CMU has announced its partnership with a UK social enterprise, Play Included®, to officially launch the Brick-by-Brick® program, an internationally-acclaimed LEGO® brick based therapy, in the United States. The partnership will enable the training of education professionals to deliver the program in their own schools and out-of-school community settings to support children’s development and personal wellbeing.

The university’s pioneering Center for Transformational Play, which focuses on the research and development of transformational games, is the first training partner of Play Included® in the USA. Creation of the CMU training hub is being supported by the Leonard Gelfand Center for Service Learning and Outreach, which works with staff, students, and faculty at CMU and within the community to improve educational outcomes for K-12 students through educator professional development.