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“Move to Learn” Educational Game Celebrated at the National Mall

10/27/2015

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Washington, D.C.: Can a mobile game get kids moving and learning? The U.S. Forest Service says: yes! That is, if the game is Agents of Discovery, the move to learn educational game available in over 25 parks across North America and launching at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday October 28th.


Twenty-two Grade 7 students from BASIS DC will join Agents of Discovery President, Mary Clark, to play and launch the game, in partnership with the United States Forest Service. Other participants at the event will include representatives from Encyclopedia of Life, Prince George County Parks, and the U.S. Department of the Interior’s “Every Kid in a Park” team.

Agents of Discovery is a free, mobile game that kids must “move to play”, by hiking trails to trigger educational challenges. Solving challenges earns kids points and encourages them to keep moving! The mobile game was introduced in 2012 as Agents of Nature, with proven success. In fact, a 2013 study conducted by the University of British Columbia showed kids playing Agents of Nature learned more, had more fun, and felt more connected to nature than those who took self-guided or interpreter-led tours of parks. This fun and innovative program seeks to turn around concerning statistics on youth inactivity and indoor screen-time.

The “Agency” has rebranded as Agents of Discovery and expanded to provide educational content in more subjects including: arts and culture, technology, and more. In addition to parks, the game will be available in museums, art galleries, aquariums, and zoos.  

Michiko Martin, Director Conservation Education, U.S. Forest Service says: “Agents of Discovery connects young people to their public lands. Conservation and stewardship remain as important as they were when the Forest Service was founded 110 years ago. We are helping to translate and deliver these values through games and technology, the language of kids today.”

Mary Clark, President of Agents of Discovery, says: “In today’s society, 97% of students play video games, 56% own a mobile phone, but only 7% get their daily recommended physical exercise. Agents of Discovery uses the technology kids love to encourage outdoor fun and learning.”

For more information, check out agentsofdiscovery.net.

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