Testimonials from Teachers and Students

“The Restaurant Sim is a collaborative problem solving simulation which fits several competencies in the new New Zealand curriculum. What is particularly powerful about this “sim” is that the skills and competencies flow from genuine engagement from students. They tackle the kinds of problems seen on several popular chef and restaurant programmes. Our students were absorbed in the tasks required to win as managers in such a restaurant. In doing so, gained a practical understanding of the factors at work in real world businesses. We look forward to working with other schools and teachers in the impact of such software and recommend it be considered for wider implementation across year levels.”
Chris Hayden IT Director, Auckland Grammar School                                DSC02005

  • “Different than other ways of learning, something new!”
    Conor Ritchie, Class 4B, Auckland Grammar School
  • “I wish I had this simulation technology in my time”.
    Anonymous Teacher
  • “You can learn what it takes to run a business”.
    Abhay Rhode, Class 4D, Auckland Grammar School
  • What were the best things about this programme? “The ability to learn while running your own business and having fun whilst doing it.”
    Oliver Macdonald, Class 4D, Auckland Grammar School
  • What was the best thing about this programme? “It gave simple equations and it had explanatory videos”.
    Rebecca Cleave, Year 12, Diocesan
  • “I really like doing something practical in teams, it’s interesting.”
    Anonymous Student
  • “It’s a fun way of learning”.
    Mate Banicevich, Class 4H, Auckland Grammar School
  • “The interactivity of the program were pretty fun, made learning fun.”
    Jana Healy, Class 6DI, Auckland Grammar School
  • What was the best thing about this programme? “Able to do lots of the same questions which helped me learn the maths and get into my head”.
    Lisa Pocklington, Year 12, Diocesan
  • photo7“It provided you with a complex question that required thinking. Also provided answers and correct working.”
    Jesse Renel Nicholson, Auckland Grammar School
  • “It gives the opportunity for us to try to adopt the knowledge we have learnt to use in real situation.”
    N Bunyamanee, Class 6CI, Auckland Grammar School
  • “The best thing was the way of presenting the material, the type of the questions and the actual design of the program.”
    Mikhail Filippos, Auckland Grammar School
  • What was the best thing about this programme? “I learnt more about co-ordinate geometry”.
    Rebekah Thorburn, Year 12, Diocesan