We are North Carolina's contact organization for The Real Game Series™, a hands-on, practical, experiential learning program for youth and adults. Participants experience various aspects of the working world by "living" them within the safety of the classroom/learning center or in other structured community settings. For more information, contact:

Judy Woodson Bruhn, Executive Director
NC SOICC / CRN
700 Wade Ave.
Raleigh, NC 27605

PHONE:  919-733-6700
FAX:  919-733-8662

Six games are available for different age groups, as described below:

The Play Real Game: Targeted to elementary school students (3rd and 4th grade). Theme = “Living and working in a community," 10 core sessions, 10-11 hours. Students are introduced to basic life/work concepts and vocabulary as they play the role of adults who create neighborhoods, find jobs for themselves and others, and work together as town citizens to accomplish a worthwhile goal.

The Make It Real Game: Targeted to middle school students (5th and 6th grade). Theme ="Working in a small company involved in international business," 12 core sessions, 15-16 hours. Students role-play as adults and take a simulated journey into the global economy while reinforcing the importance of teamwork and cooperation. Language arts and social studies abilities are developed as students discover that there are many ways to achieve an occupational role and that everyone's work is important.

 The Real Game: Targeted to middle school (7th and 8th grade) students, and can be played in 20-25 hours during the course of a semester or a year. Organized in five units with 17 core activities (more, optional). Meanwhile, computing-based activities link to school subjects and National Career Development Guidelines.

Costs*

Game/Facilitator Kit @ $295.00 (NC9017)

The following items are included in the Facilitator's Kit, but may be purchased separately:

Student's Kit (individual) @ $3.00 (NC3017)

Facilitator's Guide + High Five Poster @ $49.95 (NC4017)

 The Be Real Game: Targeted to high school students (9th and 10th grade). Theme = "Balancing work, family, leisure and community while building a career," three units with 17 core sessions, 17-21 hours. Students see how a person's career is built with everyday choices and decisions, starting in childhood and encompassing every area of life. They role-play a high school student through to an experienced adult worker in a variety of employment, unemployment, and family situations; they explore the importance of transferable skills, self-knowledge, life-long learning, and career planning.

Costs*

Game/Facilitator Kit @ $295.00 (NC9020)

The following items are included in the Facilitator's Kit, but may be purchased separately:

Student's Kit (individual) @ $3.00 (NC3020)

Facilitator's Guide + High Five Poster @ 49.95 (NC4020)

Set of 4 Community Charts @ 25.00 (NC5020)

The Get Real Game: Targeted to high school students (11th and 12th grade). Theme = “Rehearsing gateway scenarios for the transition from school to adult life," 13 core sessions, 13-20 hours. Students have a wide array of occupational possibilities and simulate a five-year school-to-work transition. They explore different gateways to their goals, including postsecondary education, internships or apprenticeship, on-the-job training, workplace experience, military service, volunteer and community work, entrepreneurship, and self-employment.

Costs*

Game/Facilitator Kit @ $295.00 (NC9021)

The following items are included in the Facilitator's Kit, but may be purchased separately:

Student's Kit (individual) @ $3.00 (NC3021)

Facilitator's Guide + High Five Poster @ $49.95 (NC4021)

Gateways Poster + 8 Work Clusters Selection Posters @ 25.00 (NC5021)

 Real Times, Real Life: Targeted to adult learners. Theme = “Finding Opportunities in adversity and learning to manage one's career building process," 3 units with 19 core sessions, 22-26 hours. This game helps adult learners to put their lives in perspective, relieving the negative self-image that often comes with unemployment so that they can begin to plan their careers with confidence. Role-playing as workers from 1900 to the present and working in teams, participants learn how to assess their situations and create realistic action plans.

Additional information is available from the Real Game USA:

National Life/Work Center
1410 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Product orders: 1-888-700-8940 or

Fax: 1-877-929-3343
E-mail: info@lifeworkinc.us
 

*  Costs in effect as of November 2005 and do not include shipping and handling.