Teambuilding Event Overview

Teambuilding Programming is a fun and powerful medium designed to create a welcoming space that allows individuals and groups the opportunity to step outside of their Comfort Zone and into their Challenge Zone. Our facilitators will lead your group through various intellectual and low to no-impact challenges using portable initiatives or puzzles catered for and explicitly designed for your group. This is where your group members will learn insights about each other and accomplish tasks they did not know they could do. Each activity provides opportunities for personal growth and group development.

The option of a custom teambuilding event is perfect for any group looking for meaningful development of their group in an environment focused on trust, communication, personal growth, and having some fun in the process. We can bring mobile teambuilding elements to wherever your group is having their retreat or bring your group out to our facility.  

Teambuilding programs typically accommodate groups of 8 to 100 and often run 2 to 4 hours in length. 

What to Wear

Participants must wear closed-toed shoes. Team building may involve mild activity, so you should wear comfortable clothing that is appropriate for a full range of body positions.

What Not to Wear

Anything you don't want to be scratched, dented or lost should be put away, including watches and loose-fitting glasses. Jewelry, such as dangling necklaces and earrings or large rings that could be hooked or injure another participant, should likewise be removed.

What to Expect

We'll start with introductions and some "warm-up" games that get your creativity, playful spirit, and activity level up. These games can help break the ice and help you learn new things about your peers, such as hobbies, favorite foods, and childhood experiences. Then, we'll move into trust activities, working in pairs or small groups with the aid of blindfolds. Once these activities have you feeling closer, team-building initiatives will challenge you with puzzles requiring group participation to complete. We facilitate the experience throughout, using mid-activity reflection and debriefing to draw learning from the activities and transfer lessons back to the "real world." Most will leave both tired, more connected, and exhilarated! 

Facilitators will provide specific instructions for managing the risks of each activity. An activity may also be suspended at the discretion of the facilitator if safety becomes a concern.

Common Misconceptions

• The activities have no “real world” applications. The team-building initiatives will challenge you with puzzles requiring group participation to complete. We facilitate the experience throughout, using mid-activity reflection and debriefing to draw learning from the activities and transfer lessons back to the “real world.”
• I’ll be forced to participate beyond my limits. We will not pressure you to do something you don’t want to do. We follow a philosophy of Challenge by Choice, which means it is up to the individual to choose the level of challenge they accept.

Custom Event Pricing

• A $75 non-refundable reservation fee is required for Public groups
  • The reservation fee is applied to the event fee total
• Standard Event Includes
  • 2 hours of facility access
  • A customized event tailored for your group
  • All Facilitators
  • All portable initiatives (games and activities)
  • Setup & tear down

Submit a Custom Event Request

Custom Event Request Form

Contact Outdoor Recreation

• Email: outdoorrec@arizona.edu