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New Shores session as part of the PORTAL program

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What is PORTAL? It is an Integrated Development Program of the Wrocław University of Economics that aims at improving the competences of students and staff in the higher education system. As part of the project, students and lecturers of the Wrocław University of Economics have the opportunity to participate in innovative training courses and workshops that enhance communication, professional, entrepreneurial, IT and analytical skills. On June 12, 2019, CRS was invited to contribute to the project and organize the New Shores game session. During the three-hour workshop, we not only played the game but also discussed current civilization threats and tried to think about how our decisions affect the future of the global community. Thank you for the inspiring meeting!
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Ethics lesson with New Shores

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How to involve young people and mobilize them to think about their future? Librarians from the Primary School No. 113 in Wrocław found a good solution! Last Tuesday, they organized an extraordinary ethics lesson. Rather than preparing a lecture or a presentation, they invited students for an exciting session of one of our simulations, New Shores – a Game of Democracy. Isolated from civilization, the players were struggling to develop a prosperous community on a fictional island. They soon discovered that “[i]t is very difficult to reconcile economic growth with the concern for the environment.” Some also admitted that “[e]thics is not about good intentions. What counts is joint action.” We are impressed by such valuable insights and we hope that the lesson drawn from the experience will stay with you for a long time!
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New Shores awarded in the Educators’ Challenge!

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On May 15, 2019, the Educators’ Challenge Awards’ Ceremony was organized by the Global Challenges Foundation. The event held at the Old Theatre of LSE- Institute of Global Affairs gathered 10 finalists of the Educators’ Challenge competition. They had the unique opportunity to present their ideas and methods on how to best communicate some of the pressing risks before the Final Jury and the audience present at the Theatre. In the evening, the winning prizes of US$5000 were awarded to the most creative and effective proposals. We are happy to announce that the New Shores – a Game for Democracy is among the winning projects! We are soooo proud!
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New Shores at Green Days 2019, Wrocław

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On April 17, the CRS team was pleased to lead the New Shores session for lecturers and students of the Wroclaw University of Economics. It was held as part of the Green Days event organized by the University of Economics in cooperation with Green Team and Enactus to celebrate Earth Day. In addition to the New Shores session, the schedule included many attractive meetings and lectures about the challenges faced by our planet. We would like to thank the Wroclaw University of Economics for the invitation. We were honored to be part of this initiative!
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Celebrate Earth Day with New Shores!

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We are pleased to inform you that next Wednesday (17/04/19), from 14:00 to 16:00, we will hold a free New Shores game session at the Wrocław University of Economics. The event is organized by Green Team i Enactus as part of the World Earth Day celebrations.We invite you to register online via the following form. . The program of the whole event is available here. The game session will be led in Polish!
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New Shores at the YoDel Conference in Poprad

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On 9 April 2019, TANDEM n.o. had the opportunity to present and play New Shores during YoDel – youth development conference in Poprad, Slovakia. The objective of this annual conference is to promote innovative approaches to young people, and this year’s topic was innovation and democracy. The program included lectures and workshops on the opportunities and challenges in youth work. The participants of the event had something in common: they all deal with young people – in the school system, in a leisure center, in a company or voluntary organization. This colorful composition was of great importance to our workshop. The game session was attended by 14 people, including several high school students. All of them were very enthusiastic about the game, and they did their best to create a sustainable community on the island. Many people expressed the wish to use New Shores in their work in the future, and students noted that their classmates would also like the game. Gábor Šikula, Tünde Szendi – TANDEM, n.
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New Shores at The Guardian!

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Good news for New Shores! A couple of days ago, we had the unique opportunity to talk about the game with a journalist from The Guardian. The article explains the idea behind the Educators’ Challenge competition and introduces the 12 finalists, from among which, a diverse final jury of seven members will select 10 winners who will receive prizes of $5,000 at the Educators’ Challenge awards in May. The whole article may be read here. Meanwhile, we want to remind you that you can still vote for our project on YouTube. YouTube
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Moderator account – problems

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Some of you reported to us that the platform https://play.games4sustainability.com/ is not able to process language specific letters and signs used in a moderator’s login. In case you already used them and cannot access your account, please change it for one that doesn’t contain special signs! In case you encounter any difficulties, please contact us via email: aleksandra.solinska@crs.org.pl
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Vote for the People’s Choice Award in the Educators’ Challenge!

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A couple of months ago, our team submitted New Shores – a Game for Democracy for the . Educators’ Challenge . This amazing competition, launched by the Global Challenges Foundation, seeks innovative approaches to engage students and broader audiences in discussions on the importance and principles of global governance, its history and its potential future. As we informed you on on the Games4Sustainability blog, our project was listed among 12 finalists! On May 15, 2019, all potential winners will meet in London for the final presentation, and the best project will be announced. In addition to the Jury’s award, the public can also vote for their favourite project! The People’s Choice Award will also be announced in May. Thus, by the end of April’10, you can cast your vote by liking the New Shores video on Youtube. Thumbs up for the New Shores game!
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New Shores in Berlin, Germany

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After 5 years of Erasmus+ Youth in Action, it’s time to summarize the results and good practices in the Youth Sector. Between 20 and 22 January 2019, the KA2 NOW Conference “Innovation in Youth Work” took place in Berlin.

This was the first event of this type in the history of the Erasmus+ Youth in Action. During two and half days, the conference gathered more than 100 representatives of the implemented, ongoing and newly launched innovative youth projects under KA2 Strategic Partnerships. Among them, there was also a representative of the Centre for Systems Solutions!

During the project market, organized as part of the conference, Ola Solińska-Nowak had the opportunity to present the results of the New Shores – Game for Democracy. At her stall, people could play the game, read the workshop scenario or ask any question that came to their minds. Thank you for this opportunity! Combined with inspiring presentations, seminars and time for quality conversations, the conference helped us better understand the program and exchange good practices in the Youth Sector!

The conference was organized in cooperation with the Erasmus+ Youth in Action National Agencies of Belgium-Flanders, Estonia and Germany

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