Among the most popular board games are those inspired by real
social situations. The A* Genius board game is a competitive,
active learning experience where a low risk, entertaining, learning
environment is created to stimulate development of emotional
competence through analysis, synthesis and evaluation of strong
emotions and challenging emotional issues.
The game format aims to make this learning an exciting and
fun-filled process reducing the stress and anxiety commonly
associated with more formal learning processes and, by so doing,
enhance understanding and increase retention. Learning results from
the carefully designed format, peer interaction, and from
facilitator-player interactions and feedback.
Board games are a less threatening mode of instruction and
learning, with participants perhaps more likely to actively and
usefully engage in the process. They also provide a much less
charged atmosphere for dealing with challenging
issues.
The A* Genius board game can be a significant, efficacious, cost effective part of any educational strategy to develop, deliver and consolidate learning in emotional health and intelligence within schools, colleges and other places of learning.
1. A* Genius stimulates development of Emotional Intelligence by helping players:
a. Learn how to recognise, identify and respond well to over 100 strong emotional feelings.
b. Memorize and utilize a 6-part strategy for more thoughtful, less impulsive responses to strong emotions.
c. Understand and identify the strong relationships between specific emotions and specific behaviours.
d. Learn to recognise and manage the strong emotions linked to 29 of the most serious issues challenging young people today.
e. Increase their emotional vocabularly.
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2. Playing A* Genius builds and maintains Emotional Resilience through 24 amazingly simple activities.
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3. A* Genius supports and enhances educational strategies to develop, deliver and consolidate learning in emotional health.
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4. By equipping young people so that they are less vulnerable to strong emotions and challenging encounters, A* Genius helps advance safeguarding and child protection.
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5. Tutors using the A* Genius board game to facilitate learning in emotional intelligence and resilience are supported via a range of downloadable resources HERE.