Skin In The Game

The Digital Age Learning/Global Writes

Empire State After School Game Design Program

In October 2017, Digital Age Learning/Global Writes was named as a lead CBO by the NYC Department of Education, Office of Community Schools to provide after school programming, funded through a New York State Office of Children and Family Services Empire State After-School Program grant, for five Bronx Elementary Schools:

Activities began in January 2018, and have included academic support, homework help, athletics, visual art, music, drama, STEM, and other school and family-selected offerings. The work shared on this website highlights the game design component of the program, Skin In The Game, which integrates literacy development, STREAM (Science Technology Reading Engineering Arts Math), and multi-media arts under the umbrella of game theory and design, using fiction and non-fiction texts, and original student stories as the narratives for games. The curriculum for this project was developed through a partnership between Digital Age Learning and Global Writes.

PS 23 The Children's School 2151 Washington Ave, Bronx, NY 10457 Initial Board Game Designs

Students at PS 23 create their own Uno games using Captain Underpants and an Alexander Text!!

PS 340 25 W 195th St, Bronx, NY 10468: Students create their Game Board story characters and design their boards.

They are using the texts "The Lorax" and "Ms. Nelson is Missing".

Students at PS 159 design their Mural game with artist Kristine Keller

Teachers explore Game Design Fundamentals at Professional Development Institute

Bloxels are happening

at PS 159!

PS 54 2703 Webster Ave, Bronx, NY 10458: Grade 2 students create their own games based on an Alexander Text

Digital Age Learning (DAL) - Winter & Spring of 2019

Digital Age Learning (DAL) - Game Design Teachers & Teaching Artists come together for a professional development training on Bloxels Edu. May 3rd, 2019

PS 23 - Family Board Game Night - Feb 14, 2019

PS 291 - Photography students present work at the annual Community Night Celebration. Teaching Artist David Flores. March 2019

Spring 2019: Game Design students at PS 23 are developing characters in Bloxels Edu

January 2020: Game Design students at PS 340 incorporating social justice issues in their board game themes.

January 2020: game design students at PS 159 testing their machines made from Vex Robotics.

January 2020: Game Design students at PS 54 presenting their Bloxels Edu characters & games