The GIANT Room partners with National University to co-design social emotional games!

Dates:

  • K-2 co-design: September 15th, 17th, and 18th

  • 3rd-5th co-design: September 29th, 30th, and October 1st

Time:

  • 3:30pm-5:30pm

Location:

  • The GIANT Room offices in Financial District

The GIANT Room has partnered with National University to co-design social emotional games.

The GIANT Room, an innovation hub for children and their families, is honored to announce a partnership with National University, to co-design new social emotional games for their platform!

Kids in grades K-5 will be invited to join three in-person two-hour workshops at The GIANT Room’s offices, located in Financial District. During the workshops, participating kids will co-design new features, activities, and scenario based social emotional AI-supported role-playing games in collaboration with National University designers and The GIANT Room’s researchers and educators. In addition, their ideas shared during the workshops will help design meaningful games that will help other children their age. Participating children will receive a $35 gift card per session as a token of our appreciation for their time and participation.

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The GIANT Room believes the most engaging and effective learning experiences are the ones that are designed with families’ points of view in mind, and even better, those that are designed with children, youth, and caregivers involved in the design process. These co-design partnerships not only provide opportunities for families to meet and build ideas with real designers and researchers, but also make it possible to create resources that students can use to learn more independently and confidently.

National University is a company that is dedicated to empowering educators, parents, and nonprofit professionals. They do this through its two core offerings, Harmony Academy and Fundraising Academy. Harmony Academy aims to equip educators with the skills they need to foster knowledge, skills, and attitudes that students and educators need to develop healthy identities, create meaningful relationships, and engage productively with others. Harmony Academy has two branches of product offerings including Harmony Curriculum and Harmony Professional Learning. Fundraising Academy provides nonprofit organizations, school districts, and fundraisers with professional training programs and tools based on the Cause Selling approach to building and retaining donor relationships. Through peer-to-peer and self-paced instruction, our participants develop time-tested relationship-building skills they can apply to their operations now and in the future.

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Location: The GIANT Room offices in Financial District

Dates:

  • K-2 co-designs: September 15th, 17th, and 18th

  • 3rd-5th co-designs: September 29th, 30th, and October 1st

Time: 3:30pm-5:30pm

Participation: If selected, youth are required to attend all three sessions.

Appreciation: Participating families will receive a $35 gift card per session.

For more information about GIANT STEAM programs and a full list of their workshops, class series, and events, please visit The GIANT Room’s website.

CoDesign ProgramMaru Eugenia Segovia