We Are All Connected

Set-up: You need a ball of string. Everyone stands in a circle.

• One group member starts by wrapping the string around their wrist.

• They then share something such as a place they like to visit.

• If others in the circle also like to visit this place then they put their hand up.

• The first student throws/rolls the string to someone in the circle with their hand up, aiming for the ball of string to cross the circle as much as possible.

• Group members continue to pass the string to others with their hand up creating the web.

• Continue with ideas or activities such as sharing something they do to care for creation. If others have also completed this action pass the string to them and so on.

• Make sure every person has a chance to hold and pass the string.

Conclusion

Let’s think of the web we have created to be like roots below the ground that helps hold soil together and provides the nutrients to the plants, keeping them strong and enabling them to grow. All of us are grounded in the particulars of our own lives, but all of us have roots that intertwine with the roots of others. These interconnected roots give us strength, support and a sense of belonging that empowers us to act in the world.