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                                    Why Games?

“Look but don’t touch” are the most heartbreaking words to a curious mind. Children are born scientists. They break stuff in the name of discovery. They rebel in the name of boredom. They test boundaries to learn rules. You can’t reach students who feel handcuffed. We say, give them the keys to their own education.
Tabletop games have undergone a renaissance in the last decade. Modern games are designed to reach a wider demographic and access a greater range of emotions and experiences. At the same time, research increasingly shows how effective they are as educational tools. 
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Games are elegant, dynamic puzzles for your senses. Look at all those bits and colors and shapes and textures. Don’t you just want to fiddle with them? Tinker with them? Slide and roll and admire them? They look downright edible. Like brain candy.

We want to bring the beauty, delight and novelty of these games to kids, especially those less fortunate who wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to something so niche and geeky.
Download our One Sheet to share with your child's teacher, administrator, or Principal -- or let us know the name of your school and we'll do it for you.

Our program currently offers afterschool classes for students in grades 4 - 5. Independent groups are available for grades 4 - 8.

We serve pods, homeschoolers, summer camps and youth groups outside of school with a minimum group size of 3 students. Contact us to customize a class schedule for your group.
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This data set follows one particular student who struggled with emotional regulation. At Week 3, he had threatened another student with a pencil. The administration asked if we wanted him removed from class. Instead, we paid more attention to what he had been communicating: he constantly drew, sang Surface Pressure and showed us pictures of his favorite character from Encanto. When we switched to RPG-based lessons at Week 5, we assigned him as our Cartographer and Historian, and set him on a reward path so that his cooperative and creative choices built up to an unveiling ceremony, where he opened a door that granted his character a magical power: the ability to bring his drawings to life. Once a weapon, his pencil became a tool; once showing us pictures of who he wished he could be, by the end of the semester he wouldn't stop showing off a graphic novel he made about his own adventures.
WALL OF RESEARCH
Download our One Sheet to share with your child's teacher, administrator, or Principal -- or let us know the name of your school and we'll do it for you.

Our program currently offers afterschool classes for students in grades 4 - 5. Independent groups are available for grades 4 - 8.

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