Cool School: Where Peace Rules is a high quality and free video game that teaches kids conflict resolution strategies. Targeted at children from Kindergarten through 2nd grade, the game is set in a fantastic school where all of the objects (chalk, erasers, books, etc.) come to life, depicting conflicts facing children every day. The game uses engaging, colorful characters and a vivid school setting to help children learn how to resolve these conflicts in a peaceful fashion.
The player gets to experiment with different solutions to the conflicts, eventually progressing through 52 different scenarios. Children can roam freely throughout 10 activity areas of an animated school. These areas include: the gym; the auditorium; the cafeteria; a classroom; the playground; the music room; the computer lab; the nurse’s office; the art room; and the library. Each school location room Read the rest of this entry »
