The first step in working as a team is simply wanting to be part of one. In our daily routines, I often invite children to share with others what excites them and what they are working on. I always thought these moments were powerful… but recently I realized how they can become truly extraordinary.
Last October, we held a small Halloween party, and the children who wished to participate had the chance to design their own haunted room. For them, choosing the music, the decorations, and even the activity that would take place inside was incredibly important. As I watched the process unfold, I realized those rooms were buzzing. And not because of anything spooky, but because they were filled with ideas, exchanges, and opinions.
The children had complete freedom to organize whatever they wanted. We, the adults, were present, but the responsibility was entirely theirs. And so, they naturally took on all kinds of roles: decision-making, mediation, task-sharing… Without even noticing, they were building a real team, where every idea mattered and every voice was heard.
