In this simulation students experienced first-hand the complexities of reaching a permanent Arab-Israeli peace.   Students from three different senior history electives--Fundamentalism, Modern Middle East, and U.S. Foreign Policy--participated in this peace conference, representing historical actors from a multitude of regions and times.  Bill Clinton, Theodore Herzl, Yasir Arafat, Gold Meir, Henry Kissinger, and Pat Robertson were among those historical actors who attended the simulation.

After the conference, a student and her teacher remarked on the seeming unliklyhood that any future resolution regarding Jeruselem could ever be reached especially if the opposing sides assert their inflexible and dogmatic convictions.

Working through simulations is a central part of experiential learning under the Dalton Plan.  It follows the fourth of Dalton's 13 principals which values learning through inquiry and direct experience and encourages students to be active constructors of knowledge.

Story submitted by Jennifer Stolper Muenz