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FEATURE
A REAL-LIFE CITY
A group of Aycliffe schoolchildren
have taken part in an innovative
programme that challenges
youngsters to run their own city,
thanks to the support of two
businesses.
Devised in the United States,
Enterprise City sees children take
control of their own city, make rules
and discover the consequences of
individual and group decisions.
The city is run by a Mayor, while the
bank issues loans and the city “trades”
as children try to make a profit at the
end of the day.
Aycliffe-based Enterprise England,
the company that brought the
programme to the UK, held successful
pilot events before setting up a
permanent venue at the premises
of Newton Aycliffe manufacturing
company Ebac, on Aycliffe Business
Park.
Pupils from St Mary’s School in
Aycliffe got a first glimpse of the real
custom-made “city”, which includes
shops, a bank and a police station.
The Aycliffe school had already
taken part in one of the pilot events
and were eager to go back for more.