CITY BUILDING AS A MODEL - K-12

CIVILIZATION BUILDING - for sixth grade by Leslie Stoltz

Greece, China, Mesopotamia and Egypt are the basis for this simulation that asks students to actually design and build those ancient civilizations as if they were the first people on earth. They make and run a government, and economy and learn reading, math, language, science, economics, civics and social science in a way that they will never forget.

TOWN BUILDING - for third grade
The local community.

COMMUNITY BUILDING - Community Building for High School English Literature by Grace Lim-Hays.

CONSTRUCTION LAND - 4th grade by Harpreet Bhatia

VILLAGE BUILDING - for second grade
The neighborhood of the school is redesigned to become a village of the future.

CREATURELAND - for second grade by Teresa Ceja

CONTINENT BUILDING (Newlandia) - H.S., LDS
A never-before-seen continent in a real place. Students set about to design the history of Newlandia, a way to govern it, and the landform itself. A high school simulation of learning-disabled students in US History, Government, World History and Life Science courses.

BUSINESS BUILDING - for high school
The classroom itself becomes the location for a business of the future. With never-before-seen products, new ways to attract customers and methods for keeping records, students use the internet to research everything from patents to writing letters, keeping books and international partnerships.

THE VERBAL COMMUNITY - for middle school
Language Speech Impaired
A three-dimensional mini verbal community constructed by speech and/or language impaired students who role play as part of their therapy.

MATH CITY - for middle school
The design of a never-before-seen Math City is used to teach mathematical concepts from geometric shapes to distance, ratio and time.

INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS - for K-12
Architecture & Children Network of Sendai
Workshops on developing student motivation for thinking, reasoning, problem-solving and creativity through the design process. A&C Workshops are based on Architecture & Children and City Building Education™. The goal is to develop curriculum and to continue exchange programs with World Wide groups.

classroom practice - basic skills - tools & techniques - resources
city building education - methodology - site map - doreen nelson