The Real Game Series
About
THE REAL GAME SERIES
The Real Game was originally developed in 1994 by Bill Barry, a Canadian teacher whose 12-year-old daughter felt the subjects she was studying at school were not relevant to her future life. This inspired Bill to create a career and life skills education programme that would help students see the connection between school studies and life after school.
Over time, the Real Game became a series of six programmes for students aged 8 to 18 years and adults.
Individual programmes have since been successfully adapted in a number of countries including Australia, United States, New Zealand, France, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The programmes are paper-based and designed for group work in the classroom. They have been very well received by teachers and students, who find them easy-to-use, engaging, informative and effective at increasing students' understanding of the world of work, and their future roles in it.
Source: www.curriculumpress.edu.au/feature/the-real-game-series.php
Available Workshops
To date, five programmes have been piloted in Australia, each one suiting a different age bracket. YouthWorX NT is available to facilitate workshops for schools who are interested in implementing the following Real Game programmes for students:
- ‘The Real Game’ – suitable for students aged 12 to 14
- ‘The Be Real Game’ – for students aged 14 to 16
