PLACES Academy

Using Storytelling in the Classroom
School camp – full length
School camp – no ending

SDG 3 – age group 8-10

#conflict resolution #understanding different perspectives #the social function of the class
Blue-eyed Bianca and green-eyed Gregor never agree on anything. And to collaborate? Forget it! But on the class school trip, something very strange happens …
Bianca and Gregor both think the other always wants to take control of everything. The class goes on a cabin trip to a big old lodge near a forest. Here, they are tasked with doing teamwork exercises in groups, and the teachers pair Bianca and Gregor together. It doesn’t work at all.
In the evening, during a night run, Bianca and Gregor encounter an old lady with a cat. They make her angry, and she says some strange things.
The next morning, they discover that each of them now has one blue eye and one green eye. They also realize that they better understand each other’s perspective.
When they leave the place, their eye colors return to normal—except for a small trace that stays with them forever.
If you want to further explore this story with your pupils, we think that for example the PLACES Playful activity wild card “Walk in my Shoes” and the activity card “Playful Story Building” work particularly well.