Held every Wednesday or Friday from 3:30–5:30, Collaborative Storytelling uses the popular tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons as a creative framework for students to build, explore, and share original stories. Through cooperative gameplay, students learn to craft characters, design imaginary worlds, and bring their ideas to life using techniques drawn from literature, visual art, geography, and theatre.

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Students work together to design a shared map, learning real cartographic and geographic principles while developing unique regions, cultures, and environments. From these worlds, each student creates a character with a detailed backstory, motivations, and visual style. Once the adventure begins, students embody their characters through improvisation and acting, navigating challenges and shaping the narrative as a team.

This class blends creativity, storytelling, and performance in an immersive, student-led experience where imagination drives the journey.

 

Why Parents Love It

• Strengthens writing, reading comprehension, and creative thinking skills.

• Builds collaboration, communication, and teamwork in a low-pressure environment.

• Encourages problem-solving, conflict resolution, and leadership.

• Combines arts, geography, storytelling, and improvisation into one interdisciplinary class.

• Provides a supportive space for self-expression and social connection.

 

Why Students Love It

• They get to create original characters and worlds inspired by their imaginations.

• The class feels like an epic adventure shared with friends every week.

• They get to draw maps, design cultures, write stories, and act out exciting scenarios.

• The game-style format keeps learning fun, dynamic, and unpredictable.

• They feel ownership over the story they build together—with plenty of laughter and memorable moments.

 

What They’ll Learn

• Story structure, character development, and narrative world-building

• Creative writing skills: backstories, motivations, and descriptive detail

• Basic geography and map-making using cartographic elements

• Improvisation, acting, and collaborative storytelling techniques

• Social skills: teamwork, communication, and shared decision-making

• Strategic thinking, problem-solving, and flexible thinking

 

Perfect For

Students who love fantasy, writing, role-playing games, theatre, art, or world-building—or anyone who wants a creative, social outlet where imagination takes the lead.