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| Acting out, The Rabbit Listened |
On Day Two, we learned about the word: consensus. We used it during the Lemon Activity.
For the Lemon Activity, Ms Kelsey asked us to learn the
story of our lemon. That was a weird thing for her to ask us to do. As a small
group, we imagined the life story of our lemon, what its name was, and how it
was feeling. Then, we shared with the class.
After we shared, Ms Kelsey collected our lemons and mixed
them up. She asked us to come up as a small group and find “our” lemon. We had
to use consensus to make sure everyone in the group agreed that it was our
lemon. At the end, we discussed.
Why was it so easy to
find your lemon?
“Because every one has a different shape. Our lemon had a
weird lump.” ~ Jaxton
“Our group’s lemon had a little face.” ~ Charlotte
“Our lemon had a tattoo, like the others, and a green tip
and a brown dot which made it special.” ~ Desiree
“It’s because lemons are all the same (sour, flavourful) but
they look different.” ~ Priya
We thought that all lemons were the same but then we learned
that they are each unique and special.
How does that connect
to our work at the Mustard Seed?
“Everyone has a story to tell and a gift to give.” ~ Nikita
“When you meet a person, you might think that all homeless
people are the same but if you meet them, you’d realize they’re completely
different.” ~ Ina
“Everyone is different because everyone has a different
story.” ~ Owen
“Once you see a person, you think all homeless people are
the same but once you learn their story, you see that they’re different.” ~
Gaby
“We need to be kind to everybody.” ~ James
We discussed stereotypes and how harmful they can be. They can make an entire group of people feel unwelcome or unsafe.
In the afternoon, we had a presentation from Jenny from Help Seeker.
She told us that the word community means strength
together.
Then, we imagined what it would be like to be different
people (like a senior citizen, someone sleeping rough, etc.). We discussed the
challenges that person would face. For example, a senior citizen might need
help in the areas of health care, disabilities, financial aid, transportation,
or recreation.
Help Seeker is a website and app that helps people find the
information they need to get help in different areas.
Then, Ms Kelsey showed us a stairwell full of art in the Mustard Seed. It was created after the creator of the Mustard Seed, Pat, saw people spray-painting grafitti on the walls outside the SEED. Pat invited the guys inside to instead create a beautiful stairwell full of art. We spent some time journalling.
