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MACARONI CARES: COOL SCHOOL, A FREE GAME FOR KIDS

Cool School: Where Peace Rules, is a Game Kids Play That Teaches Them Skills to Deal With Bullying

By Sharon Rosenthal, www.camarillo.macaronikid.com May 20, 2012
Rational Games and the JAMS Foundation is proud to announce that the free, interactive, children's video game "Cool School: Where Peace Rules" is now available at http://www.coolschoolgame.com.

Named among best in family-friendly media, products and services by Momʼs Choice Awards, this altruistic, free, interactive, and educational video game teaches children ages 4 to 8 valuable skills in sharing, and how to avoid bullying and conflict.

Created by the U.S. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Cool School: Where Peace Rules is a collaborative effort between the federal government, Rational Games, JAMS Foundation, game designer F.J Lennon, Realtime Associates, Inc. and a dedicated team of researchers led by Dr. Melanie Killen of the University of Maryland. Cool School: Where Peace Rules gives children the skills they need to avoid conflict and bullies, and promote peaceful resolutions to conflicts.

Rational Games, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit led by Dr. Mark Young, provides grants for conflict resolution programs, and is proud to lead the effort of improving Cool School. With the generous, continued support of the JAMS Foundation, Rational Games has dramatically improved access to Cool School by placing it on a free, easy to use, globally available website, and improved how children can interact and learn from Cool School.

Play Cool School at http://www.coolschoolgame.com.