Courses

Engagement

• Student-focused

• Role-playing

• Rich in feedback

We teach in ways that students love to learn. What does that mean? We engage students in curricular content wrapped up in role-playing experiences and narrative storylines similar to what they might find in hit video games. Our courses are always interactive - students make scenario-based choices that affect the direction of the narratives we present - choices that leverage what they are learning in fun and impactful ways. Able to solve that mathematical puzzle? Your character's intelligence points will increase. Able to convince your classmates of the most logical course of action? Your character's reputation points will increase. Students remain engaged because they are the engines that push the narrative forward to its conclusion.

Instruction

• Cross-curricular

• Collaborative

• Multimedia

You must chase down an infamous jewel thief that is obsessed with numbers by solving multiplication and division puzzles provided by an undercover agent! You must decode the encryption ciphers used by the Culper Ring to help George Washington win the War for Independence in colonial America! You must negotiate peaceful trade relations with Native American tribes in order to help Lewis and Clark explore the North American continent! These kind of narrative-based role-playing scenarios are the method by which we teach children in the areas of math, social studies, science, and more, all in a cohesive and structured manner. Our students are taught through simulated adventures where progression and success come by acquiring and applying knowledge.

Growth Mindset

• Spiraling progression

• Frequent feedback

• Tiered advancement

Successful, long-lasting learning in any discipline comes from the spiraling acquisition of knowledge and skills. Students need regular formative feedback in order to adjust their approach and increase their success. That's what our narrative role-playing adventures are peppered with frequent in-course feedback. We challenge students to elaborate on the reasons behind their character choices. We explain cause and effect relationships that fall out of those choices. We give students chances to correct mistakes, guiding them until they are able to perform the skill or demonstrate the knowledge on their own. We do all of these things through positivity, encouragement, and an expressed belief that every learner will be successful before the course is over.