Friday, August 5, 2016 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Join us for a showing of the award winning film, World Peace and Other Fourth Grade Achievements. The
film follows teacher John Hunter as he leads his class through an eight-week transformation, from students of a neighborhood school to citizens of the world. The film has been screened at the
South x Southwest Film festival, Google, the Pentagon, and the UN, along with universities and towns across the world. The film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring John Hunter, creator
of the WPG, Mary Yates, former ambassador to Burundi and Ghana and Sr. Director for African Affairs in the Obama Administration as well as students and teachers of the game. The panelists will
discuss how diplomacy from the World Peace Game meets diplomacy in the real world.The World Peace Game is a four-tiered structure that puts the problems of the world within reach of the students. Organized into country teams with Prime Ministers, Secretaries of Defense, and Cabinet staff, including roles for Secretary of the United Nations, President of the World Bank, Arms Dealers, Weather Goddess, and the Saboteur, this game exposes children to systems thinking, critical and creative problem-solving, leadership responsibilities, decision making, negotiation, and much more. The WPG has been played in over 15 countries and over 30 US locations.
John Hunter has been featured on NPR/TED Radio Hour, The Huffington Post, The Guardian and The Washington Post. He is also the recipient of numerous awards, including TED2014 All-Stars, the GlobArt Award. In 2012 he, was invited to present the game at the Pentagon.
Book signing to follow the panel discussion.