Humanities "Beyond the Classroom"

An IB Humanities (Geography, Economics History) learning experience called Stratagem, which is a "a computer assisted board game 

that teaches the dynamics of energy and environment interaction. The players assume the roles of ministers in an imaginary country.

They make decisions on policy and on the allocation of food, goods and energy, and the computer simulates the results.

There are five types of ministry: population; energy; industry and social services; food production and environmental protection; 

and foreign trade and finances. The ministers are in charge of one sector, such as population and household consumption; 

energy production and energy efficiency; food production and environmental protection; goods production and human services;

or international finance, exports, imports and debt. The goal of the cabinet minister is to make decisions about resource allocation

that promote balanced growth. The game is not designed to model any particular country but instead concentrates on situations 

common to all developing nations. The game lasts six to eight hours and progresses throughout a period of 50 years. "