San Francisco YMCA Adopts Dizzywood for Education

Kids world Dizzywood announced today that it had been selected by the YMCA of San Francisco for the latter's technology curriculum. Dizzywood ties casual games into an educational environment that's also aimed at promoting values like cooperation--a double whammy for the YMCA. DIzzywood also recently completed a workshop for Reed Union School District in Marin County, CA. The April-to-June workshop, used the virtual world to reinforce the school’s character pillars and core values.

"Our goal at the YMCA is to provide children with educational activities that challenge them to learn new skills, develop self-confidence and to ultimately help them be successful in the world,"  Troy O’Leary, senior director of community programs at the YMCA of San Francisco, said in a statement. "Dizzywood’s unique virtual environment offers our kids a wonderful environment in which they can learn important lessons through activities that require thoughtful decision-making. We hope the success of this program offers a model for other youth programs to follow."