Arcachon 2060: Journey to the Land of the Future
An immersive educational adventure to understand climate challenges
Arcachon 2060 is an educational activity designed for students aged 12 to 15. It offers an immersive and collaborative experience that invites them to imagine a desirable future in response to climate change challenges. Through a future scenario, students explore the effects of rising sea levels and mass tourism on a key location: the Arcachon Bay. They investigate the solutions implemented to preserve the environment and reflect on the transformations needed for a more sustainable future.
Why use Arcachon 2060 in the classroom?
Arcachon 2060 is an innovative teaching tool that helps students:
- Understand the effects of climate change, especially rising sea levels and changes to coastal areas.
- Develop critical thinking and foresight by exploring a utopian future.
- Collaborate through class discussions and debates.
- Stimulate creativity by imagining and sharing their own vision of a sustainable future.
How the Game Works?
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Setting the scene Students receive a mysterious letter from Alba, a teenager living in 2060. She describes an Arcachon Bay transformed by bold environmental choices. But are these changes enough? The students will explore six key destinations in future Arcachon, meet its inhabitants, and understand the solutions put in place. Through their investigation, they will analyze the impact of environmental decisions and propose their own perspectives.
- Exploration and reflection The class is divided into six groups, each exploring a key location in Arcachon 2060: Arcachon railway station – Sustainable mobility and the end of carbon-based transport The town hall – Coastal management in response to rising sea levels Audenge campsite – Slow tourism and community living The Dune of Pilat – Protection of fragile ecosystems The Cabanes Tchanquées – Sustainable agriculture and eco-friendly practicesEach group analyzes a postcard from the future, meets a key character, and discovers object cards illustrating environmental transformations.
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Discussion and debate Students present their findings to the class, encouraging discussion on climate challenges and possible solutions. The teacher facilitates the debate and helps connect the activity to real-world issues.
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Final creation Each student imagines their ideal vacation in 2060, in the form of a written piece or a drawing, incorporating sustainable solutions for environmental protection.
In this video, Emma and Juline describe their game ⤵️
Game Components
- Alba’s letter – An immersive introduction to the scenario
- An interactive map of Arcachon 2060 – Visualizing environmental changes
- 6 postcards – Messages from the future
- 8 character cards – Key figures from the region
- 8 object cards – Innovations and environmental solutions
