Creating Our Own Society

Have you ever thought about making your own town, with your own money, and your own laws? That is exactly what a dozen 4-H'ers got a chance to do as part of our Mini-Society Day Camp. On Monday the day campers spent the day organizing their new society. They chose a name for their town, designed a flag and designed the money. Along the way the town voted on which name, flag, and money to use. This year they used "how low can you go" bucks.
The youth also learned about the different jobs available in the town. For example there is a county council, similar to a board of commissioners or city council. The youth can serve as the banker, a teller, money cutter, money counter. There are a variety of positions they can serve in and receive a salary. However having a town job is not the only income they may have. The youth create their own businesses and sell items that they bring from home for society money. They also have the opportunity to take part in an auction for really cool stuff and spend their society money.
Stay tuned this week as we continue our fun. Tomorrow we are headed out to learn first hand about government and banking.