[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":451},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-the-day-faunda-met-two-very-different-schools":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":438,"extension":439,"head":440,"meta":441,"navigation":444,"ogImage":440,"path":445,"robots":446,"schemaOrg":440,"seo":447,"sitemap":448,"stem":449,"__hash__":450},"blog/blog/997.the-day-faunda-met-two-very-different-schools.md","The Day FAUNDA Met Two Very Different Schools: A Story About One Game and a Growing Responsibility",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":424},"minimark",[9,14,19,23,26,29,32,35,39,47,50,63,66,75,78,81,83,87,90,96,108,111,114,117,126,141,144,146,150,153,156,178,181,183,187,190,193,205,217,223,226,228,232,235,240,243,246,249,252,255,258,261,264,276,278,282,285,288,291,294,297,300,312,321,323,327,330,333,345,354,357,359,363,366,369,386,389,391,395,398,401,410,413,416],[10,11,13],"h1",{"id":12},"the-day-faunda-met-two-very-different-schools","The Day FAUNDA Met Two Very Different Schools",[15,16,18],"h2",{"id":17},"a-story-about-one-game-and-a-growing-responsibility","A Story About One Game and a Growing Responsibility",[20,21,22],"p",{},"After our first school visits, one thing became clear.",[20,24,25],{},"FAUNDA does not live on slides.\nIt does not live in meetings.\nIt lives in classrooms.",[20,27,28],{},"So we packed our bags again and went to two more schools.\nSame game. Same team.\nVery different realities.",[20,30,31],{},"What we learned stayed with us.",[33,34],"hr",{},[15,36,38],{"id":37},"the-first-welcome","The First Welcome",[20,40,41,42,46],{},"Our first stop was ",[43,44,45],"strong",{},"Academic Achievement International School",".",[20,48,49],{},"From the moment we arrived, the students welcomed us with curiosity and energy.\nWe didn’t start with the game.\nWe started with the FAUNDA companion book.",[20,51,52,53,56,57,59,60,62],{},"The students read in turns.",[54,55],"br",{},"\nOut loud.",[54,58],{},"\nCarefully.",[54,61],{},"\nConfidently.",[20,64,65],{},"Then we moved to the game.",[20,67,68,69,71,72,74],{},"Twenty-two students.",[54,70],{},"\nFour groups.",[54,73],{},"\nOne shared experience.",[20,76,77],{},"And the moment the game began, something familiar happened.",[20,79,80],{},"They disappeared into it.",[33,82],{},[15,84,86],{"id":85},"when-engagement-takes-over","When Engagement Takes Over",[20,88,89],{},"As the students played, they stopped listening to us.",[20,91,92,93,95],{},"Not because they were distracted.",[54,94],{},"\nBut because they were deeply engaged.",[20,97,98,99,101,102,104,105,107],{},"They debated ideas.",[54,100],{},"\nThey chose problems.",[54,103],{},"\nThey discussed options.",[54,106],{},"\nThey laughed.",[20,109,110],{},"FAUNDA had their full attention.",[20,112,113],{},"So much so that when time ran out for one group, the teacher collected the iPad.",[20,115,116],{},"The students immediately asked for it back.",[20,118,119,120,122,123,46],{},"Not to play something else.",[54,121],{},"\nTo ",[43,124,125],{},"finish FAUNDA",[20,127,128,129,131,132,134,135,137,138,140],{},"Other groups finished their games and surprised us again.",[54,130],{},"\nThey started over.",[54,133],{},"\nWith new ideas.",[54,136],{},"\nNew approaches.",[54,139],{},"\nNew solutions.",[20,142,143],{},"They replayed because they wanted to.",[33,145],{},[15,147,149],{"id":148},"what-the-students-told-us","What the Students Told Us",[20,151,152],{},"When we asked for feedback, they didn’t hesitate.",[20,154,155],{},"From the students:",[157,158,159,163,166,169,172,175],"ul",{},[160,161,162],"li",{},"“It’s educational.”",[160,164,165],{},"“It teaches teamwork.”",[160,167,168],{},"“It’s helpful.”",[160,170,171],{},"“The game is short.”",[160,173,174],{},"“Can we add a timer? Like pressure. A countdown.”",[160,176,177],{},"“After the game is over… what happens next?”",[20,179,180],{},"Then they smiled.\nAnd played it again.",[33,182],{},[15,184,186],{"id":185},"what-the-teachers-told-us","What the Teachers Told Us",[20,188,189],{},"The teachers helped us zoom out.",[20,191,192],{},"For FAUNDA to truly work in schools, it needs to connect with what students are already learning.",[20,194,195,196,198,202,204],{},"Their suggestion was clear:",[54,197],{},[199,200,201],"em",{},"Create versions of the game and book that align with school syllabuses.",[54,203],{},"\nThat’s how FAUNDA becomes usable. 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Many Realities.",[20,328,329],{},"These two schools taught us something important.",[20,331,332],{},"Building FAUNDA is not about making a game that works in one classroom.\nIt’s about building something that respects very different realities.",[20,334,335,336,338,339,341,342,344],{},"Private schools.",[54,337],{},"\nPublic schools.",[54,340],{},"\nEnglish-first students.",[54,343],{},"\nEnglish-learning students.",[20,346,347,348,350,351,353],{},"Same curiosity.",[54,349],{},"\nSame potential.",[54,352],{},"\nDifferent starting points.",[20,355,356],{},"And that comes with responsibility.",[33,358],{},[15,360,362],{"id":361},"what-were-carrying-forward","What We’re Carrying Forward",[20,364,365],{},"From these visits, FAUNDA is growing.",[20,367,368],{},"We’re thinking more deeply about:",[157,370,371,374,377,380,383],{},[160,372,373],{},"Replayability",[160,375,376],{},"What happens after the game ends",[160,378,379],{},"Timers and pressure",[160,381,382],{},"Language support without exclusion",[160,384,385],{},"Different versions for different environments",[20,387,388],{},"Not because it sounds good on paper.\nBut because students and teachers asked for it.",[33,390],{},[15,392,394],{"id":393},"why-this-story-matters","Why This Story Matters",[20,396,397],{},"Every school we visit reminds us of something important.",[20,399,400],{},"FAUNDA is no longer just an idea we’re exploring.\nIt’s something others are using.",[20,402,403,404,406,407,409],{},"And once kids put their hands on it.",[54,405],{},"\nOnce teachers shape it.",[54,408],{},"\nOnce classrooms influence it.",[20,411,412],{},"We don’t get to build casually anymore.",[20,414,415],{},"That responsibility is real.\nAnd it’s one we’re proud to carry.",[20,417,418,421,423],{},[43,419,420],{},"Build. 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