“Wait… we were learning?” asked fourth grader Owen McCarthy when he and his classmates finished a Thanksgiving-themed Breakout EDU.

Owen, a student in Kerryann DeMauro’s class, was just one of the fascinated adventure-seekers working in the collaborative project to test and strengthen their problem-solving skills in the game-based learning platform.

Students solved math problems, deciphered a hidden word, determined latitude and longitude and filled in a crossword puzzle to solve codes for various locks.

The students were guided by Eastern Suffolk BOCES Models School Coach Carrie McGuire and Library Media Specialist Brittany LaValle in the dynamic and immersive learning activity.

Click here to view the Game-Based Learning with Breakout EDU slideshow.

Date Added: 12/4/2024