Monday, December 10, 2012
Cruise Stop #13 - Greece
In Greece students learned the legend of the oyster shell. This was a method of solving disputes and was much like a heads or tails game. The shell was thrown into the air and each person chose one side of the oyster shell – black or white. When the shell landed, the person whose color was facing down was the loser and was banished from the town. The finality of this method encouraged people to settle their differences by talking instead of using the oyster shell. We also discussed the fact that the Olympic games began in Olympia, Greece. Students played a game called “Statues.” One person was the artist, the second person was the clay, and the third person the guesser. The sculpture molded the clay into an Olympic sport and the third person guessed what sport it was. Younger students played a game where they divided pictures of Olympic sports into Summer Olympics or Winter Olympics. We did this because the Olympics alternates every two years between Summer and Winter games.
