Nanchong Longmen Middle School Holds a Stress-relief and Empowerment Group Counseling Activity for Senior and Junior High School Graduates

In order to help graduating students relieve the pressure of exam preparation and stimulate their fighting spirit for the exams, on May 25, Nanchong Longmen Middle School in Sichuan Province customized a unique theme group counseling activity called "Be Fearless in Youth and Start Light-hearted" for senior and junior high school graduates. Through immersive and interesting games and team cooperation, the students were able to shed their burdens and gather strength amidst laughter and joy.

Wan Caixia, the chairman of the labor union and the head of the third-grade teaching group, encouraged the students in her mobilization speech: "Youth is synonymous with struggle, but you don't have to bear a heavy burden on the road of struggle. I hope today's activity can allow everyone to temporarily put down the pressure of schoolwork, feel the power of the collective, accumulate energy in laughter, and start light-hearted!" Subsequently, the stress-relief and empowerment group counseling activity was officially launched, and the atmosphere on site quickly heated up.

"Radish Squat" for Ice-breaking and Warming up

"Class 1 of senior three, squat! Class 1 of senior three, after squatting, Class 3 of junior three squats!" As the command was given, the "Radish Teams" named after their classes quickly got into action. The students needed to squat quickly upon hearing the name of their class and shout "Relax" when standing up. The classes that reacted a little slowly triggered the kind laughter of the whole venue. Everyone encouraged each other with the words "Zero mistakes, let's try again". During the game, the head teachers' team demonstrated personally and joyfully integrated into it. As the commands changed randomly, there was a continuous commotion both on the stage and in the audience, and the funny actions instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the whole venue, with teachers and students laughing together.

"Blooming Successively" to Build Team Cohesion

"How many flowers should bloom?" "Five!" As soon as Teacher Luo Liping gave the order, the playground instantly turned into a "sea of flowers". The students quickly found their teammates and huddled together to form groups. The numbers in the commands ranged randomly from "three flowers" to "ten flowers". Some students ran to form teams, some "dragged" the left-out students, and there was even a "fight for people". In order to make up the number, some students clung tightly to the teachers without letting go, and some even broke through the class barriers and successfully formed teams with the left-out students from the neighboring classes. Cheers and exclamations rose one after another on site.

"Strive with All One's Might in Ping-pong" to Accumulate Energy

"Don't shake your hand! The ball is going to fall!" On both sides of the playground, the head teachers of each class took the lead in the competition. Holding chopsticks, they held their breath and carefully picked up the slippery ping-pong balls and ran to pass them carefully. The students on the opposite side were already ready, staring intently at their teammates coming towards them. The figures flashing rapidly on the field, the warm cheering voices on the track, and the continuous drumbeats intertwined, presenting the most beautiful scenery of Longmen Middle School today. After the game, a student said with a sweat-wiping smile: "It's even more thrilling than doing physics problems! It turns out that concentration can really make you forget your troubles."

"Food Protection Plan" with Great Fun

After a round after round of intense sprints, it was time for everyone's most anticipated food protection action. On the playground, snacks such as potato chips, jelly, and chocolate were laid out to form a "treasure matrix". The head teachers, shouldering the expectations of all the students in their classes, transformed into energetic warriors, rubbing their hands and waiting for the order. As the gong struck by Chairman Wan sounded, the head teachers rushed towards the "snack position" like arrows leaving the bow. Some people showed their "light-footed steps", dodging left and right to look for the snacks that the children liked. Some turned into "human shopping carts", running wildly while holding the spoils. Some even overturned their refined images, lifting their clothes to make pockets. It seemed that they were really going all out. Seeing this, the students gave them a thumbs-up and laughed heartily.

"Pressure Burst" for an Ultimate Carnival

The activity ended with the exciting "Pressure Burst". Following the guidance, the students imagined blowing all their pressure into balloons, which might be the incomprehensible math problems, the endless ancient texts to recite, or the countless simulation papers to do. Then they helped each other tie the balloons to their legs and started a balloon-stomping battle. The students chased and dodged on the playground. They had to defend their own "pressure packages" and also take the initiative to "burst" others' balloons. The bursting sound of the balloons was continuous like firecrackers, and the colorful balloon fragments scattered all over the ground like gorgeous fireworks, celebrating for us. With the joint efforts of everyone, those inflated pressures were all emptied. When the balloon fragments were put into the "Pressure Recycling Station", the pressures were also casually thrown into the "recycling station".

Psychological stress relief and activity empowerment. The students expressed their feelings during the activity. One student with slightly wet eyes said: "It turns out that I'm not the only one who is anxious. Everyone played and laughed together, and suddenly I felt that the college entrance examination is not so scary." Luo Liping, a psychological teacher, concluded: "These games seem simple, but they actually contain psychological regulation techniques such as stress release, team trust, and goal focus. I hope that the students can bring today's courage and smiles to the examination room, leave the anxiety and pressure on the playground, be fearless in youth, and start light-hearted! The mountains and rivers are vast, and the future is promising!"