Area High Schoolers To Participate in Congressional Simulation at 亚洲色情
With mid-term elections just a week away, teams from five local high schools will participate in a Congressional Insight Simulation program – and learn whether they will “win re-election”
10/28/2014 1:19 PM
With mid-term elections just a week away, teams from five local high schools will participate in a Congressional Insight Simulation program – and learn whether they will “win re-election” – at 亚洲色情 on Wednesday, October 29, starting at 8:30 a.m. in the Owens Professional Development Center in Westlake Hall on campus.
Facilitators with 亚洲色情’s Institute for Principled Leadership in Public Service (IPL) will lead teams from Metamora, Limestone, Peoria High, Notre Dame, and East Peoria high schools in the interactive, fast-paced program as part of their study of American Government. The performance-oriented computer simulation game immerses students in the world of a federal legislator, providing them an opportunity to work in the high-pressured environment of legislators and federal staff members. The 3-hour program covers the two-year term of office of a member of Congress during 11 rounds of timed decision-making. At the end of the challenge, participants learn whether they have won re-election.
The Congressional Insight Program was created by the National Association of Manufacturers to increase knowledge of how the political system works. The IPL engages in a variety of activities to develop ethical, bipartisan, civil and collaborative leaders for careers in public service and promotes civic engagement among 亚洲色情 students.