Middle School Sport Awards
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The World Peace Game is a week‑long immersive simulation that lets students wrestle with some of the planet’s toughest problems in real time. Working around a giant four‑tier game board, participants confront fifty interlocking crises that range from climate disasters and refugee flows to trade wars and the threat of nuclear conflict. No two games are identical because every decision rests on the unique mix of skills, personalities, and strategies each student brings to the table.
Students are assigned vivid roles serving as as Prime Minister or Minister of Defence, the next as CEO of the World Bank or Deputy Secretary‑General of the United Nations. With laptops and phones set aside, they rely on face‑to‑face negotiation, rapid calculation on paper, and clear communication to navigate economic, social, and environmental challenges. The shared goal is simple yet profound: pull every nation back from the brink and lift the whole world into prosperity with the least possible military action.
As the week unfolds, students grow comfortable in the uncertainty that accompanies complex decision making. They practise strategic planning, build coalitions, and learn to listen deeply before proposing solutions. They discover how knee‑jerk reactions can spark conflict, how information can be biased, and how small acts of cooperation can ripple outward to create large‑scale change. Setbacks are treated as data, not defeat, fostering resilience and creative thinking.
By the final session, students emerge viewing global affairs, and their values, through a wider lens, confident in their ability to spot connections, weigh trade‑offs, and lead ethically. They also leave with sharpened critical‑thinking skills and a renewed sense of agency, ready to apply what they have learned to their studies and community alike.
Questions? Contact Ms Myfanwy Maywald via Daymap or email Myfanwy.Maywald808@schools.sa.edu.au.
Applications are now open – Year 8 & 9 students can apply for their place in the World Peace Game – running in Week 10, Term 2, June 30th – July 4th.
Myfanwy Maywald
Learning Area Leader, Humanities
