Pacific Voyage

This Summer we crafted a new activity that we’ve grown quite fond of, called Pacific Voyage. We used this activity with a handful of clients, including Poly Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn, International School of Boston, Groton School, and Acera School. This activity can be done in a few ways, but we often use it as an extension of our GPS Scavenger Hunt.

We provide a scenario to each group of 6-12 participants, wherein their team is getting ready to depart on a sailing trip across the Pacific Ocean. In order to sail across the ocean, they need to find resources that might come in handy during their sailing trip by going on the GPS Scavenger Hunt. By using the GPS Unit to find hidden riddles and solve them, they earn points, which they use to acquire resource cards. They search for riddles until they acquire all 25 resources and then they’re off on their sailing adventure.

However, shortly after they “set sail” their trip goes awry and they find themselves in trouble, stranded in the Pacific Ocean on a life raft. While the groups lose many of their resources, they are left with a specific selection of items and they are given the initiative to work as a team to figure out how they would need to prioritize these items, in order of importance, in order to survive.

This activity is great fun and it adds a new dimension to our GPS Scavenger Hunt. While coopetition is always fun for participants when we use our original design for the Scavenger Hunt, this new format allows for a more group tailored experience, where their goal isn’t related to the progress of the other groups. This culminating teambuilding initiative spurs in-depth conversation and the need to problem solve as a group – not to mention that everyone learns a thing or two!

As we wind down for the winter, we look forward to more Pacific Voyage and all of our activities next season.