Why play games with native speakers?

When students who are learning English interview students learning Spanish, they both benefit.  For example, consider ways the game Language-Partner strengthens both students:     Increased Motivation: Since both of you are helping your partner learn your native language, you are the authority and they are listening to you.  Both of you are striving to [...]

By |2023-05-01T11:48:32-05:00May 1st, 2023|Bridge Building|0 Comments

Examples of sports and games that reduce prejudice

What helps people who have differences become less prejudiced and more productive and respectful of each other?  Under what conditions do sports and games reduce prejudice? Approaches for answering these questions can be compared by using groundbreaking research published in 1954 by Gordon Allport that laid the foundation for intergroup contact theory (ICT).  Over 500 [...]

By |2022-05-20T17:18:47-05:00May 13th, 2022|Bridge Building|0 Comments

Children Grow Their Skills in Collaboration as They Play

How do you know children are growing up with the capacity and willingness to prevent future violence between people from different cultures and faiths?  A group of teachers worked together with EnTeam facilitators to answer this question in October 2001.   They participated in workshops using games that challenge players to solve problems collaboratively: EnTeam [...]

By |2022-05-20T17:23:11-05:00August 29th, 2021|Operation Cooperation, Bridge Building|0 Comments
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