Category Archives: From the CM Trenches
Street Artists Comment Against Big Health Care
Submitted by Mr. Nick Vassolo, from Streamwood High School in Illinois, re. the simulated country Kawai’i. * * * In the Spring of 2001, at the town hall meeting, calm voices turned panicked and revolutionary in the midst of soaring health … Continue reading
Civic Mirror Mis-Sends #3
Civic Mirror is a fun social studies simulation (as messages below will reveal) that allows a class of students to run their own country. When they receive messages from classmates, an email notification is sent from our system. These email … Continue reading
Judicial Appointments and Price Ceilings in “The 6”
Engagement in the Social Studies at Lord Tweedsmuir Here are two stories coming out of a simulated country called “The 6″… Run by 11th Grade social studies students from Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary in Surrey, BC. National Judge Appointment in The … Continue reading
General Brock Elementary Elect New CM Prime Minister
The Grade 6/7 students of Brittany Reid’s class at Brock Elementary in Vancouver, B.C. elected a new Prime Minister of their country, Mordoria. The new Prime Minister of Mordoria goes by the name of Jordan Anderson, of the Mordorian Equality … Continue reading
Intense Auction in Vancouver, BC
Yes, Civic Mirror Does Make Social Studies This Awesome Here’s a quick clip of Craig Brummwell, an award-winning history teacher from Kitsilano Secondary in Vancouver, BC, running his student’s property auction, as Tweeted by @_chriswong: Students very engaged in civic … Continue reading
The Making of Almston
Student Recounts How Her Social Studies Classroom Became a Nation Hannah Blackmore, an 11th Grade Student at Panorama Ridge Secondary, tells the story… We have established our government. There is five seats in the House of Commons. There was three … Continue reading
Prime Minister or Puppet?
Terrabithia’s PM Under Harsh Scrutiny in CM Videocast This student-created videocast does not hold back any punches in its opinion of Prime Minister Harkeerat of Terrabithia, the simulated country created by 11th Grade students from Panorama Ridge Secondary, in Surrey BC. The … Continue reading
Truth & Reconciliation ~ A Post-Crisis Revolution
CM News from Shawnigan Lake School After a terrible revolution destroyed the education hex and cost the lives of 3 civilians, factions in MPRGainz have agreed to a peaceful transition to democratic society, also known as democratization. Elections will be … Continue reading
Jacque Singham Named Supreme Court Justice
Breaking News from Boston College High School Jacque Singham was made the Supreme Court Justice of the Republic of Vendette today, a simulated country from Boston College High School, led by Mr. Eric Gartside. The announcement happened just after President … Continue reading
Showcasing Blackrock: the Top Country in 2014/15
10th Grade Students Earn Highest Ranking of 7.5 When we released CM Country Rankings last winter, a whole new dynamic was added to Civic Mirror: students could see how good or bad the results of their collective efforts were. Just like the … Continue reading
