Arctic Saga

Arctic Saga is derived from a classroom exercise developed by Teachers College, Columbia University titled Arctic SMARTIC (Strategic Management of Resources in Terms of Crisis). As its title suggests, SMARTIC was designed as an informative experience for students interested in learning about the current Arctic environmental and economic climate. The purpose behind the creation of Arctic Saga was to design a self-facilitated version of the classroom exercise that conveyed the central tenets of the SMARTIC classroom exercise that could be distributed and played at a number of venues including cruise ships, museums, and middle-school classrooms.