"Having trouble hauling around a heavy and burdensome bag of tricks? Reduce your load and angst by trying some Raccoon Circle activities." --from the foreword by Karl Rohnke

Tom Smith has been fooling around with tied loops of webbing for years, and getting some good experiential mileage from their applications to various games and initiative scenarios. Those of you who know Tom are familiar with his nickname, the Old Raccoon, given him by some Native American friends many decades ago. As Karl watched Tom facilitate a workshop some years ago, he commented that the webbing circles Tom was using looked like Raccoon Circles. And the name stuck. This newest edition of the book is the definitive resource for one of the simplest tools ever devised for creating community, building a unified team and actively learning together. Jim and Tom have teamed up to record the history, philosophy, ceremony and dozens of activities that can be facilitated using just a simple piece of webbing. (The above copy has been adapted from the first edition's foreword by Karl Rohnke).

About the Authors:

Dr. Tom Smith is the creator of the Raccoon Circle, and provided much of the historical, philosophical, ritual and ceremonial information in this book. He is a lifelong contributor to the adventure education field. Dr. Jim Cain is the author of Teamwork & Teamplay, and has researched, created, documented and contributed many of the Raccoon Circle activities and writings in this book.