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Getting Kids off the Streets

How to solve the problem of kids with nothing to do? Games. The community and the police in Hartlepool have joined forces to create a board game night both to give their bored youth something to do, and also to help the connect with the rest of society. Click here to read more about it.

 
Ancient Game Conquers Kelso High

The game of Go is famous for its complexity, but that hasn't stopped a bunch of kids at Kelso High from starting up a club. Now, it's grown so popular that they don't have enough boards for everyone to play. In these days of decreasing attention spans, I can't help but wonder if these kids have stumbled on to something important. Click here to read.

 
Games Reinforce Classroom Lessons

The Wall Street Journal published an article about how board games can help students continue learning outside the classroom. The site has pop-ups, but it's still a good article. Check it out!

 
Boardgames as Tools for Teaching

At University Lower School in Davie, FL, they're using board games in a Mind Lab. Kids play games from all around the world. It sounds fantastic. Not only are the kids getting exposed to a variety of different cultures, but they're also learning how to focus, how to put together strategies, and how to problem solve. And that's, according to the article, just the beginning. Click here to read it!

 
Using a game for elementary math

Teachers at Hanover-Horton have started using a board game to help teach their elementary school students math, and it sounds like it's working out very well. Click here to read the details.

 
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Science lab supplies from Indigo® Instruments. Create your own games with: molecular models, magnifiers, neodymium rare earth magnets, soap film experiments, optical prisms & pH acid base litmus indicator test strips.

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