The President For a Day Experience

Suggested age range: 15 - 19 years
Estimated time required: minimum half a day
Format: Presenter-led simulation game based on the President for a Day CD ROM

Details: Based upon the educational computer game, President for a Day, these highly interactive school conferences are led by trained and accredited presenters. The conferences aim to consider issues of social justice and equality, wealth and poverty, reconciliation and peace; explore the interdependence of the world's population and the importance of global citizenship; explore the Bible's teaching on wealth and poverty, and understand why Christians are motivated to be active global citizens; understand the dilemmas facing leaders of all countries, but particularly those in the developing world; and discover opportunities for influencing global issues through participating in a diverse range of campaigns.

Publisher: Damaris
Cost: School conferences cost £550. This covers all the team costs, including travel, equipment, materials and royalty-free masters for you to photocopy the worksheets and evaluation questionnaires.

Curriculum Links include:
Citizenship -
Key Stage 3: 1c, i; 2a, b, c; 3a, b, c
Key Stage 4: 1e, f, j; 2a, b, c