With the weather warming and the flowers blooming, we’re buzzing about the exciting news and collaborations at the studio. Read on to find out the latest FableVision awards, partnerships, project launches, and more!

Accessible Cyberchase Game’s Award Announcement “Echoes!”

We’re batty over the news that our born-accessible learning game Echo Explorers won a Cynopsis Best of the Best Award for Best Online/Video Game for Kids! Created in partnership with WNET and Bridge Multimedia, Echo Explorers invites children of all physical, cognitive, and social-emotional abilities to join their favorite characters from PBS KIDS’ Cyberchase on a new adventure. As students navigate through dark caves, they use their STEM skills, including echolocation and coordinate-mapping, to rescue the bats that Hacker trapped. Available now for free on the PBS KIDS website and game app!

Traveling Exhibit Moves Online to Help Kids Earn, Save, and Spend Responsibly

Bring financial education into the home with Thinking Money for Kids, a new series from the American Library Association and FINRA Investor Education Foundation. In four FableVision-created online financial literacy games—Earning It, Balance My Budget, Money Trail, and Let’s Deal—students explore different education and career paths, learn helpful tips on how to prioritize spending and saving, see how different decisions they make about spending and earning affect budgets, and learn the essential attributes of money.

Stay Educated on the Impacts of Fracked Gas

How much do you know about fracking? Mothers Out Front, a climate change advocacy group, collaborated with FableVision to create a two-minute animation that raises awareness of the effects of fracking and spreads the word about Mothers Out Front’s mission to create a livable future for all children. The video is told from the perspective of a mother getting educated about the health risks associated with fracked gas and taking action.

Animated Series on Atmospheric Science Not to be “Mist”

If you have ever wondered why the wind blows, or how to tell if it will rain or snow, we have the video series for you! Animated Atmosphere, created in partnership with UCAR Center for Science Education, explains weather and natural phenomena in seventeen animated shorts. From heatwaves to tornadoes to cloud formations and more, each animation covers topics around atmospheric science for people of all ages.

NCHE Offers a Front-row Seat to Civic Education

Don’t miss the show! Join FableVision, Maryland Public Television, and Maryland Humanities at the National Council for History Education (NCHE) Conference April 8 - 11 to learn more about Civics! An American Musical, our free civics learning game. Available now on FableVision Games, Civics! welcomes middle school students to analyze primary sources from the Library of Congress’ archives and adapt true events from United States history to create the next hit Broadway musical.

We’re joining Citizen U and the Indiana University Center on Representative Government for a breakout session entitled “Civic Education and Action through Library of Congress Primary Source Analysis” on Friday, April 9 at 4:30 p.m. EST.

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