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The Power of Play

The Power of Play How Tabletop Roleplaying Games Can Level-Up Youth Engagement by Gabe and Jay Introduction - Session 0  The quote, “Play is our brain’s favorite way of learning,” hangs outside of the Toy Hall of fame on the first floor of the Strong National Museum of Play in ... Read More

Facing the Fall: Student Survey Report

426 students from 13 counties responded to the survey. 67% of all students surveyed said they want to go back to schools if they are open. 51% of those students said that they are also worried about their physical and emotional health and safety when returning. Overall, students expressed extreme levels of anxiety around family and personal finances, health, and safety, and mental/emotional health; schooling environments are both the source and the remedy for anxieties; a desire for structural and/or behavioral changes to feel safe; and the importance of social, cultural, and educational milestones in students lives.

Facing the Fall Maine Student Perspectives on Returning to In-person Instruction and COVID-19 In July and August as schools and other educational programs considered and prepared their responses to operating during COVID-19, we wanted to include young people in those conversations. We circulated a ... Read More

Gardens, Resiliency, and Place

Turnips, lettuce, and other leafy vegetables after they've been picked, lying on top of burlap.

If you don't know where you're from, you'll have a hard time saying where you're going. – Wendell Berry Listen to Allyson's Interview with Aislinn Devlin: MYAN · Garden, Place, & Resilience   As physical distancing changes the shape of ... Read More

Young Adult Fiction You Should be Reading Right Now

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by beth and Laura Lately we are hearing about a noticeable uptick in the sale of anti-racist books, particularly those by Black authors. As the MYAN team prepared to host anti-racism community calls with adults across Maine, we also drew in excerpts from many of the reputable authors whose works ... Read More

Our New Look

Switching things up If you’re familiar with MYAN, you may have noticed we have a brand new look, and a very different website. This has been a big change for us! We think it's important to explain some of the reasons behind our choices, and why we felt it was time for a shift. We’ll walk through ... Read More

Using Fantasy to Survive Reality

Using Fantasy to Survive Reality Gabe and Jay sit down to discuss the role collaborative storytelling can play in working with young people. They discuss how we can use roleplaying games as a way to connect with young people using the narratives and pop culture that they're most interested in. ... Read More

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