At GTI, teams participate in a variety of activities throughout each day that are designed to teach organizational and life skills and prevention strategies in a pro-social and fun atmosphere.  Each day at GTI, there is time for team action planning, reflection, networking, skill and knowledge building and social interaction.  A typical day consists of:
Team Meetings

Each team will meet once or twice a day to begin the process of team-building, assessing local needs and strengths, and developing a plan of action to direct their efforts in the coming year.  Teams are facilitated by trained GTI Youth Staff with the help of the teams’ Adult Advisors.  Team meetings follow the Strategic Prevention Framework model.
General Sessions

Participants gather once or twice a day to hear pertinent announcements, information about the day and hear a motivational or informational speaker about a prevention topic or issue.
Family Groups

All youth are randomly placed in Family Groups.  Ideally, no youth will be in a Family Group with another youth from his or her team.  Groups engage in discussion and reflection, games and activities designed to build skills, friendships and self-esteem, while encouraging networking among youth from diverse backgrounds and other areas of the state.  Adults will have the option to participate in an Adult Family Group.
Team Development

All teams attend training sessions that focus on team skill building, capacity building and sustainability issues to assist in team development as well as cultural competence, teamwork, community organizing and effective team action.  During these sessions, teams learn to identify and use strategies that fall under the Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol, Communities that Care, and other evidence-based prevention strategies.
Track and Elective Workshops

All participants, youth and adults, can choose from a variety of track and elective workshops offered several times during the week.  Topics range from effective peer-focused prevention strategies to other health, safety and wellness information pertinent to youth, youth action teams and adults who work with youth.
Free Time

Structured free time activities are built in the daily schedule.  Every afternoon, participants can choose from a variety of recreational activities from arts and crafts to basketball, swimming, volleyball or tennis for an hour or two.  Free time varies from day to day, but allows time for participants to unwind with their teammates and others in supervised settings.