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credit: Trauma-Informed Practices for K12 Schools Serious Game
LOS ANGELES – June 18, 2019 – Three
games designed for Social Emotional Learning (SEL) have been cited for
excellence in the 2019
International Serious Play Award Program
Gold Medal
citations were awarded to:
- Trauma-Informed Practices for K12 Schools, an interactive
professional development solution for educators to build skills,
confidence, and empathy to better support students whose behavior might be
caused by trauma or distress. The product was created by Kognito in
partnership with UNICEF USA and Mental Health America of Greater Houston
Silver Medal status
went to:
- The Compassion Project, a game designed to help primary school
students understand compassion and how to practice it in their lives,
developed by The Game Agency with Everfi
Bronze Medal
recognition went to:
- Project Here Games, an interactive game structured to offer
bite-sized activities to allow middle school students to practice healthy
decision-making skills to prevent substance use. The game was created
by a collaboration between the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, GE
Foundation, Health Resources in Action and FableVision Studios
Winners will be given a chance to attend this summer’s Serious Play
Conference Events and display their games. This year conferences will be held
at the University of Central Florida (UCF) July 24-26, 2019 and the University
of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) July 10-12.
For more information, go to www.seriousplay-montreal.com and to www.seriousplay-ucf.com
Media Contact:
Sue Bohle
sue@seriousplayconf.com
310 721 9083