DOVER, NH — Enterprise City recently became the newest member of the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce, and celebrated the occasion with a facility tour and ribbon cutting ceremony at their One Washington Center location in downtown Dover.
Enterprise City represents yet another unique organization in the ever expanding array of Dover businesses that serve the youth recreation and education community, primarily serving 5th to 8th graders throughout New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts and beyond. They offer a highly interactive scholastic program that consists of 3 to 6 weeks of in-school curriculum, culminating in a day of hands-on learning and discovery at their “simulated city.” This remarkably realistic facility consists of a Post Office, a Bank, a City Hall, restaurants, doctor’s offices, retail shops, a TV station and various other components of a real business community, all of which are run by the students.
Throughout the program, students learn about civic and electoral processes through the election of a Mayor, take out bank loans to start virtual “businesses,” create resumes and compete for various jobs within the simulated community. The curriculum incorporates social studies, mathematics, finance, political science, marketing and economics, weaving the various fields of study together in a life-like manner that makes a lasting impression on participants, primarily students in grades 5 through 8.
For more information on Enterprise City, including volunteer information and licensing opportunities, please visit their website at www.enterprisecity.org.
The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit association of businesses, professionals, individuals, and organizations working together to advance the economic well-being of its members and the community. For details on Dover Chamber membership and other programs or for a schedule of activities, please call the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce at 603-742-2218, e-mail info@dovernh.org, or visit www.dovernh.org.
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