Educational Pathways

Alphonse found the classroom setting difficult to cope with. This meant that he was reluctant to attend school and struggled to find a social group.

 
18/10/2022 / 18 months ago

Games served as early exposure and motivational practice for reading for Hazel, starting with games designed intentionally to support reading skills for young children and eventually graduating into independent play with more general games that feature significant amounts of text.

 
18/03/2022 / 2 years ago

As a parent, I want my child to be able to take on hard problems, persevere in the face of setbacks, and see failure in a healthy way - not as a self-defining attribute, but rather a necessary and useful tool for growth and long-term success. I also want her to have a positive mindset about her own skill development, so that she believes herself capable of developing any skills she would like to pursue for herself. Play, particularly with games, has been one way we have explored these ideas together and through games I've seen her grow in these areas.

 
18/04/2022 / 2 years ago

Rachel loved stories about wildlife from a young age, but it wasn't until she started playing some video games where you play as creatures or help wild creatures that she really started to become obsessed with all things wild.

 
23/03/2022 / 2 years ago

Some of my first memories of video games are watching my father play Age of Empires. Over the years particular games have deepened my understanding and interest in ancient cultures. They contributed not only to my love of Archaeology but my decision to study Forensic Science at college and Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Manchester.

 
30/03/2022 / 2 years ago

I'm a junior school class teacher who uses a range of technology in my lessons. In particular, I've developed the use of video games as an interactive and socially inspiring reading time.

 
04/04/2022 / 2 years ago

Over the course of several years, Paul developed a fascination with planes and flight. This started with a cursory interest in some of the war games that let you fly planes but steadily grew as he worked his way through other games that offered the chance to fly things.

 
08/03/2022 / 2 years ago