Magic and Adventure in the land of SecretBuilders

A few weeks ago I was directed towards a place for young humans to adventure and build as they nurtured their imaginations. Visit a land full of magic, and learn enchanting new things about the world around us. You can even do fun activities to help earn money for your school… how cool is that?

What is SecretBuilders?

SecretBuilders is a virtual world for children 5 to 14 years old (children of all ages are most welcome) powered by a web 2.0 community of children, parents, educators, writers, artists and game developers. On SecretBuilders, children will explore virtual lands, undertake quests, play games, maintain a home, nurture a pet, and interact with their friends. Children will also be able to publish and share their writings and artwork with each other and have tons of fun doing it all!

Here are Three unique features which distinguish Secret Builders from other online children’s sites and gaming places:

Children will be the creators and not just consumers. They will help build this world with their ideas, critiques and contributions. We will directly solicit their input on building out lands, contests, activities, games and features, and in many cases, they will see an immediate implementation of their ideas and suggestions. This world, which is for them, will be created by them.

Children will be exposed to concepts in science, math and the humanities through games, quests, contests and “conversations” with the historical figures that populate this online world. They will be introduced in fun, subtle ways such that they won’t even know they’ve learned a piece of history, a famous line from literature or something about philosophy. SecretBuilders is not meant to be an educational site but through immersion in activities, quests and games their school education will be enriched.

Children will exercise the creative spirit present in each child through many art- and writing-based activities, all of which will be maintained in an online library to be visited again and again. They will be able to participate in a variety of writing contests, maintain blogs and diaries, create artwork, produce photo/video items as well as discuss and interact on works published by someone else. This ability to publish their own works as well as see and comment on that of others creates a vibrant, dynamic community that will enhance other creative classroom activities.

Final Notes – Wow, it seems to me that SecretBuilders carries all the criteria for a fun AND educational Virtual World for children. Of course, I love to play too, so I am certain my daughter and I will have many hours of enjoyment with this one. We have not yet ventured forth into this Magical land, yet you can be certain that we will be most happy to update our findings and pass them along.

If you would like to venture forth into a fantastic place, visit SecretBuilders and let me know what you think! If you are already an avid builder, I would love to hear from you as well. What is your favourite aspect of this world? Do you have some good stories to share about your exciting quests and gameplay? Who are your favourite famous people in whom you have discovered? Please feel free to share!