Learning Through Play

The Dream Initiative has developed a set of experiential learning games where lessons are taught through games, fun, simulation and repetition.

We learn much more quickly when we learn through play - just like when we were young children. Our experiential learning games are a fully immersive experience, include themes, props and music to create a fully experiential experience. One of the best ways to explain this style of learning is through the movie the Karate Kid, where the Karate Kid learns his martial art through a series of tasks including sanding the floor, painting the fence and waxing the car (the experience). The Karate kid does not realise that he is learning his martial art however when put to the test proves the learning has gone deep and has fully integrated the learning.

The Dream Initiative is working with Frontier Trainings, the world's number one experiential games developer for business to develop these games for teenagers and parents. We are always seeking schools and community groups who wish to participate in the pilot testing as our new games are released.

BigTop Choices

BigTop Choices is a game revolving around risk vs reward. Students are put into teams to run their circus troupe and are required to come up with solutions to challenges that the circus is faced with.

Key Learning Outcomes: Understand that groups tend to take on more risky decisions than when alone. Understanding risk vs benefits.

BigTop Choices Trailer:

Future Foundations

Future Foundations is a game designed to educate about the impact of cyber bullying and how it can occur and escalate. The students are put in teams and asked to build the Pharaoh as many pyramids as possible in any way seen fit. The students can choose the best way to motivate the slaves; but at what cost?

Deal Estate
Part of the Leadership Mind programme this game allows the players to understand the skills it takes to be a successful leader. Working in small groups to build properties for New York's top property mogul, Ronald Rump. There's a catch though, as only one person sees the design requirements. Communication and creativity blossoms with this game and a new understanding of leadership is reached.

Key Learning Outcomes: Clear communication. Creativity. Leadership.

Mission:Farus
The Earth is dying. We need to figure out the plan to get our spacecraft (the FarCraft) and all of the required components to the far constellation of Farus. In Farus, scientists have discovered planets that can support life. We have 5 years to design and execute the plan. Students work with Ivanna Ixplaw and Ian Gore from the Intergalactic Space Agency (IGSA) to achieve this difficult task.

Key Learning Outcomes: Planning, Breaking down large tasks into smaller, more achievable tasks.

Feast Royale
The King is getting overweight and he is not happy. His royal chefs have been feeding him unhealthy treats for too long. As such the royal chefs have been fired, and the King's right hand man and best friend, Lord Eatus Moderatus has returned from his exploration of cultures around the world to find the new team of royal chefs to serve the King with high quality food.

Key Learning Outcomes: How to plan meals, Knowledge of different main food groups. Managing budget.

Here is what the schools said about our experiential learning games...
"The school was searching for a talented group of facilitators. We needed to bring together students from two existing schools to learn important life skills in an engaging, co-operative and fun context. And wow – we found them!

Trudi and Ben worked the room like virtuosa ringmasters and not a whip to be seen! Just loads of clever input and questioning, timely interventions, dramatic hooks and loads of personality. Our students aged 7-12yrs loved their circus roles and by the end of Round 2 had a firm grasp of developing their responses to the risk scenarios.
Trudi and Ben paced the tasks perfectly with not a wasted moment.
The visual prompts, music and Trudi and Ben’s character roles supported the tasks perfectly.
A top day! "
- Meredith Scottney-Turbill (Gepps Cross & Kilburn Primary School)

"I saw a group of year 4 and 5’s looking engaged and excited to participate. One student, who never sits still for more then a few minutes, was engaged throughout the full one and half hours.

Trudi and Ben’s enthusiasm was evident throughout the session. The children were excited and participated well. The program certainly would assist young people to develop skills in relation to decision making and risk taking to help them prepare themselves for overall wellness, work and adult life. "
- Heidi Unferdorben (Local Community Mentor Co-ordinator - DECS)

"We were very pleased to have Trudi and Ben from The Dream Initiative do an on-site workshop with the Year 9 cohort at our college. The important concepts about choices and consequences that was delivered to the group was useful to develop their approach to decision making on a day to day basis.

The students loved the interactive style of learning, being able to work in groups and the fun approach of Trudi and Ben delivering the Big Top Choices program. The students came out of the workshop with new ideas and tools to help equip them in important decision making processes and the beauty of the program is that the students are so actively involved in the fun of the game that they work together cooperatively to achieve the best possible results from their choices.

Trudi and Ben both have confident and approachable styles that the students feel comfortable to readily engage and interact with...a great learning experience for all involved! "
- Debbie Chapman (Year 9 Coordinator - Victoria University Secondary College - Deer Park Campus)

Interested? We'd love to work with you.
If you have access to a group of 20 to 100 high school aged students and would like to be involved in our program please contact us at info@dreaminitiative.com.au

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Games for Parents & Adults?
We are also developing some games for parents and adults, however our focus is currently on teenagers. If you are an adult and want to experience the power of these games we highly recommend attending Frontier Trainings Play to Win event. Click Here to get your free tickets.