Wishmakers: Connect & Belong

Young people who feel connected to their classmates have stronger social, emotional, and intellectual wellbeing compared to their peers. Our conversations with teachers indicate that students can lack this connection because of friendship breakdowns, competitiveness, and increasingly digital environments.

Wishmakers is a card-based storytelling game that allows students to create a shared world. Through collaboratively working through imagined scenarios, students build empathy, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Role playing in these low stakes and fun environment allows students to practice the skills to navigate difficult conversations. Wishmakers is curriculum-aligned and can be rolled out by teachers with minimal preparation.

Want to learn more or chat with the team? Reach out to Wishmakers team leader, Lee Wallace via lee.wallace@sydney.edu.au

If you would like an introduction – we’re here to help! Contact the ON team via on@csiro.au.