Little Meeple, Big World
Melissa Choi, SYPA '24 student reporter [left], stands in Brooklyn Game Lab’s Park Slope location next to Program Director Jill Pullara. Behind them, hang the banners of two of the five "immortal houses"—the Irongate Order and the Dyre Legion—where young participants are sorted as part of the program's game-based activities. Photo courtesy of Jill Pullara.
“... The big thing is board games remind people to have fun, to play... in a way that is easier to make connections over than, say, sitting at a coffee shop across from two strangers.”
By Melissa Choi
Board games are just games, right? In this episode, find out how they are so much more. Jill Pullara is the program director for Brooklyn Game Lab. She shares her stories and insights from working at this game-based after-school program, where kids of all ages develop critical social-emotional skills. Tune in to explore explore how something as small as a board game can make a big impact on a community.
Melissa Choi is a junior at Orchard Collegiate Academy on the Lower East Side. She has a second degree black belt in Taekwondo and uses her skills to teach others self defense. When she isn’t studying, teaching, or kicking a punching bag, she loves to draw and read romance novels.
The Summer Youth Podcast Academy is The Bell’s immersive beginner podcasting workshop for New York City public school students. This year’s academy was made possible by support from the Spotify Studios Union.
