A Beautiful City
June 18-21, 2024
SCENARIO
It is the year 2040. The impact of the late world war erased our former national boundaries. The capitols and leading metropolitan cities of Canada, the United States, and Mexico are in ruins. Former citizens of those great nations have grouped together in different regions, to establish new nations. A large number of followers of Christ and other people of good will are now living in a relatively peaceful and safe zone, that exists in the center of the North American continent. In an effort to establish a lasting place of security and stability, they have called for a constitutional convention, and for commissions of architects, musicians, entrepreneurs, athletes, actors and artists, to come together for the purpose of laying plans for a large and mighty new city – a beautiful city – a city patterned after the principles of Zion. A commission of journalists are assembling to report on the birth of this new city.
This American Zion will be beautiful. It will also be necessary for our survival. It will protect us against threats from other North American groups, as well as from foreign powers. A security and intelligence commission has formed to oversee the safety of the citizens.
Commissions
Descriptions of each commission are located on the main Simulations Week page.
PREPARATION RESOURCES
Review the concepts, scriptures and videos on this page: What is Zion?
CARPOOLING
We encourage students and parents to coordinate carpooling via the Ensign Peak Academy Facebook Page.
CHECK-IN INSTRUCTIONS
Simulations Week is produced by Ensign Peak Academy and held at Wasatch Academy, 120 S 100 W, Mount Pleasant, Utah. Note: GPS has been known to be unreliable and to misdirect travelers to Spring City. Follow these driving directions. Use this: Map of Wasatch Academy
Note that each dorm has a kitchen with a full-sized fridge, microwave and sink.
Plan to bring cash for shopping at the Sim Week store which will provide branded apparel, extra snacks and drinks.
When you arrive, go first to your dorm to check in and put your luggage in your room.
If you check in on Monday, please do not arrive before 7:00 pm because we will not have staff available to assist you until 7:00 pm. If you arrive on Monday between 7:00 – 9:00 pm, please check into your dorm and then join us on the Quad for a social gathering.
Social gathering at Wasatch Academy: An optional social gathering for Monday check-ins will take place from 7:00 – 9:00 pm, Monday June 20, 2022 at Wasatch Academy. This gathering is only for Monday early arrivals, family members, mentors and staff. There will be music, refreshments, games and the opportunity to connect with others in an informal setting. If younger siblings need to accompany parents for the drive to Mount Pleasant, they are welcome to attend the social with a parent present. If preferred, parents may simply drop off their youth attendee(s).
Dorms: Separate dorm rooms are provided for boys and girls. Staff members will assist with checking in and will directing students to orientation. Here is a map of Wasatch Academy. Check the 2024 Sim Week Lodging Roster to confirm your dorm reservation info.
If you check in on Monday after 9:00 pm, go straight to the dorm and prepare to join your dorm-mates for devotional. Remain in your dorm. Lights out is at 10:00 pm.
Note that you must have previously purchased the “Early Check-in” service to arrive on Monday. Cost is $55.
If you check in on Monday, breakfast is provided on Tuesday morning from 7:00 – 8:00 am in the Cafeteria.
If you check in on Tuesday, please make sure that you have breakfast before arriving because breakfast is not provided for those checking on on Tuesday. Plan to arrive by 8:00 am to allow time to check into your dorm and walk to the Tiger’s Den Auditorium. Name badges will be distributed at the Tiger’s Den. Plan to complete check-in before 9:00 am.
Note that the Friday banquet is for youth attendees, mentors and event staff only. Graduates, their parents and additional pre-paid commencement guests also attend the banquet. The Family Ball is for youth attendees, their immediate family members, mentors, graduates and their families, other commencement guests and event staff. There is no additional cost for family members. Please note that the ball is not open to the public or to anyone not in one of the above categories.
Come prepared for “Improv Night” which will be held on Thursday, June 20, 2024. Plan to do a skit, tell a great joke, perform a musical number, or recite your favorite selection from a play, a poem or a piece of literature. An Improv night sign-up sheet with limited spots will be provided during Sim Week, so be sure to reserve your spot! Prepare to have fun, with this outrageous program filled with talent, drama and great humor! Feel free to bring your musical instrument. A piano, sound system and music stand will be provided.
Theme Song
The simulation theme is “A Beautiful City.”
Please listen to and practice the song “A Beautiful City” from the musical Godspell, before attending Simulations Week, so you will be able to sing it from your heart! Here is the sheet music: A Beautiful City
SCHEDULE
Monday, June 17, 2024
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Check-in for Early Arrivals
10:00 pm Lights Out
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast for Monday Early Arrivals Only
8:00 am – 9:00 am Attendee Dorm Check-in
9:00 am – 10:00 pm Orientation in the Tiger’s Den Auditorium
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Commission Groups Meet!
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch and Free Time
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Simulation
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Special Meeting for Ensign Peak Academy students, in the Tiger’s Den Auditorium
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Dinner and Free Time
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Youth Games
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Free Time Outside
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm Free Time in Dorms; Devotional
10:00 pm Lights Out
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am News report by the Zion Press Corp, in the Tiger’s Den
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Simulation
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch and Free Time
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Simulation
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Dinner and Free Time
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Fireside & Testimony Meeting in the Tiger’s Den Auditorium
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Free Time Outside
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm Free Time in Dorms; Devotional
10:00 pm Lights Out
Thursday, June 20, 2024
8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am News report by the Zion Press Corp, in the Tiger’s Den
9:00 am – 12:00 pm Simulation
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch and Free Time
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Etiquette presentations (Girls in Craigshead Auditorium, Boys in Tiger’s Den Auditorium)
1:45 pm – 5:00 pm Simulation
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Dinner and Free Time
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Improv Night in the Tiger’s Den Auditorium
Come prepared to do a skit, tell a great joke, perform a musical number, or recite your favorite selection from a play, a poem or a piece of literature. Prepare to have fun, with this outrageous program filled with talent, drama and great humor!
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Free Time Outside
9:00 pm – 10:00 pm Free Time in Dorms; Devotional
10:00 pm Lights Out
Friday, June 21, 2024
8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am – 10:00 pm Simulation
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Meet in the Tiger’s Den for the Final News Report by the Zion Press Corp, the Constitutional Convention Commission presentation and signing of the Constitution, a presentation of business strategies by the Artists Commission’s presentation of murals, Architects Commission presentation of their city model.
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch and Free Time
1:00 pm “The Games” by the Athletes Commission, in the small gym
2:00 pm Musicians Commission performance in the Tiger’s Den Auditorium
3:00 pm Actors Commission Performance in the Craighead Auditorium.
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Ensign Peak Academy Commencement in the Tiger’s Den Auditorium
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Evaluations and Debrief in Commission Groups in the Math and Science Building
5:00 pm – 5:45 pm Clean-up and Individual Preparation for Banquet and Ball
5:45 pm Seating begins for Banquet
6:00 pm Banquet (For youth attendees, mentors, staff and commencement guests only)
7:00 – 9:00 pm Family Ball (for youth attendees, mentors, staff, commencement guests and family members of all attendees, mentors and staff.)
9:00 pm Clean up and check out, Parent pick-up
Note: Youth may be picked up by parents as soon as their dorm clean check is passed off.
10:00 pm Lights Out for Late-Stays
Saturday, June 22, 2024
8:00 am Clean-up and Check-out for Late-stays
9:00 am Airport Shuttle Departs
9:00 am Parents Pick-up Late-stays
WHAT TO BRING
Please label all belongings.
- Notebook and pens
- A laptop and flash drive (optional but encouraged for entrepreneurs, constitutional convention delegates and journalists)
- Blanket and sheets or sleeping bag
- Pillow and pillow case
- Towel
- Pajamas and clothing for the whole event
- Best dress or formal for banquet
- Toiletries, including brush, deodorant, toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner and body soap
- Board game, puzzle or book
- Cash for the Sim Week Snack Shack
- Basketball, soccer ball, tennis ball and rackets, frisbee or football
IMPORTANT NOTE ON BEDDING AND TOWEL
Simulations Week students will need to bring their own blanket and sheets or sleeping bag, pillow and towel.
DEVISES, COMPUTERS AND INTERNET
WiFi will be available throughout the event. Appropriate internet filters are used throughout campus.
It would be helpful for several members of the Entrepreneurs Commission and the Constitutional Convention Commission to bring laptops, to facilitate development of their working documents. Other commissions don’t need computers.
In general, it will reduce distractions if students do not bring mobile phones with them. If they need to contact parents, they can borrow a staff member’s phone. We are not prohibiting phones, but simply recommend that phones be left at home. (We understand that students traveling without parents need to have a phone.) Consider blocking internet and social media on phones, and only use for texting and calling.
Gaming devices are not permitted. They will be confiscated by staff and held until the end of the event.
DRESS POLICY
- Casual attire is appropriate for the musicians, artists, actors and architects. Artists should bring a painting shirt to protect clothing. Modesty is required.
- Athletic attire is appropriate for the Athletes Commission. Modesty is required. No short-shorts, no tank tops. (Example of appropriate men’s shorts and Example of appropriate women’s shorts)
- Business Casual attire is appropriate for the Constitutional Convention, Journalists and Entrepreneurs.
- Casual attire is best for most evening activities, such as jeans, shorts and t-shirts. Modesty is required. No short-shorts, no tank tops. (Example of appropriate men’s shorts and Example of appropriate women’s shorts)
- Formal gowns or best dress and suits are all appropriate for the banquet. Selection of these attire options is a matter of personal preference. No mini-skirts, spaghetti straps or bare backs.
- Immodest apparel, and any attire or hair styles that are excessively distracting are not permitted. The Simulations Week producer reserves the right to determine whether or not attire is excessively distracting.
- Attendees who are not dressed according to this Dress Policy will be asked to return to their lodgings to change clothing before they may participate in the simulation.
PARENTS
Parents are always welcome to observe the event. Please let Diann Jeppson know if you are on campus, so all staff can be informed. 801-450-5016.
PARENT LODGING
We recommend staying in the Horseshoe Mountain Lodge or reserve an AirBnB.