city map to find each location and answer a question about the location in addition to taking a group photo to prove they were there. "The clock is set at 75 minutes. GO!" As time winded down, groups started to filter in and share their photos in addition to an explanation of the location.
After everything was done, the winning group included Supriya, Nick, Maddie, Jason and Cate. They found nearly every location and received some Kinder Surprise eggs. Each group did an excellent job so everybody received chocolate as a reward and then hung out at one of the locations, 100 Montaditos, for a bit before heading off to do their own thing.
The treasure hunt was fun but it was also very functional: now everyone knows how to navigate the city without getting lost, where we meet to take the bus for excursions, where to buy an adapter for electronic devices, where the medical clinic is located, how to find a pharmacy, where to buy a phone, where there are coffee shops with free internet, a place where you can call home inexpensively and of course, where to find both McDonalds and Burger King. But only a few know where the new Dominos is. ;)
Good job everyone!