As we drove through St Paul’s Grammar School gates on Tuesday 25th February, we knew that today would be filled with fun. While all the schools were arriving, we were given sheets to fill out, but you couldn’t put anyone’s name that was from the same school as you, which was hard but also a great way to interact with other schools. Soon after we all settled down, we started to play a game, the Hip Game. The Hip Game was a fun way to foster teamwork while also igniting some friendly competition! However, it also led to intense rivalry as players tried to optimise their strategies and maximize their scores. Later, we explored ways to find our voice, and practiced sharing ideas and perspectives, while we were also taught to think "We not me" as a collective insight and support in fostering a more inclusive environment.

Just before lunch, each school’s leadership team had to write down something they could do to help change the school for the better. After lunch, each school’s leadership team had to create thirty-second to one-minute skits to present the thing the teams wrote down and how they would put that idea into action. The students in our leadership team broke up into two smaller groups, the house captains decided to work on team spirit and involvement in sport events and activities, while the captains, vice-captains and prefects worked on compassion donations.

After each school presented their skits, there was one last activity. At first, the people running the day asked for some volunteers, but did not say what for, after all the volunteers were chosen, they announced what it was, a dancing activity. Some of the volunteers were excited, and others were starting to regret volunteering!

We learned new things about leadership and social interactions. It was a fun day, and everyone came back to school with smiles on their faces.

By Scarlett Sturt and James Hope