| SECRETBUILDERS ACTIVITY |
Exposes kids to Literature, Arts, Humanities |
Nurtures Creative Writing & Thought |
Boosts Computer Skills |
Promotes Critical Thinking |
Develops Social Awareness & Charity |
Fosters Communication
& Interpersonal Skills |
Teaches Internet Safety |
| The Crooked Pencil — our online magazine, allows children to publish writings and comments on all postings. |
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SecretBuilders' School — an in-game school where players enjoy, and can be rewarded by parents and teachers for interactive lessons in:
Mathematics — The Sciences — The Arts
Computer Skills — Sports — Geography — History
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| One For All — where kids simultaneously raise funds for their school (or other non-profit of their choice) while learning via math, vocabulary, and logic-based activities. |
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| BuildIt! — allows kids to send us their ideas for building out the virtual world, many of which are implemented. |
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| Quests — literature-and-humanities-based quests which challenge players to accomplish the stated goal. |
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| Historical Characters — players learn the impact of influential historical figures upon world history and culture via biographies, in-game homes, interactive chat, and over 100 quizzes! |
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| Wee-Pets — players can take care of, explore and play with in-game pets. They must feed, play, house and rest their pet or their pet will become unhealthy! This helps to teach responsibility and the importance of care-giving. |
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| Contests — creative contests with great virtual and real rewards. |
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| Games — SecretBuilders games challenge and stimulate; they include classics such as Chess, Checkers, plus variations on many classic logic puzzles. |
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| Picasso — players re-paint famous works of art as if they were the original artist. |
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| Ghost Writer — a typing game where players practice typing skills against the clock, tests both speed and accuracy! |
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| Burton's Bridge — players use logic skills to help Sir Richard Burton and his crew reunite. |
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| Crosswords and Word Searches — based on literature, science, art and trivia facts. |
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| Collections — pets bring pieces as 'gifts'. Our current collections include dinosaur bones and ancient coins. |
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| Furniture Builder — kids acquire unfinished pieces of furniture to overlay their own designs and color schemes, then place in their in-game home |
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| Frank & Steins Gallery — a virtual art gallery full of famous works of art. |
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| Citizen's Patrol — a player reporting system for violations of safety rules. |
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| Mellow Drama Scripts — humorous scripts derived from literature. Players are invited to submit their own in The Crooked Pencil. |
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| Scroll of Knowledge — SecretBuilders information source with the goal of becoming an internal 'Wikipedia' . |
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| Virtual Economy — virtual money is earned through educational activities and games, then used to buy furniture, pets, party items, clothing etc.. Players must save for special items, giving a firm grounding in real-world economics. |
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| My Board — 'Facebook' type application allows players to communicate with their buddies. (all content is moderated) |
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| Clubs — Children form Clubs centered on interests, hobbies, and sports. |
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