Chapter 1Simulation game: Klasse mit Klasse

THE "Klasse mit Klasse" DIGITAL PLATFORM 

With the new interactive platform, the simulation game "Klasse mit Klasse" can now be done completely online in a convenient format that can even bring together a group from several cities.
How to register on the platform and create a game can be found in the instructions provided in the downloads. 

WHY A SIMULATION GAME?
Simulation games are becoming increasingly popular and can be used in a variety of educational settings. Especially young people in learning processes like to participate in this interactive and playful method of knowledge acquisition. Within the framework of simulation games, complex negotiation and decision-making processes are simulated realistically. This learning method is suitable for every age and professional group as well as every type of school. In a simulation game, participants take on the roles of real decision-makers, representing political parties or interest groups. The background is a fictitious but realistic starting point, the so-called scenario. 

Please also have a look at the video of the simulation game.

CLASS WITH CLASS

The simulation game Klasse mit Klasse is dedicated to a current situation from everyday school life that affects an entire school community. The catering of a fictitious school is no longer guaranteed because a small school store closes unexpectedly. All involved groups of the school community - students, parents, teachers and school management - face an immense challenge. How should they deal with the situation? What can they do? Who can make what contribution? How can everyone's strengths best be combined? 

The goal of the game is to find a solution to the problem presented above (replacing the school store). In order for a decision to be made at the end of the game, all participants first clarify in working groups which proposal they would like to submit to the other participants and how they can best develop and represent this idea. It is important for the evaluation of the simulation game to determine whose interests have been taken into account and to what extent, and how joint decisions were made. The media follow the work of all participants and ask critical questions during the simulation.

The simulation game "Klasse mit Klasse" is suitable for school classes aged 11 to 18 as well as for adults who want to learn a foreign language for the first time or refresh their knowledge. The central element is the use of the foreign language in the discussion process through the use of phrases typical of discussions. 

The simulation game is designed to last 180 minutes. However, it is also possible to divide the business game into three units of 60 minutes each. However, individual adaptations and deviations are possible and may even be necessary: this depends largely on the language level and previous knowledge of the participants. 

In the download section you will find materials in German and Russian. You will also find print templates in color and black and white. 

How did you like the simulation game? Feel free to send us an e-mail about it to deutschstunde@goethe.de.