John Hunter's World Peace Game

          If you were to listen to the response of fourth and fifth graders that have played the John Hunter's World Peace game, you’d be surprised to realize that John Hunter’s program is far more than just fun and games. It is an excellent tool that encourages elementary students to think of ways to resolve crisis, such as natural disasters, across the world in a peaceful manner. The game persuades students to use higher order thinking skills and develop ways that victims may be assisted following catastrophes.

          Playing the game allows students to practice collaborating with peers and solving predicaments of course, but the most important quality that students get the chance to encompass is compassion. They are exposed to the realities outside of the classroom that they will be facing in the future someday. Students are being taught in elementary school to see such situations from a kindhearted and inventive perspective. Hopefully, when future leaders are facing opposition in the world, they will use these ingrained abilities to quickly problem solve in a compassionate matter.