I have to do a talk at a camp for year 9 boys from Mirrabooka High. These kids are tough, fringe kids, hand picked, a kind of mini Brat Camp.
Each day we have a theme.
Man as Warrior (Pioneer, Adventurer, protector)
Man as Lover (Love, honour, respect)
Man as King (Leadership)
Man as Monk (Spirituality)
I want a kind of object lesson for each one, even something they can take home, a rock, a picture, a … something??
We are out in the bush, so I don’t have a heap of space in my pack to carry stuff, so any ideas??
Any help???
No Guarantees 
You wouldn’t want them to make the symbols from things you can find out there?
A bark shield for the warrior – to protect.
A flower for the lover – to communicate and remember that superficial beauty is fleeting.
A coin for the king (I’d recommend an old coin that is collectible – even a penny, but with a King’s head on it – to remember that king’s (leaders) are remembered and treasured.
A cord (such as a monk would wear around his robe) as a symbol of being bound to their spirit – or as a prayer rope (such as used by Eastern Orthodox monks) The other alternative might be a staff.
Personally I’d also be asking them to be on the lookout for anything at all that they come across that says something about their own character or aspirations – what kind of a man does the world need right now? That sort of thing.
While the WKL an M are fine to be starting with, I reckon there are some gems waiting to be uncovered in some of them that might surprise everyone. Something unique they can give, not just receive.
Just a thought.