S.P.A.R.K. Teen Deck

S.P.A.R.K. is an inclusive, dynamic card game that everyone enjoys! Our big goal is to be a vehicle for inclusion/equity and to reduce bullying in schools.

This edition was designed with middle and high school students AND teachers. We incorporated all their feedback and titled the game the “for teens” (as per students’ request); however, the game has been enjoyed by children age 10 and up.

We encourage students and teachers to practice active listening and try out the S.P.A.R.K. acronym, which helps us show up with more empathy and intentionality.

Each round of the game participants reflect on a new prompt and share their experience, the premise being that—we’re all experts of our experience, and that everyone’s story matters. See more step-by-step instructions on the back of your S.P.A.R.K. deck and/or learn how to play here.

Again, the game is:

• Designed and co-created with educators and students with intentionality
• Powerful tool for creating conditions for equity and inclusion
• Great community-building tool for Advisory/Homeroom, Morning Meetings, or Social-Emotional-Learning goals/targets
• Excellent for dinner-table-talk

PS – If you’re an educator, here’s a brief introduction to the game with many more tools and strategies: http://spark4community.com/teachers/