Let’s Build Rapport – 5 Fun Activities for Educators

With each new learning adventure comes the challenge of new participants, new students, learners in new groups and classrooms. Before plunging into the programme, it is beneficial to start to build rapport in the class/group; this will help with learner focus, cooperation, social skills, respect and empathy between learners and with the teacher or facilitator.
The following activities offer some fun ways to build rapport with members of the group!
The activities presented here were sourced from Pestalozzi Programme Community of Practice’s blogs with contributors: Carmen Becker, Vivian Chiona, Gerrit Maris, Pascale Mompoint-Gaillard, Gudrun Ragnarsdottir, and Foteini Veneti.