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Will High Meadows Students Achieve World Peace?

Welcome to the World Peace Game, a hands-on political simulation created by John Hunter that challenges students around the world to solve 26 intertwining human conflicts, all while remaining under budget. Players must navigate dangerous economic, social, and environmental crises to achieve global prosperity with the least amount of military intervention. In the process, players view peace as an attainable goal rather than a utopian dream.
For the past few years, Facilitator Anne Lovatt has hosted the peace game at High Meadows School as a middle years mini-course. Each year, the game is different and modeled after contemporary conflicts. High Meadows students draw on their solid foundation in teamwork, analysis, and problem-solving to play the game as thoughtful, capable world leaders. Their innate drive to build and preserve community helps them find peaceful solutions year after year. 

We invite you to follow the action as it unfolds. 

Week 1: 
The die is cast, and the World Peace Game begins. 
HMS students consider the game’s three guiding questions:

Can you afford it? 
Does it make sense? 
Are you prepared to live with the consequences? 

Students assume their roles and learn about the four countries involved in the conflicts. Each has its own identity, motivations, and resources spread across the four tiers of the game board – underground, on land, in the air, and in space. In addition to the four countries, there are four international organizations, each with its own budget and mission: the U.N., the International Court, the arms dealer, and the World Bank. 

Job assignments, country names, and budgets include:

Snowmans Land
$3 billion
Prime Minister
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Defense 

Sandy Shores
$748 billion 
Prime Minister
Secretary of State 
Treasurer
Secretary of Defense 

Meridia 
$998 billion
Prime Minister
Secretary of State 
Treasurer 
Secretary of Defense 

Green-land 
$493 billion
Prime Minister
Secretary of State 
Treasurer 
Secretary of Defense 

United Nations 
$3 billion
Secretary General
Deputy

World Bank
$1.7 trillion 
President
Vice President

International Court 
President Lindo
Vice President Coyne 

Arms Dealer 
$75 million
CEO and Head Engineer 
CFO

Secret Empire: 
Yet to be known 

Saboteur: 
Yet to be found 

Next, member states will decide on a name and design their insignias. Followed by the reading of the rules. Stay tuned!
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