Genesee Valley Chapter of NYS ASCD Presents:
Poverty Simulation Experience
for Educators
AN INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE AIMED AT HELPING THE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND POVERTY
The poverty simulation experience is designed to help participants begin to understand what it might be like to live in a typical low-income family trying to survive from week-to-week. The object of the experience is to sensitize participants to the realities faced by low-income people and motivate them to become involved in activities which help reduce the stresses of our students and ways to support the families.
In the simulation, participants leave their identities at the door and role-play the lives of various types of families living in poverty. Volunteer staffers create a community of stores and agencies that families interact with for four 15 minute ‘weeks’.
At the end of the simulation, facilitated discussion allows the group to reflect on their experience in order to gain further understanding, insight and additional information about resources and how to get involved and attend to their students’ needs in the classroom.

Penfield High School
25 High School Drive
Penfield NY 14526
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Cost: $20
Institutional Members: $15

A light dinner will be provided
Please click the button to register!
Checks or POs to be mailed to:
Genesee Valley ASCD
c/o Howard Maffucci
168 Caversham Woods
Pittsford, NY 14534
Our Sponsors:
Genesee Valley ASCD
For more information, please contact Marguerite Dimgba
585.966.2726
marguerite.dimgba@greececsd.org