In the ever-evolving landscape of education, finding innovative ways to nurture social connection and confidence among students is paramount. Enter Critical Core, the tabletop role-playing game designed to empower learners of all backgrounds. Sage, a school counselor and a passionate advocate for Critical Core, shares the profound impact it’s had on their students. Here’s the […]
Six years ago, Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble of Dragon Talk: An Official Dungeons & Dragons Podcast, spoke with Adam Davis and Adam Johns about Wheelhouse Workshop. (You may have also seen a full chapter about Wheelhouse Workshop, the precursor to Game to Grow, in Tito and Mazzanoble’s podcast-turned-book, Welcome to Dragon Talk.) Now, Adam […]
Yesterday’s 5-o’clock news featured a story about Game to Grow’s research partnership with foundry10! It was a great segment covering how Game to Grow collaborated with foundry10 to study the impact of our work using tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons to help build player’s SEL skills. We used storylines from our Critical Core […]
Are you passionate about gaming? Do you believe in Game to Grow’s mission to use games for therapeutic, educational, and community growth? Have you been wanting to get more involved in the therapeutic gaming community? If you answered “yes” to all of the above, Game to Grow wants you! We’re looking for general volunteers and/or […]
When was the last time you played a game? Gaming is good for emotional health, especially for kids! U.S. News and World Report’s article, “How Games Can Build Your Child’s Social-Emotional Skills“, is all about the connection between gaming and social-emotional learning: “The goal of SEL is to teach kids and teens non-academic skills like […]
We’re wired up! Game to Grow was recently featured in the article “How Therapists Are Using Tabletop Games to Help People”! Wired interviewed Adam Davis about the use of tabletop roleplay games in a therapeutic space: “A lot of therapists and educators speak the languages of gamers and therapists, or the language of educators, but […]
Ready to learn what being a great game master and being a great parent have in common? Dr. Elizabeth Kilmer sat down with Brendan Mahan of ADHD Essentials to talk about how the SPARK of good game masters (spontaneity, playfulness, attunement, restraint, and knowledge) are valuable both around the table and in the real world. […]
Grab your headphones! Adam and Adam sat down with BJ Shea’s Geek Nation “Board Game Alliance” podcast to chat about Game to Grow. Learn more about Critical Core as well as Game to Grow’s current programs and projects dedicated to the use of games for therapeutic, educational, and community growth. The full episode is available […]
Here’s a Tale from Adam Johns: “Trust, Exercised” At my table, it was recently revealed that one of the characters kept hidden crucial information that could have been used to help prevent a terrible disaster. The character who kept the information brought up how they don’t trust the rest of the group and are only […]
TTRPGkids got a look at Critical Core and liked what they saw! We’re so happy to hear the positive feedback from them. Their review takes a look at what we included in Critical Core for players, GMs, and for Facilitators as well as a pretty detailed review of our characters and character sheets. […]